Tag: Parliamentary elections
Germany’s Greens to pick candidate for chancellor April 19
BERLIN — Germany's environmentalist Greens will decide later this month which of their two co-leaders will make the party's first run for the chancellery...
Main opposition party against mining wins Greenland election
HELSINKI — Greenland’s main opposition party, which is against an international mining project involving uranium and other metals on the Arctic island, has emerged...
In Israel, twin dramas point to difficult path for Netanyahu
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's future and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fate wound through court and political circles on Tuesday, as the country's president...
Greenland election shows divide over rare-earth metals mine
HELSINKI — Greenland is holding an early parliamentary election Tuesday focused in part on whether the semi-autonomous Danish territory should allow international companies to...
Dutch lawmakers set to resume stalled coalition talks
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch lawmakers appointed a veteran negotiator Tuesday to kickstart stalled talks to form the country's next ruling coalition following last...
Splintered election poses challenge to Bulgaria’s leader
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The center-right party of Bulgaria’s longtime prime minister led the results from the country's parliamentary election, the central electoral commission said...
Palestinian leader heads to Germany for medical checkup
JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas flew to Jordan by helicopter on Monday ahead of an official visit to Germany on which he will...
Bulgarians elect new parliament amid pandemic
SOFIA, Bugaria — Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for a new parliament after months of anti-government protests and...
Virus pandemic overshadows Bulgarian parliamentary election
SOFIA, Bulgaria — After months of nationwide anti-government protests over corruption, stalled reforms and a stagnating economy in the European Union’s poorest member state,...
Dutch coalition building must reboot after Rutte rebuke
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte needs a political reboot only two weeks after a major election victory because new questions...
