Belarus Holds Controversial Parliamentary and Local Elections Amid Opposition Boycott Calls

Belarus Holds Controversial Parliamentary and Local Elections Amid Opposition Boycott Calls

Tightly Controlled Parliamentary and Local Elections Underway in Belarus Authoritarian Leader Looks Set to Cement His Rule as Opposition Calls for Boycott TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – The people of Belarus headed to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary and local elections that are widely expected to solidify the grip of the country’s authoritarian leader, President … Read more

Belarus Holds Controversial Parliamentary and Local Elections Strengthening Lukashenko’s Authoritarian Rule

Belarus Holds Controversial Parliamentary and Local Elections Strengthening Lukashenko’s Authoritarian Rule

Belarus Holds Tightly Controlled Parliamentary and Local Elections Amid Opposition Boycott TALLINN, Estonia — Polls opened Sunday in Belarus’ parliamentary and local elections, further strengthening the long-standing rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. Despite the opposition’s calls for a boycott, the election is expected to solidify Lukashenko’s authoritarian grip on the country. Opposition Boycott and Criticism … Read more

GERB Leader Boyko Borisov Regrets Voting for Vasil Terziev

GERB Leader Boyko Borisov Regrets Voting for Vasil Terziev

“I regret that I voted for Vasil Terziev. Give it to him that way, if that’s how he interpreted it.” This is what GERB leader Boyko Borisov said after exercising his right to vote. He made this comment on the occasion of what Terziev said earlier that Borisov must have been joking when he called … Read more

Vanya Grigorova Leads the Fight for Sofia Mayor Against Vasil Terziev in Runoff

Vanya Grigorova Leads the Fight for Sofia Mayor Against Vasil Terziev in Runoff

“We have taken the first step, which is the most important – we have put the issues of working people and the little man at the center of the campaign debate. We have made people believe that another Sofia is different, and when we believe, we have already done most of the work. We have … Read more

Anton Hekimyan Outlines Plans for Sofia’s Future as Mayoral Candidate for GERB-SDS

Anton Hekimyan Outlines Plans for Sofia’s Future as Mayoral Candidate for GERB-SDS

“I see no doubt that I should reject. By the time I have been acting as Director of News, Current Affairs and Sport and by the time I have accepted the application, our relationship with bTV has ended very quickly.’ This is what the GERB-SDS candidate for mayor of Sofia, Anton Hekimyan, said in the … Read more

Proposed Temporary Restriction of Voting Rights for Citizens of Russia and Belarus in Estonian Municipal Elections

Proposed Temporary Restriction of Voting Rights for Citizens of Russia and Belarus in Estonian Municipal Elections

In the current situation, this ban would apply to citizens of Russia and Belarus, since both of these countries are carrying out aggression against Ukraine. The authors of the draft law state that the Estonian state institutions have no way to make sure that the citizens of the aggressor countries are free from the influence … Read more

Sinn Féin Poised to Become Largest Party in Northern Ireland Local Government Elections

Sinn Féin has emerged as the largest party in Northern Ireland’s local government elections, with 105 seats, closely followed by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) with 99. The Ulster Unionist Party obtained 75 seats, while the Social Democratic and Labour Party received 59. The Alliance Party secured 53 seats, while independents won 21. Sinn Féin … Read more

PKS Not Worried About Anies Baswedan’s Electability in Presidential Election

Jakarta – PKS no problem with the electability of the presidential election Anies Baswedan is in third position in a number of survey results under Prabowo Subianto and Ganjar Pranowo. PKS brought up similar conditions that had occurred in the 2017 DKI Pilkada. “In our survey, don’t get too confused. That’s normal, but later field … Read more

Conservative Party Suffers Crushing Defeat in Local Elections as Labor Celebrates

Status: 05/05/2023 10:38 p.m After the quarrels over Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, the local elections in England were an important test of mood for the ruling Tories – and it ended in disappointment. The Labor Party, on the other hand, was able to celebrate. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party suffered a crushing defeat … Read more

The National Assembly canceled the regular election machines, then returned them

From 3 pm, the PG of “Continuiamo ilmuta” proposed a procedure for closing the session of parliament, which leads debate on amendments to the Electoral Code at second reading. Since the morning, the parliamentarians have voted on the changes that bring back the mixed vote and the paper vote. “When the will of the Bulgarian … Read more