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Albania Parties Fail to Elect ‘Consensus’ President
The last chance for Albania's main opposition Democratic Party to propose names for the new President - who must be elected in June - expired on Sunday, when it failed to do so, in the third round of the election.
The date for a fourth session is yet to be decided. Democratic Party parliamentarians did not show up to vote in the parliament.
Suspicion in Serbia after Opposition Leader Meets President
Surprise talks between Serbian opposition politician Dragan Djilas and President Aleksandar Vucic concerning an inconclusive election in the capital, Belgrade, has triggered anger and suspicion within the ranks of the country's opposition.
US Sanctions Seven People as “Serious Threat” to Balkan Stability
The United States sanctioned seven people in politics, media and justice in the Balkans on Monday, calling them a "serious threat to regional stability" and the cause of democracy.
Spain law bans harassment of women having abortions
Spain has criminalised the harassment or intimidation of women going for an abortion under new legislation approved on Wednesday by the Senate.
The move, which involved changes to the penal code, means anti-abortion activists who try and convince women not to terminate their pregnancies could face up to a year behind bars.
Election Hostilities Shake Serbia and Hungary
Elections in Hungary and Serbia stimulate tensions
National elections were held on April 3 in both Hungary and Serbia. In Serbia, the parliamentary election coincided with presidential and local elections in 12 municipalities, including the capital, Belgrade.
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Analyst says election result in Serbia was expected
Ljubljana/Belgrade – The only news after the presidential and general elections in Serbia was the result of opposition parties, while everything else had been known in advance, as all mechanism for election victory had been in the hands of Aleksandar Vučić, Borut Šuklje, a former Slovenian diplomat and an expert on the Balkans, told the STA on Monday.
Serbia: Second term for Vucic, SPP wins about 40%
The results of Serbia's presidential and parliamentary elections show that Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party (SPP) have won convincing victories.
In a joint forecast, election observer CeSID and the sociological organization Ipsos predict that Vucic will win a second five-year term as president, receiving almost 60% of the vote.
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North Macedonia Opposition Leader Attends Orban’s Victory Party
The leader of North Macedona's main opposition party, VMRO DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, joined the celebrations marking Viktor Orban's victory in Sunday's Hungarian elections at Orban's Fidesz party HQ in Budapest.
Albania President Wins Constitutional Battle to Stay in Office
Albania's President, Ilir Meta, will end his mandate in office after winning a Constitutional Court battle with the ruling Socialist Party, which dismissed him via a vote in parliament nine months ago.
In a verdict on Wednesday, the Court said the accusations made against Meta "do not constitute serious violation of the constitution".
Albania’s Rama Appoints Spokesperson to Run New ‘Information’ Agency
A BIRN Freedom of Information Request has revealed that Prime Minister Edi Rama on 29 September last year appointed his own former spokesperson, Endri Fuga, as head of the newly established Media and Information Agency, MIA. The appointment was not published and was disclosed only recently following the FOI request.