Tag: Elections
Global Affairs
Uzbekistan’s Mirziyoyev re-elected
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - As expected, Uzbekistan’s presidential elections held on July 9 were won by the incumbent, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, with 87 percent of eligible...
Africa
ΕU condemns move to extend Somalia president’s term, warns of ‘further measures’
The European Union has threatened to take "further measures" against Somalia if it fails to resume talks to end the elections deadlock."We call for...
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UN Security Council agrees to condemn violence in Myanmar
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously agreed to condemn the violence against pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar, calling for a reversal of the military...
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Venezuela’s National Assembly asks government to expel EU ambassador
Venezuela's National Assembly has called on the government to expel the European Union's ambassador to Caracas, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, after the bloc adopted fresh...
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Slovenian government survives no-confidence vote
Slovenia's conservative government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa survived on Monday an opposition-sponsored motion of no-confidence over its handling of the Coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reported. Last week,...
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Lukashenko angers pro-democracy opposition with the creation of Soviet-style ‘All-Belarusian People’s Assembly’
Belarus' Aleksander Lukashenko's has created an "All-Belarusian People's Assembly" to discuss reforms and the country's development for the next five years, prompting an outcry...
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Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis elected as first woman SG of PACE
Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis on Tuesday became the first woman ever elected as the next Secretary-General of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE). "I am greatly...
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Italian PM Conte resigns
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stepped down from his post on Tuesday, plunging the country into political uncertainty amid the Coronavirus pandemic.Conte, who has...
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Portuguese President wins second term
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has won a second term as Portugal’s president with almost 61% of the vote marked by record abstention, the country's...
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Belarus loses ice hockey championship over ‘safety and security’ concerns
Belarus has been stripped of the right to hold the World Ice-Hockey Championship this year, over "safety and security issues", the International Ice-Hockey Federation...
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Tikhanovskaya asks OSCE to help her return safely to Belarus
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has asked for the help of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for her safe return...
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Dutch government could collapse over child benefits scandal
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his cabinet will decide on Friday whether to resign over his government's mismanagement of childcare benefits, after a...
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Portugal’s President tests positive for Coronavirus
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for COVID-19 but has no symptoms, according to a statement by the country's Presidency issued...
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Moldova’s new president names interim PM, calls for snap elections
Moldova's recently elected president, Maia Sandu has named Foreign Affairs and European Integration Minister Aurel Ciocoi interim prime minister, following the resignation of former...
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EU condemns so-called elections in Moscow-baked Abkhazia
The European Union said it does not recognise “the constitutional and legal framework” of the so-called presidential elections that took recently place in Georgia’s...
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Bloomberg drops out of presidential race
Michael Bloomberg dropped out of the 2020 Presidential race on Wednesday, three months after announcing his candidacy.
"Today, I am leaving the race for the...
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EU's trade chief sees opportunity for "mini-deal" with the US
The European Union's Trade Chief Phil Hogan has said he is optimistic about coming to an agreement with the US on a “mini deal”...
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EU adds 7 to sanctions list for Russia holding elections in Crimea
The Council of the EU decided on Tuesday to add 7 individuals of former USSR descent, to the bloc's sanctions list over undermining the...
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Netanyahu asks for immunity from corruption charges
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday his decision to file a request for legal parliamentary immunity from prosecution in corruption charges he's facing.
In November,...
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Name Dispute chills North Macedonia’s presidential election
What would normally be an inconsequential election for the largely ceremonial post of president in North Macedonia has crystallised into an unofficial referendum on...
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