Modi loses parliamentary majority in Indian election | Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party lost its majority in parliament, dealing an unexpected blow to the prime minister and forcing him to negotiate with coalition partners to return to power. All the votes were counted early on Wednesday, revealing that the landslide BJP victory predicted in opinion polls had not materialised and […]
‘She just says blah blah’: why Italy’s downtrodden believe Meloni is doing nothing for them | European parliamentary elections 2024
vinegarIn the dark, cramped dining room of their home in Tor Bella Monaca, a densely populated suburb of Rome, Giovanna, 70, has just returned from one of the several cleaning jobs she does to support her family. Her husband works part-time on construction sites. Their youngest son, Cristian, 26, lives at home, and the couple […]
Croatia gets new government with a far-right party included ahead of European parliamentary vote
Croatian lawmakers on Friday voted to form a new government in a move to the right of the European Union member state ahead of parliamentary elections for the 27-nation bloc next month. Although the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) remains in the majority, Croatia’s new government now includes the far-right Homeland Movement, a relatively new […]
UK parliamentary researcher, accomplice granted bail in Chinese espionage case
Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, charged with spying for China, have been granted bail in London. They are suspected of violating the Official Secrets Act by providing useful information to China from the end of 2021 to February 2023. The two men reportedly communicated with each other and with a person believed to […]
Togo cracking down on media, opposition ahead of parliamentary elections: report
Amnesty International said in a report released Wednesday, ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for later this month, that Togolese authorities have cracked down on the media and prevented civilians from gathering to peacefully protest. He said that In its annual report on human rights around the world, Amnesty International notes that two Togolese newspapers were […]
Le Pen Party Could Gain Outright Parliamentary Majority in France
A previously closed public opinion poll found that Marine Le Pen’s populist party, Rally the People, could win a majority in parliament if France’s parliament is dissolved and snap elections are held. . In another example of the growing popularity of the populist right in France, in December a survey commissioned by the centrist République […]