The election of a French president is an extremely important affair, not only for the French but for every European.
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The result of the first round of the French presidential elections was viewed by the systemic forces of the European Union – political and other – as the manifestation of a major political deviation.
Greece is a strange country with great resilience. Back in the days of the scathing financial crisis, I was making the case to a group of European friends that if France were hit by a crisis of that magnitude, it would have to face something resembling the Storming of the Bastille all over again.
Proponents of liberal democracy in France – but also in Europe and the rest of the world – obviously want to see incumbent Emmanuel Macron win the French presidential election.
The Greek government is not considering changing again the country’s electoral system which is based on proportional representation and will apply in the next general election which are set to be held by 2023.
Senate Democrats made an impassioned case Wednesday for legislation to counter an onslaught of new voting restrictions around the country, but they failed to overcome a Republican blockade or unite their members behind a change in filibuster rules to pass it.
Open Technology Services (OTS), the IT company that provided the software in the leadership elections of the Movement for Change (KINAL), said the party’s Committee on Ethics, Implementation of Statutes and Certification (EDEKAP) is the only one responsible for the integrity of the elections.
European Parliament lawmaker Nikos Androulakis, 42, will face former PM George Papandreou, 69, in a runoff Sunday for the leadership of the center-left Movement for Change (KINAL) party.
The election of a new president of Movement for Change (KINAL) is important for the country.
Movement for Change (KINAL) is electing a new president on Sunday, with six contenders running for the top spot at the coalition of center-left parties.
The announced agreement to form a three-party coalition in Germany under Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been reached with the “Prussian” discipline that characterizes the country, and those who expect dramatic policy changes are likely to be disappointed.
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has announced his resignation following the heavy defeat of his ruling party, the Social Democratic Union, in local elections.
Greece’s Interior Ministry launched on Wednesday a new information campaign in digital and print media abroad to inform Greeks who reside outside the country that they should register in the special electoral list apodimoi.gov.gr if they want to vote in the next national elections from their country of residence.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis repeated during a cabinet meeting on Monday that elections will take place at the end of the government’s four-year term, in 2023.
Soon Greece will have to work with a new government in Berlin. All indications are that it is likely to include the Greens and the Free Democrats (FDP), the third and fourth party in Sunday’s elections.
Albania’s parliament on Friday voted in the first cabinet to be dominated by women since the multi-party system was introduced 30 years ago.
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