Victory in the first round of Slovakia’s presidential election went surprisingly clearly to liberal career diplomat and former Slovakian foreign minister Ivan Korčok. After more than 99.9 percent of the votes were counted, Korčok unexpectedly came in well ahead of the government candidate from the left-wing party Hlas (Voice), with 42.5 percent. Parliament Speaker Peter […]
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Slovakia elects new president
The first round of presidential elections has started in Slovakia. Since 1999, the head of state has been elected by citizens through direct elections. This Saturday, around 4.3 million voters will not only decide on the new head of state for the next five-year term, but will also indirectly influence the future foreign policy direction […]
Trump: Stay in NATO as long as Europe contributes
Former US President Donald Trump has made clear that if he returns to the White House, the US will not withdraw from NATO as long as Europe contributes to the military alliance. Moderator and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage quizzed the Republican on his stance on the defense alliance in an interview with right-wing British broadcaster […]
Croatian president not allowed to run in parliamentary elections
The Croatian Constitutional Court banned President Zoran Milanović from participating in the parliamentary elections in April. According to Croatian media reports, Constitutional Court President Miroslav Šeparović said on Monday that the President cannot participate in the political activities of a political party while performing his duties. Nomination is only possible if you resign immediately. Milanović […]
EU plans new sanctions on Russia
EU countries issued a joint statement harshly criticizing the course of the presidential elections in Russia. They also announced the results on the inclusion of occupied Ukrainian territories. The so-called elections held in Crimea and parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions showed that Russia was clearly violating international law. In the text […]
Trump supports abortion ban
Former US President Donald Trump spoke in favor of a nationwide ban on abortion. But in a television interview on Sunday he did not say from what week of pregnancy the ban should apply and what exceptions he planned. Trump continued to avoid taking a clear stance, saying only that he would make an offer […]
Trump supports abortion ban
Former US President Donald Trump spoke in favor of a nationwide ban on abortion. But in a television interview on Sunday he did not say from what week of pregnancy the ban should apply and what exceptions he planned. Trump continued to avoid taking a clear stance, saying only that he would make an offer […]
Navy ally Volkov attacked with hammer in Lithuania
Lithuania blames the Russian leadership for an attack on the exiled confidant of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who died in Russian custody. The attack in which Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov was hit with a hammer and injured by an unidentified man outside his home in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius was clearly planned, President Gitanas Nauseda […]
Orban praises Trump as ‘President of Peace’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban once again praised former US President Donald Trump, praising him as the “President of Peace”. After his meeting with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Orban said in a video message posted on Facebook on Saturday night: “We Hungarians have only one thing to do, and that is […]
Group No Labels wants to nominate US presidential candidates
A political group in the United States is trying to make potentially dangerous plans for President Joe Biden to nominate his own candidate for the November presidential election. No Labels, an organization based in the political center and independent of both Democrats and Republicans, said Friday that its 800 delegates voted “nearly unanimously” to nominate […]