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Serbia’s Student-Backed Movement Wins Election, Turning Protest Into a Mandate to Govern
Serbia’s student-backed electoral movement has secured a parliamentary majority following Sunday’s election, opening a new chapter after years of political...
Latvia Sets Coalition Talks for 28 October as Election Arithmetic Shapes Government Options
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs plans to begin formal coalition negotiations on 28 October, extending the interval between the country’s...
Albania Pushes for Earlier Political Integration as EU Demands Results on Rule of Law
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has called on the European Union to make an early political commitment to Western Balkan...
Vučić Resigns as Serbian President to Seek Return as Prime Minister
Aleksandar Vučić resigned as president of Serbia on Sunday evening, 27 September, opening a formal transition at the head of...
Latvia Opens Early Voting Ahead of Closely Watched Parliamentary Election
Latvia opened five days of advance voting on Monday, 28 September, ahead of the election for the country’s 100-seat parliament...
Slovak President Defends NATO Obligations After Fico’s Article 5 Remarks
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has warned that Slovakia must not suggest it would stand aside if a NATO ally came...
Serbia’s Student Movement Enters Election Race in Major Challenge to Vučić
Serbia’s student-led protest movement has formally entered national politics by submitting its candidate list for the country’s early parliamentary election,...
AfD’s Victory in Saxony-Anhalt: What It Could Mean for Central Europe
The Alternative for Germany’s landslide victory in Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt is formally a regional event. Politically, however, its...
Orbán Government Accused of Secretly Allocating €1.36 Billion Before Hungarian Election
The government of Viktor Orbán reportedly distributed at least 500 billion forints, equivalent to approximately €1.36 billion, from Hungary’s state...
Polish President Calls for German War Reparations at Westerplatte Ceremony
Polish President Karol Nawrocki renewed calls for Germany to pay war reparations during commemorations at Westerplatte marking the 87th anniversary...
