Tag: Parliamentary elections
Spain: New Catalan leader vows to keep up independence fight
MADRID — The parliament of Catalonia elected a new regional leader and government Friday, with the incoming administration vowing no let-up in the Catalan...
Netanyahu’s prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting
JERUSALEM — Israel is at war with Hamas, Jewish-Arab mob violence has erupted inside Israel, and the West Bank is experiencing its deadliest unrest...
Ethiopia sets June 21 as new date for its delayed elections
JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on June 21, the country’s national electoral board announced Thursday, a vote that determines who...
Albanian president calls impeachment probe committee illegal
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s president refused Tuesday to appear before a parliamentary committee that is investigating whether he violated the country's constitution and should...
Cyprus president unveils ‘ambitious’ economic stimulus plan
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus' president on Monday unveiled a 4.4 billion-euro ($5.34 billion) economic stimulus plan, which he described as the “most ambitious ever”...
Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar fraud
BANGKOK — Last November’s election results in Myanmar were “by and large, representative of the will of the people,” an independent election monitoring organization...
Radical rabbi’s followers rise in Israel amid new violence
JERUSALEM — In the 1980s, Rabbi Meir Kahane's violent anti-Arab ideology was considered so repugnant that Israel banned him from parliament and the U.S....
Radical rabbi’s followers rise in Israel amid new violence
JERUSALEM — In the 1980s, Rabbi Meir Kahane's violent anti-Arab ideology was considered so repugnant that Israel banned him from parliament and the U.S....
Bulgaria caretaker government appointed until July election
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria on Tuesday moved to quell a political crisis by appointing a retired general as interim prime minister until an election...
Johnson calls for UK talks after Scottish Nationalists win
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday invited the leaders of the U.K.’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after...
