Tag: Parliamentary elections
Voters go to polls on final day of virus-hit Dutch election
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Thousands of voting booths opened across the Netherlands early Wednesday on the final day of a general election overshadowed by...
EU’s Frontex renews joint border control deal with Albania
TIRANA, Albania — The European Union's border agency, Frontex, has renewed its agreement with non EU-member Albania to strengthen cooperation in border management, fighting...
Former TV presenter puts race on Dutch political agenda
AMSTERDAM — Sylvana Simons is campaigning for the Dutch general election on a platform of what she calls radical equality.
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German election year opens with tough test for Merkel party
BERLIN — Elections in two German states on Sunday pose a difficult test for Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, six months before a national vote...
Thousands protest against gov’t on eve of Dutch election
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — On the eve of the Netherlands' general election, some 2,000 people gathered in The Hague on Sunday to protest against...
Merkel’s party faces tough election-year test in state polls
BERLIN — Two German states choose new legislatures on Sunday, the first major political test of a year in which a national election will...
Poland, Hungary file complaint at EU court over budget rule
WARSAW, Poland — The right-wing governments of Poland and Hungary filed a complaint with the European Union's supreme court on Thursday challenging a new...
Tel Aviv’s Jewish museum reopens after $100 million upgrade
TEL AVIV, Israel — From Queen Salome to the late RBG, from Moses to Sandy Koufax, Tel Aviv's newly revamped Museum of the Jewish...
German lawmakers seek to grill Merkel over Wirecard scandal
BERLIN — German lawmakers say they plan to question Chancellor Angela Merkel and her deputy, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, about their involvement with the...
Kosovo minister resigns after election bribery allegations
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s foreign minister on Tuesday resigned following allegations she had rigged the vote to win a seat in the new parliament.
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