Local media reported that health problems could be behind the party leader’s decision. Although it there were question marks from the beginning of the Lithuanian election campaign of whether she would take on the role, Blinkevičiūtė confirmed in the run-up Sunday’s run-off election that she would become the prime minister. However, after the results of … Read more
Der Kanzler lädt zum Industrie-Gipfel, und zeitgleich empfängt der Finanzminister die Familienunternehmer und den Mittelstand. Was heute normales, aktuelles politisches Geschäft sein könnte, ist Ausdruck weiterer Ampel-Streitereien. Denn abgestimmt haben sich Olaf Scholz und Christian Lindner nicht. Wie sich beide immer weiter entfremden und voneinander entfernen, analysiert Gordon Repinski. Nach dem Bekanntwerden umfassender Spar- und … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean-level meetings on the international job scam menace will be held under the grouping’s politics and security pillars when Malaysia assumes the chairmanship next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said such meetings had also been held during Indonesia and Laos’ respective tenures. ALSO READ: Low awareness makes … Read more
“Georgia is a conservative, Christian and pro-Europe state. Instead of useless lecturing, they need our support on their European path,” Orbán said in a post on X. Georgia’s EU membership application was frozen earlier this year amid warnings of backsliding on human rights and repression after Georgian Dream pushed through a divisive package of Russian-style … Read more
Landsbergis, who has been Lithuania’s foreign minister since December 2020, has vocally supported Ukraine’s resistance against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion. Lithuania’s opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won parliamentary elections Sunday, pushing out Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and her incumbent Homeland Union — Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD). The center-left LSDP secured a decisive 52-seat … Read more
Electoral participation also seems to have improved, although only slightly and from an eye-catchingly low baseline. Exit poll data published by Alpha Research at 19:00 as the polls closed showed 38 percent voter turnout, up from 34.4 percent in the June election. “People want a government, [they want] security and stability,” Borissov told reporters in … Read more
For instance, Lithuania will maintain its hardline approach toward Russia and will keep its pro-Western foreign policy, with LDSP having vocally supported increasing the defense budget. Blinkevičiūtė, a member of the European Parliament, is hoping to form a coalition with the Union of Democrats “For Lithuania” (DSVL) and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), she … Read more
With only a handful of seats left to be declared, the governing LDP-Komeito coalition will fall short of a majority in Japan’s 465-seat parliament. The two parties previously held 279 seats. It was a good night for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, which significantly boosted its seat count to more than 130, from 98. … Read more
Even staunch Lebanese opponents of Hezbollah, who have long hoped to see the back of Iran’s most important regional ally, are recoiling at a military campaign that’s triggered the country’s biggest population displacement in over four decades. Oct 15 7 mins read Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator … Read more
“My colleagues felt betrayed because the EPP did not respect the deal and they voted together with the Patriots [on] several amendments,” Negrescu said. “[That] is a problem because you see rapporteurs from EPP or shadow [rapporteurs] incapable of keeping the unity” of the group. After the EPP pulled its move, S&D, Renew and the … Read more
