Liberal lawyer Caputova on course to become Slovakia’s first female president
Riding a wave of public fury over corruption, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputova was on course to win Slovakia’s presidential election on Saturday, bucking a trend that has seen populist, anti-European Union politicians make gains across the continent.
Liberal lawyer Caputova takes large lead in Slovak presidential election
Anti-graft lawyer Zuzana Caputova led Slovakia’s presidential run-off vote with 57.9 percent of the vote after results from 38.5 percent of polling stations were counted, statistics office data showed on Saturday.
Turks vote in local elections which could see Erdogan lose in big cities
Turks go to the polls on Sunday in local elections that President Tayyip Erdogan has described as a matter of survival for the country.
Advisors to UK’s May divided over snap election – Mail on Sunday
Advisors to British Prime Minister Theresa May are divided over whether she should call a national election if she fails to win support for her Brexit deal from parliament in the coming week, the Mail on Sunday newspaper said.
UK minister sees Conservative support for Brexit customs union plan: ITV reporter
A British government minister plans to back a plan for a customs union with the European Union when parliament votes on Monday on alternatives to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan, ITV political correspondent Paul Brand said.
UK Conservatives may try to stop any early election plan by May: Observer
Lawmakers from British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party are threatening to vote down any attempt she makes to call a snap national election in the face of the country’s Brexit impasse, the Observer newspaper said.
Before mosque attacks, New Zealand failed to record hate crimes for years
Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Koran outside New Zealand mosques, in what community leaders said was the latest in a long list of threatening behavior against religious minorities.
Algerian army repeats call to declare president unfit for office
Algeria’s army chief renewed a call for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be declared unfit for office and told opponents not to seek to undermine the military, after weeks of protests demanding an end to the ailing leader’s 20-year rule.
Iran calls emergency in flood-threatened southwest province
Iran said on Saturday it faced an emergency in a southwestern province threatened by flooding and worked to evacuate dozens of villages as forecasters predicted more of the heavy rains that have killed at least 45 people this week, state media reported…
‘Yellow vest’ numbers down in 20th week of French protests
Thousands of demonstrators marched in cities around France on Saturday for a 20th weekend of “yellow vest” protests, but numbers were lower and clashes with police sporadic.
