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The Nation Alliance's presidential candidate and the chair of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, called on the government on March 14 to introduce new legislation to provide incentives aiming to boost economic activities in the earthquake-hit provinces of Türkiye.

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been holding talks with some political parties that want to be part of the People's Alliance or are willing to cooperate with the ruling party for the upcoming May 14 elections.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the presidential candidate of the Nation Alliance and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman, visited the earthquake area over the weekend.

If the elections in Bulgaria were in early March, the result would probably be as follows: "We Continue the Change" - "Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) and GERB-SDS would have almost identical support with 27.2% and 26.6%, The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) and "Vazrazhdane" are the other pair with similar results and would fight for third place, with 13.4% and 12.3% respectively.

Main opposition SYRIZA has attacked the government over the composition of the board of ERGOSE, a subsidiary of the state-owned railway company OSE that is responsible building infrastructure, saying it was exclusively made up of individuals drawn from the ranks of the ruling New Democracy party.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Thursday evening he wanted to formulate the policy of a People's Movement for the State by a Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) assembly meeting in May.

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Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu speaks during an anti-government rally in Istanbul, Turkey, 21 May 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

China's parliament unanimously re-elected Xi Jinping as president for an unprecedented third five-year term.

2,952 people participated in the voting of the 14th National People's Congress of People's Representatives. The Associated Press commented that the 69-year-old Xi is on course to remain in power for life.

A draft bill on "prevention and management of violence and bullying phenomena in schools" was approved by the Greek Parliament plenary on Wednesday.

İYİ (Good) Party Chair Meral Akşener has said her party does not object to a dialogue between the Republican People's Party (CHP) and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) but that any negotiation for forming a government such as a ministry distribution is out of the question.