In Saxony, the elections for new mayors and district administrators were held on Sunday. Around 400 candidates were on the ballot papers for the 185 mayoral elections. Noisy According to the MDR, incumbents from the CDU defended their posts in northern Saxony, the district of Leipzig and the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains. After […]
Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan called on the government, which he described as “imported,” to dissolve provincial parliaments and hold new elections. Otherwise he wants to march to the capital with millions of people in six days. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned the country’s government on Thursday that he would march with […]
The federal elections took place in Berlin under chaotic circumstances. Polling stations had to be closed for hours and false ballot papers were handed out. The election examination committee of the Bundestag must now decide whether the election must be repeated in some districts. In January of this year it became known that well over […]
North Rhine-Westphalia elects a new state parliament on Sunday – and this election seems exciting. The CDU and SPD are very close to each other in polls. Can CDU Prime Minister Wüst defend his office, or will SPD rival Kuchaty make it into the state chancellery? North Rhine-Westphalia is facing an exciting state election with […]
24 Apr 2022 09:15 am The second round of the French presidential election between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will take place in France on Sunday. Macron, backed by the media and other European governments, is the favourite. The decisive round of the presidential elections in France has started. The polling stations opened […]
11 Apr 2022 5:16 pm After counting 95 percent of the votes in the presidential elections in South Ossetia, it is clear that none of the candidates achieved an absolute majority. In the first ballot, the opposition candidate is ahead of the incumbent. The incumbent president of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, is behind his challenger […]
3 Apr 2022 2:19 p.m Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan announces early elections. A vote of no confidence against him was unexpectedly rejected as unconstitutional. While the opposition protested against it, Pakistan’s army chief, General Bajwa, called for closer ties with the United States. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan surprisingly announced early elections. Earlier on […]
14 Feb 2022 5:00 p.m Hungarians will go to the most tightly contested elections on April 3 since the country became a functioning democracy in 1990. Western election observers, the European Commission’s withholding of funds, and outright criticism from the US and EU are good reasons for Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán’s concern. A commentary by […]
31 Jan 2022 10:09 am Portugal’s socialists have achieved a goal that the country’s media never gave them credit for: an absolute majority in parliament. Now they can reign practically unhindered. But the challenges ahead are complex. Prime Minister António Costa is allowed to start a new edition of the “miracle” that was much celebrated […]