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World
Erdogan Cancels Appearances After Health Scare on Live TV
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that he would take a daily rest after cutting short a live TV interview Tuesday night after suffering from a stomach bug.
The president's scheduled appearances for the day were canceled while...
Politics
Lula Wins Brazil Presidential Election; Ousts Bolsonaro
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ousted President Jair Bolsonaro by winning a second election round in Brazil that many have described as a political thriller up to the last minute.
Left-wing da Silva has stunningly gone from prisoner to president-elect...
Europe
Why Isn’t the UK Having an Election?
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An election in the UK looks unlikely despite the fact that the ruling Conservative Party will soon decide on the third Prime Minister within seven weeks. After Boris Johnson and Liz Truss resigned, Rishi Sunak, former Chancellor of the...
Europe
Albania’s Election Points To Ruling Party Win
Albania's preliminary election results, which were made public Monday, point towards the ruling Socialist Party winning another term.
Greece
Constitutional Review on Electoral Law Changes to Begin
A high-ranking official of the government confirmed that discussion on constitutional review will take place. Debate will take place on the cancellation of a 50-seat bonus to the winning party in elections, without however, at this stage, securing the...
Cyprus
56 MPs for New Cyprus Parliament Officially Announced
Chief Returning Officer Constantinos Nicolaides announced the 56 new MPs at the early hours of Monday morning, at the Filoxenia Conference Centre, in Nicosia, after all the ballots and preference crosses for the candidates were counted.
The MPs who were...
Greece
New Democracy Leadership Elections Called Off Due to Technical Issues
New Democracy’s central electoral committee announced its decision to postpone the elections for the party's new leader, after some technical issues caused the process to be delayed. It was reported that the decision was unanimous.
The technical issues first started...
Greece
SYRIZA Leader Tsipras from TIF: ‘We Want to Exit the Crisis’
An exit from the crisis that would allow Greek society and its people to remain standing on their feet is SYRIZA's main aim, party leader Alexis Tsipras said during his speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), where he presented...
Greece
More Uncertainty as Greece Faces New Vote
Europeans have offered a mixed reaction to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' resignation and call for new elections. Some analysts and politicians are cautiously upbeat, but many investors are wary about the possible fallout.
After weeks of turmoil, Greeks awoke...
Greece
Greek Election Results in Real Time: Infographic
Click on the info-graphic below to see the updated results for the Greek election as they are published in real time by Greece's Ministry of Interior.