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in EuropeWorld’s cartoonists on this week’s occasions
First printed in Latvijas Avize, Latvia, Oct. 30, 2024 | By Gatis Sluka First printed in U.T. Independent, India, Oct. 29, 2024 | By Paresh Nath First printed on Caglecartoons.com, The Netherlands, Oct. 28, 2024 | By Tom Janssen First printed in The Boston Globe, Oct. 27, 2024 | By Patrick Chappatte More
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in EuropeBiden ‘deeply alarmed’ by democratic backsliding in Georgia after election outcry
Opposition events cried foul after Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, claimed victory with 54 % help in a vote on Saturday. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili stated her nation had fallen sufferer to a “Russia[n] particular operation,” and vowed she wouldn’t settle for the election outcomes, demanding a re-run. She additionally referred to as on Georgian […] More
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in EuropeOrbán congratulates Georgia on not ‘turning into a second Ukraine’
He added: “I additionally wish to congratulate the Georgian authorities on that whereas implementing pro-European politics, you didn’t permit turning into a second Ukraine. We vastly worth the PM’s devotion to this concept, and I’m assured Georgia will probably be well-suited to affix the EU by the tip of this decade.” Orbán was echoing Georgian […] More
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in EuropeUncertainty grips Georgia as opposition road protests finish in anticlimax — for now
“Georgia is a conservative, Christian and pro-Europe state. Instead of ineffective lecturing, they want our assist on their European path,” Orbán mentioned in a put up on X. Georgia’s EU membership software was frozen earlier this yr amid warnings of backsliding on human rights and repression after Georgian Dream pushed by means of a divisive […] More
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in EuropeGeorgia election showdown as opposition seeks to overturn outcomes
A hotly anticipated go to by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to Tbilisi on Monday evening, she stated, “takes place completely within the framework of bilateral relations between Hungary and Georgia. Prime Minister Orbán has not acquired any mandate from the EU Council to go to Tbilisi.” Orbán moved to congratulate Georgian Dream earlier than […] More
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in EuropeWie Wagenknecht Höckes Aufstieg ermöglicht
Gordon Repinski analysiert die permanente Einmischung der Parteichefin Wagenknecht in das Vorgehen des Landesverbandes und was das für die eigene Spitzenkandidatin, die CDU und die SPD, aber auch für die AfD und Björn Höcke letztlich bedeuten könnte. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview dazu der thüringische SPD-Landeschef Georg Maier über die bisherigen Gespräche mit dem Wagenknecht-Bündnis und ein mögliches […] More
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in EuropeGeorgia election marred by intimidation and interference, observers warn
Two international election observers who spoke to POLITICO on situation of anonymity mentioned they’d personally witnessed irregularities within the counting and bodily violence at polling stations. “Reports of irregularities in Georgian elections give rise to grave concern,” mentioned Margus Tsahkna, international minister of Estonia in a message posted on-line. “Closely following the evaluations of worldwide […] More
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in EuropeAnxiety looms over Georgia’s election as voters forged ballots
With such excessive stakes, voting kicked off in a tense setting. Election observers, resembling ISFED, have reported three alleged instances of vote-buying, and native media retailers have reported an incident involving a bodily confrontation at one of many polling stations. According to native publication Publika, an opposition activist was crushed. A video circulating on-line reveals […] More
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in EuropeGeorgia’s ruling party on track for victory amid prices of election rigging
The outcome comes after opposition events cried foul over what they mentioned amounted to systematic efforts to affect the outcome by the more and more authoritarian authorities, which has vowed to ban its opponents from taking on their seats and outlaw rival factions if re-elected with a ample majority. “They are stuffing poll packing containers, […] More
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in EuropeViolence mars voting in Georgia’s pivotal election
This parliamentary election is broadly thought to be a defining level for the nation’s worldwide standing — it might decide whether or not Georgia tilts towards the EU or Moscow. Opposition politician Ana Natsvlishvili from the Strong Georgia party stated legislation enforcement authorities have been idle, even though “organized legal gangs … try to undermine […] More
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in EuropeGeorgia’s ruling party brings within the muscle for the election
“The European method united us. Forward to Europe! Peace to Georgia,” Khvicha Kvaratskhelia— winger for Serie A membership Napoli and a scorer for the nationwide group within the legendary win in opposition to Portugal — wrote on Facebook in April, as Georgians had been holding protests in opposition to the “international agent legislation.” Many different […] More
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in EuropeIs this the tip for Georgian Dream?
With parliamentary elections set for late October, and EU membership negotiations on account of begin shortly thereafter, the timing of this habits was largely puzzling. However, a fair larger riddle was the ruling party’s 12-year reign: If Georgians had been so enthusiastic about Western integration, why did they preserve reelecting the anti-EU Georgian Dream (GD) […] More
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