France blocks accession talks, North Macedonia facing early elections
21/10/2019
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On Friday 18 October, leaders of the 28 EU states debated for hours whether Albania and North Macedonia would obtain a date for the start
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Conservative candidate Kaïs Saïed wins presidential elections in landslide victory
15/10/2019
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The Independent Higher Electoral Authority (ISIE) announced that Independent candidate Kaïs Saïed has defeated Nabil Karoui in Tunisia’s presidential election runoff. Saïed received 72.71 percent
Low turnout and splintered votes showcase discontent among Tunisians in parliamentary elections
10/10/2019
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The preliminary results of the recent legislative elections in Tunisia indicate that the Islamic Ennahda party will be the biggest party in the parliament, receiving
Opposition parties win in historic Kosovo elections
07/10/2019
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Preliminary results of the parliamentary elections on 6 October show that two opposition parties triumphed over governing parties . With the left wing nationalistic Vetevendosje
Surprise protests put Sisi regime on edge
01/10/2019
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On Friday 20 September, hundreds of people took to the streets in Cairo and other cities in Egypt to demonstrate against the country’s president, Abdel
Russian local elections a setback for United Russia amid mass arrests
18/09/2019
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In the past weeks, Russia experienced the largest protests since 2011 after Liberal oppositions candidates were barred from running in the Moscow Council elections. This
Anti-establishment Kaïs Saïed shock winner in first round elections
17/09/2019
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The first-round of Presidential elections on 15 September proved to be a major victory for two anti-establishment candidates. Namely Kaïs Saïed, who received 18.8% of
Moroccan journalist arrested for abortion and sex outside marriage
12/09/2019
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Last Monday dozens of Moroccan Human Rights activists and demonstrators staged a sit-in outside the Rabat court where journalist Hajar Raissouni’s trial would take place.
Upcoming presidential elections important test for fragmented Tunisia
10/09/2019
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On Monday 2 September candidates for the upcoming presidential elections began campaigning. The presidential elections will take place on 15 September and are followed by