The first prognoses after the parliamentary elections in Catalonia point to a possible tight majority for the separatist political parties. The prognoses are based on studies of media.
A Finnish MP had to leave a parliamentary debate on alcoholism because another politician in the building had suspected alcohol poisoning. It immediately revived the discussion.
Vladimir Putin participates in the Russian presidential elections in March as an independent politician. He confirmed this Thursday in a TV program where he answers questions from citizens every year.
The British parliament has given Prime Minister Theresa May a defeat by agreeing to an adaptation of her blueprint for the exit from the European Union. That decision can make the Brexit even more complicated.
Eighty days after the German parliamentary elections, the leaders of CDU, CSU and SPD started the run that should lead to a new coalition government. On Wednesday evening in Berlin, it was a scintillating conversation between Chancellor Angela Merkel, her Christian-Democratic colleague Horst Seehofer and Social Democrat Martin Schulz. Beforehand it had already been agreed that nothing should be brought out about the course.
Billionaire Andrej Babis has been sworn in as the new prime minister of the Czech Republic. The 63-year-old politician wants to form a minority cabinet.
CSU leader Horst Seehofer is in principle willing to transfer his position as prime minister of Bavaria to a successor for the state elections in the autumn of 2018. As possible time he has mentioned the first quarter of next year. This has confirmed a source within the party management vis-à-vis the DPA news agency.
The congress of the right-wing populist party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has re-elected Jörg Meuthen (56) as party chairman on Saturday. He got 72 percent of the votes. There were no opposing candidates. Surprising was the choice for Alexander Gauland (76) as co-chairman. The moderate Berliner Georg Pazderski did not make it.
The French EU parliamentarian Dominique Bilde (Front National) has to return 40,000 euros to the European Parliament. The politician received that amount for the activities of a fictitious parliamentary assistant, judges the European Court of Justice.
Within the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) the aversion to new elections is growing. Party leader Martin Schulz has made it clear in the current political stalemate that he no longer wants a coalition with Merkel's Christian Democrats and that new elections are therefore needed.
The Social Democratic SPD wants new elections in Germany. The party management unanimously confirmed this on Monday. The party considers it 'important that citizens can reassess the situation and we are not afraid of new elections.'
Gerry Adams steps up next year as leader of Sinn Fein that was long regarded as the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Adams said Saturday at a party conference that he is not a candidate for the party in the next parliamentary elections.
Forty MPs of the ruling Conservative Party have signed a letter stating the confidence in British Prime Minister Theresa May. That reports the Sunday Times Sunday. With eight more votes it is possible to force the party leader to resign.
The chairman of the Catalan government parliament, Carme Forcadell, 61, paid a deposit of 150,000 euros on Friday in Madrid. It will be released during Friday.
A judge of the Spanish Supreme Court ordered to release the president of the Catalan government parliament on bail. She comes free when the deposit of 150,000 euros has been paid, said a source at the court.
The Republican President of the Mighty Parliamentary Justice Committee, Bob Goodlatte, announced his departure from the politics on Thursday. He is a member of the House of Representatives and is from Virginia. Goodlatte is 65 years old and retires at the end of next year, saying 'to be more with my family, especially my granddaughters,' according to American media.
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With the British departure, the European Union has fewer countries, so it is 'logical and pragmatic' to reduce the number of seats in the European Parliament. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council of Heads of State, said Tuesday in the European Parliament.
The Japanese government parties have made a big victory in Sunday's election. The LDP party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and coalition partner Komeito, according to the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation, can claim NHK a second-thirds majority in the House of Commons.
The Japanese government parties may hold on to their second-thirds majority in parliament after the parliamentary parliamentary elections. This is evidenced by exit polls from Japanese media, in which people were asked for their voting behavior.
The controversial populist and billionaire Andrej Babis is the clear winner of the parliamentary election in the Czech Republic. After counting more than 90 percent of the votes, ANO's party came to 30.5 percent of the votes, a lead that is no longer available to competitors.
Better privacy protection of users of services like WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook Messenger and Skype is one step closer. The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties voted on Thursday with the adaptation of legislation to ensure the confidentiality of electronic communications.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi called on Tuesday to consult with Kurdish leaders. He immediately made clear that the Kurdish wish to separate himself from the rest of Iraq is still unacceptable.
At the expense of the Spanish Supreme Court, the leaders of two Catalan divorce movements were arrested. They are charged with rape and they remain in custody during the investigation.
Iran has warned the United States not to cancel the 2015 atomic treaty. 'We will then do something that will make the Americans break their decision,' said Iranian parliamentary chairman Ali Laridschani in St. Petersburg. He did not light up his threat.
President Maduro's Socialist Party won the Venezuela regional elections. According to the government-elected constituency, the government party in 17 of the 23 Länder was the strongest. The Venezuelan opposition dispute the outcome and calls for street protests.
The conservative ÖVP led by Sebastian Kurz and the right-wing FPÖ van Heinz-Christian Strache won the parliamentary elections in Austria, according to forecasts based on preliminary results. Both parties booked 30.5 and 26.8 percent, respectively, of votes in terms of the previous elections in 2013 respectively.
The Austrian electorate will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament. In May, a split between the coalition parties ÖVP and SPÖ occurred, which only became deeper after that. The conservative ÖVP led by Sebastian Kurz is likely to be the biggest party. The socio-democratic SPÖ and the right-populist FPÖ compete for place two.
The French court has stopped investigating former minister Richard Ferrand, who played a role in the election campaign of President Emmanuel Macron. Ferrand now heads the parliamentary party of the president's LREM party.
The license of the Grand Mosque of Brussels is revoked. This recommendation from the parliamentary committee examining the attacks in the Belgian capital last year is carried out 'minutially', according to the Minister of Home Affairs and Security Jan Jambon.
