Tagged: Europe
Mojisola Salaudeen
Poland Suspends Parliament Ahead of Election
At the request of the ruling party in Poland, Law and Justice (PiS), the Polish Sejm was unexpectedly suspended on Wednesday, the 11th of September. The parliament is now scheduled to reconvene after the October 13th parliamentary elections. The parliamentary session was due to end on September 13th. Now cut short by two days, the […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Election in German Town Sparks Outrage
The election of a neo-Nazi politician as a municipal administrator in Altenstadt-Waldsiedlung, in Hesse, central Germany has sparked outrage. Stefan Jagsch of the National Democratic Party (NDP) was unanimously elected to the post by council members on the 5th of September. Jagsch announced his election in a Facebook post on Thursday, concluding the statement with […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Anti-establishment Party Surges in Two German States
The election of the Landtag (parliament) of two eastern German states, Saxony and Brandenburg was held on the 1st of September. Germany’s ruling parties, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) received the highest votes in Saxony and Brandenburg, respectively, while the Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to second place. Although Germany’s […]
Farida Adamu
Spain: Acting Prime Minister Wants to Avoid Elections
Spain’s acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, wants to avoid fresh elections by forming a minority government instead. This follows his failure to gather enough confidence votes from parliament to enable his confirmation as Prime Minister. Why This Matters Sanchez came into office as acting Prime Minister of Spain after the ruling PSOE (Partido Socialista Obrero Español; The Spanish Socialist […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Kosovo To Hold Snap Election in October
Following Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj’s resignation on the 19th of July, the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo dissolved itself, triggering fresh elections. President Hashim Thaci has now set October 6th as the date for the snap parliamentary election. A History of Short-Lived Governments The scheduled October 6th election will be Kosovo’s fifth parliamentary election […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Prime Minister of Georgia Resigns
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Mamuka Bakhtadze, announced his resignation on the 2nd of September. Bahktadze, a 37-year-old former Business Executive and Finance Minister, who became Prime Minister in June 2018 said he has fulfilled his mandate in Georgia. Mission Accomplished In a Facebook post detailing his key achievements, Bakhtadzre announced that he has fulfilled […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Italy: Political Foes Agree To Form New Government
President Sergio Matarella of Italy has given the Prime Minister-designate, Giuseppe Conte, the mandate to form a new government. Over the last few weeks, the Italian government has been rocked by a political crisis that threatened a return to the polls. The coalition government of Five Star Movement (M5S) and the League Party, which Conte […]