A spokesperson for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also criticized the EBU’s move, saying: “It is certainly regrettable to ban the flag that is the flag of all the EU members and other Council of Europe members taking part in the contest and often flies alongside national flags on public buildings.” Schinas told Playbook: … Read more
The Socialists secured 42 out of 135 seats in the Catalan parliament, with almost all votes counted. The separatist Junts party of Carles Puigdemont, the man who as Catalan president in 2017 attempted to declare independence from Spain, came in second with 35 seats, while fellow separatists ERC won 20 seats, with others trailing further … Read more
Kolkata: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the BJP has targeted to win 35 out of 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The BJP leader said only those who have followed the 2019 general elections and the subsequent state assembly polls can sense on the ground the … Read more
Sunday, 12 May episode of Carte Blanche heads to the sprawling Northern Cape in the shadow of elections, encountering residents fighting for survival amidst unfulfilled promises, absent leaders, and millions wasted on stalled projects. The investigation exposes millions in wasted funds on unfinished infrastructure projects, a lack of leadership, and a string of unfulfilled promises. … Read more
Shortly after beginning his fourth term as prime minister last fall, Fico and his government ceased communicating with four respected independent media outlets that he deemed “hostile,” including TV Markíza — the nation’s most-watched station, with a 27 percent market share — as well as the dailies Denník N and SME and the news site Aktuality. … Read more
First published on politico.com, May 6, 2024. | By Matt Wuerker First published in U.T. Independent, India, May 8, 2024. | By Paresh Nath First published on caglecartoons.com, May 9, 2024. | By Arcadio Esquivel First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, May 9, 2024. | By Rainer Hachfeld First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, May 6, 2024. | By … Read more
As recent national elections in several European countries have shown, far-right voters no longer fit the stereotype of the angry, old white man, but now often include women, young people and even migrants. In this episode we unpack what drives voters to abandon the mainstream and more traditional party loyalties for the far right, and … Read more
The Homeland Movement — or DP — was formed by nationalist crooner Miroslav Škoro in 2020 to provide a more patriotic and far-right alternative to HDZ, arguably Croatia’s most powerful party, which underwent major restructuring under Plenković. “Plenković made a significant effort to expel and neutralize far-right figures from HDZ, but now a lot of … Read more
The political strategist held onto his job, despite immense pressure, after he fronted a press conference in the Downing Street garden to defend his actions — an unprecedented step for an unelected adviser. But he was eventually sacked just five months later and soon began a public vendetta against Johnson, which included a series of damning … Read more
Meanwhile, VMRO-DPMNE candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova will become the country’s first female president — a largely ceremonial position — having won 64.9 percent support with 87 percent of the votes counted, the results showed. Voters in the tiny Balkan country of 2 million have expressed frustration with corruption, the slow pace of reform, and the sluggish advance … Read more
