Category: Europe

Romania’s top court has annulled the results of the first round of the presidential election and says the process must be rerun after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated campaign to promote the far-right candidate who emerged as the frontrunner. The Constitutional Court’s decision on Friday, which is final, came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified […]

PARIS:resident Emmanuel Macron on Friday was to hold talks with political factions as he seeks to name a new prime minister and find a way out of France’s political crisis. Macron adopted a defiant tone in an address to the nation late Thursday, 24 hours after Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government was ousted in a […]

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation following the resignation of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, who lost a historic no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday. The motion, jointly tabled by the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Front (RN), marked the first time in over six decades that a French […]

PARIS – Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally (RN), is at a pivotal moment that could propel her closer to power—or derail her ambitions. A no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Michel Barnier, over disagreements on the 2025 budget, has placed Le Pen at the center of France’s political upheaval. The budget aims […]

The French government is all but certain to collapse later this week after far-right and left-wing parties said they will vote for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Their move came after Barnier said he would try to ram a social security bill through parliament without a vote as a last-minute concession was […]

Pro-Western parties in Romania will likely seek to form a coalition following Sunday’s parliamentary election, but a surge of support for far-right nationalists looms over the upcoming presidential runoff. Pro-Western parties will likely seek a coalition in Romania’s parliament, as final results show that the Social Democrats won the most votes in Sunday’s election. At […]

Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has called on Europe for support against what she calls Russian efforts to dominate her country. This comes amid four nights of protests in Tbilisi, sparked by the Georgian Dream ruling party’s suspension of talks on joining the European Union. The protests reflect widespread frustration with the government’s perceived shift towards […]

The UK Parliament is debating a groundbreaking and controversial bill on assisted dying, marking a major moment in the country’s social and legal landscape. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, introduced by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, has sparked intense discussions among lawmakers and the public. The proposed legislation, if passed, would allow terminally […]

Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Tbilisi on Friday night, protesting the Georgian government’s decision to suspend European Union accession talks until 2028. Chanting “traitors” and holding pictures of journalists allegedly beaten by police during earlier protests, the crowds voiced their anger over what they see as a betrayal of Georgia’s pro-EU aspirations The […]

Ireland is gearing up for a pivotal general election on Friday, with the political landscape in a fierce three-way contest. The center-right ruling coalition, led by Fine Gael under Taoiseach Simon Harris, faces a surging challenge from Sinn Fein, a left-leaning party with a transformative agenda, and Fianna Fail, the centrist opposition emphasizing experience and […]