What's at stake in Macron's shock snap election call?
In a high-risk gamble, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he would dissolve France's parliament and call legislative elections later this month after he was
June 25, 2024In a high-risk gamble, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he would dissolve France's parliament and call legislative elections later this month after he was
June 25, 2024The rise of euro-sceptic nationalist parties in the European election is likely to complicate Ursula von der Leyen's bid to get a second term as president of
June 25, 2024Spain's centre-right People's Party (PP) came out on top in Sunday's European election, garnering 22 seats out of the 61 allocated to the country, and dealing a blow to the Socialist
June 25, 2024The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) shrugged off a string of scandals to take second place in Sunday's EU election, making gains in
June 25, 2024A large crowd protested in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, led by a Christian cleric who announced the start of four days of
June 25, 2024Venezuela’s ruling party is feeling its decades-long grip on power under threat
June 09, 2024Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party has won European elections in Italy with a strong 28% of the votes, boosting her leadership at home and consolidating her kingmaker role in Europe
June 10, 2024Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese on Monday condemned vandalism of the U.S. consulate in Sydney after the building was defaced in what local media said appeared to be a pro-
June 25, 2024Mexico's ruling Morena party and its allies have won a super-majority in the lower house of Congress but not the Senate, the party's president said on Sunday, falling just short
June 25, 2024European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will turn to the social democrats and liberals in Brussels, with whom she has worked in the past, to form a majority following
June 26, 2024European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen began trying to piece together a coalition on Monday after the far right gained ground in
June 26, 2024Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris could be tempted to call an early national election after rival Sinn Fein flopped at local council polls, upending expectations
June 26, 2024European shares fell on Monday, with French stocks hit after President Emmanuel Macron called a snap election following a heavy trouncing of his
June 26, 2024Political upheaval in France won't affect preparations for the Olympic Summer Games, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Monday after President Emmanuel Macron shocked France with his
June 26, 2024A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Investors in Europe will begin the week mired in uncertainty over the global interest rate outlook and the region's political
June 25, 2024Increasingly, the media, pollsters and pundits are focusing on independent voters and their effects on election outcomes.
June 10, 2024A liberal judge who previously represented Planned Parenthood in a case related to abortion access has entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court
June 10, 2024Employees of Slovakia’s public radio and television have staged a three-hour walkout to protest a contentious overhaul of their services
June 10, 2024India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, has named a Cabinet that retains his top ministers in crucial portfolios despite his Hindu nationalist party losing majority in a shock election result
June 10, 2024Backed by Donald Trump, Republican Brian Jack is trying to power his way to the nomination in an open Georgia congressional
June 10, 2024Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to cut 17 billion pounds ($21.7 billion) of taxes for working people if re-elected, in a final
June 27, 2024New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority said on Monday it is looking for cuts to capital projects and is concerned about federal grants after Governor Kathy
June 26, 2024Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok will not attend the summit of the Bucharest Nine, a group of European countries on the eastern edge of NATO in Riga on Tuesday,
June 26, 2024Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday she would encourage broad discussions over proposed constitutional
July 02, 2024A Canadian judge who sits on Hong Kong's top appeals court announced on Monday she would step down next month when her term expires and said she still had confidence in court
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