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Conrad Omodiagbe
Moldova Court Rejects Prime Minister And Election
The Constitutional Court in Moldova has rejected a request by its new President Maia Sandu seeking to appoint new ministers, prolonging a months-long standoff between Sandu and her influential predecessor Igor Dodon. Upon winning the November 2020 presidential election in the country of 3.5 million, where the West and Russia vie for influence, Sandu has […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ex-President Held For Illegal Campaign Financing
Barely two weeks after being convicted on charges of bribery, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to visit the court again, this time, in another trial over accusations of illegal campaign financing. Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012 went on trial on Wednesday in the Bygmalion case relating to forgery and […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Democracy Watch: What Is Happening In Georgia?
The government of Georgia has recently come under fire for its decision to storm the headquarters of the country’s main opposition party, the United National Movement (UNM), in Tbilisi, in a bid to arrest and detain the party’s leader, Nika Melia. Authorities have accused the opposition leader of organising “mass violence” during the anti-government protests […]
Farida Adamu
What Happened In The Catalonia Elections?
The people of Catalonia voted last Sunday to elect new members of parliament and a new leader for the semi-autonomous region. The vote had a 53% turnout, a record low due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous elections in 2017 had a 79% turnout. Early results show that the Republican left (separatists) could be leading in votes. With more than […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Opposition Party Wins Big In Kosovo Elections
The main opposition party in Kosovo has won a clear victory in an early election held amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. With 98% of the votes counted Monday, the left-wing Determination Movement Party, or Vetevendosje, had 48%. That left it far ahead of the centre-right Democratic […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Kosovo Votes: Here’s What To Know
Citizens of Kosovo will take to the polls on February 14 to vote in a high-stakes general election that will see voters take another shot at choosing its leaders after a polarized political era in 2020. Like most countries, 2020 was a difficult year for Kosovo. With just 1.8 million people, the ongoing covid-19 global […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Catalonia To Vote Despite 3rd Wave Of COVID-19
More than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain, Catalonia goes to the polls Sunday for an election that Madrid hopes will unseat the region’s ruling separatists. Despite anticipation trailing the upcoming polls, Sunday’s vote could see a high level of abstentions as Spain battles a third wave of the pandemic, […]