Shorouk Express The presidential race will have a big say on whether Poland plays in the EU’s big league or if it retreats back into isolation alongside other populist-governed countries in Central Europe like Hungary and Slovakia. During PiS’s eight years in power it got into fights with the EU and other allies over efforts…
Shorouk Express In theory, his political pedigree gives him a broad voter base, as well as party machinery and regional bastions that could prove a formidable force. “Together, [the PNL and PSD] have more than 75 percent of the mayors in Romania,” said Remus Ștefureac, a political analyst and director of polling company Inscop Research….
Shorouk Express Trzaskowski mostly held firm, but faltered when Hołownia — whose party is part of Tusk’s ruling coalition — criticized his offer to meet Nawrocki one-on-one. In a clumsy stunt, Nawrocki handed Trzaskowski a rainbow flag, suggesting it was closer to Trzaskowski’s heart than Poland’s white-and-red banner. Trzaskowski’s awkward decision to tuck the flag…
Shorouk Express PARIS — France’s constitutional court ruled Friday that it is constitutional to remove an elected official from office as punishment for a crime before the individual has exhausted the appeals process. While the case concerns a little-known former local representative from the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, legal scholars have followed…
Shorouk Express Scores of Georgescu supporters who had gathered in front of the bureau briefly tried to enter the building on learning of the decision, but were held back by riot police, Digi24 reported. Protesters later broke off pieces of pavement and threw them at the officers, Bucharest police said. Georgescu came out of nowhere…
Shorouk Express The upcoming elections are grotesque, even by the authoritarian standards of Alexander Lukashenka’s regime. For the first time in Belarusian history, there is no hint of competition. There are no alternative candidates – only regime loyalists or “spoilers” who openly declare their support for Lukashenka. In previous elections, only a limited number of…
Shorouk Express Milanović remains Croatia’s most popular politician, his history of pro-Moscow and anti-Western statements contrasting with his having overseen the nation’s 2013 accession to the European Union as its then-prime minister. He previously won the presidency in 2020 with the support of Croatia’s main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP). “This is the beginning of…
Shorouk Express The strategist claimed Nawrocki’s strength lies with his working-class background, which makes him feel at ease while meeting “normal people,” be they rural women, local firemen, or “anyone, really, who grew up in a block of flats,” a typical reference to unprivileged life in Poland. “Trzaskowski is the candidate of the elites, he…
