Tag: Parliamentary elections
Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a new law to allow the direct election of the nation's leader as a...
Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a new law to allow the direct election of the nation's leader as a...
Georgian opposition parties sign deal to end crisis
TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia edged closer to ending a months-long political crisis after several opposition parties signed a deal Monday that was brokered by...
Polls support Bavarian governor to run for German chancellor
BERLIN — New polls Friday bolstered Bavarian Governor Markus Soeder's bid to be the candidate of Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right bloc in fall elections,...
Bulgaria: President to consult parties on forming new govt
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s new parliament convened Thursday for its first session since the country's April 4 general election.
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Bulgaria’s Borissov says he will not stand as candidate PM
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said Wednesday he will not seek to lead the next government after his center-right GERB party...
Merkel stays out of battle over who runs for German leader
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she will stay out of a battle in her center-right bloc over who should be its...
Czech foreign minister fired in government reshuffle
PRAGUE — Czech Republic’s foreign minister was fired Monday in a government reshuffle less than six months before the parliamentary election.
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2 German state governors want to be center-right candidate
BERLIN — Two German state governors on Sunday declared their willingness to become the center-right candidate for the country's Sept. 26 national election.
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Albania’s flights resume after 2-day airport closure
TIRANA, Albania — Commercial flights resumed at Albania’s Tirana International Airport on Friday after they were blocked for two days by an air traffic...
