Armenia’s “Pedestrian Revolution”
25/04/2018
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On the 11th day of peaceful mass protests in Armenia, PM Serzh Sargsyan resigned, marking a historic event in Armenia and the wider region: a
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Albania and Macedonia can start EU accession against the backdrop of democratic backsliding in the Balkans
24/04/2018
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In the annual EU enlargement report the European Commission recommend on April 17th that the European Union should open accession negotiations with Albania and Macedonia.
Protests underway in Armenia against President Sargsyan becoming PM (update)
24/04/2018
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For a fourth consecutive day protesters in Yerevan, Armenia, blocked streets in the city center to protest the nomination of President Serzh Sargsyan as candidate
Kyrgyz government dismissed after no-confidence motion amid an apparent power struggle
24/04/2018
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On April 18th President Sooronbai Jeenbekov dismissed the cabinet of Prime Minister Sapar Isakov after parliament passed a no-confidence motion against the government. The vote
Turkey’s President Erdogan announces early elections amidst growing concerns over emergency law
19/04/2018
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Turkey’s President Erdogan announced early elections scheduled for June 24th on April 18th after Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and political
Djukanovic wins Montenegro’s presidential election
17/04/2018
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Milo Djukanovic, the leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), won another term as president during the elections on April 15th. According to
Azerbaijan’s Aliyev prolongs his rule until 2025
16/04/2018
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President Ilham Aliyev secured a fourth seven-year term during the presidential elections that took place on April 11th. The incumbent president received 86% of the
Public outcry against wave of violence in Montenegro with presidential election ahead
11/04/2018
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On the 7th of April NGOs and citizens groups organized a protest in the capital Podgorica against the recent wave of mafia-like violence in the
Kosovo to investigate deportations of Turks amidst domestic and international pressure
10/04/2018
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On the 5th of April the Assembly of Kosovo passed a resolutionthat established a committee to investigate the controversial deportation of six Turkish nationals. Five