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Erdoğan urges his ruling party to work hard to win Ankara in local polls
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Jan.
Zoran Janković elected Mayor of Ljubljana for the fourth time
For the fourth consecutive time, voters showed great support for Zoran Janković, again entrusting him with the management of the City of Ljubljana. He was nominated with 61,287 votes or 60.47% of the votes, enough to be elected in the first round of the local elections.
Zoran Janković elected Mayor of Ljubljana for the fifth time
For the fifth consecutive time, voters showed great support for Zoran Janković, again entrusting him with the management of the City of Ljubljana. He was nominated with 61,287 votes or 60.47% of the votes, enough to be elected in the first round of the local elections.
President Iohannis announces he prolonged General Ciuca's mandate as Chief of Defence Staff
President Klaus Iohannis on Friday stated after the meeting of the Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) that he signed a decree by which he prolonged the mandate of General Nicolae Ciuca as Chief of Defence Staff, specifying at the same time that the proposal made by the Minister of Defence, Gabriel Les, was rejected.
PSD's Dragnea doesn't rule out Tariceanu running in presidential elections
Social Democratic Party (PSD) chairman Liviu Dragnea on Thursday said he didn't rule out the alternative of a candidacy of Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) leader Calin Popescu-Tariceanu in the presidential elections, mentioning that it is important to have a common candidate of the two parties making up the ruling coalition.
CHP declares five targets for Istanbul ahead of local polls
Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) candidate for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality mayor seat, has outlined five major problems of Istanbul that he promises to resolve.
President Erdoğan slams CHP leader over 'legitimacy' comments
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over his accusations that the former's presidency was "illegitimate."
Pro-Europeans Take on Moldova's 'Old Guard' in Election
All the main political parties in Moldova on Wednesday or Thursday submitted their lists of candidates to the Central Electoral Commission for the parliamentary elections due on February 24.
Under the new and controversial "mixed" electoral system, half the winning candidates for the 101 seats will come from party lists and half will be elected in constituencies.
Greece, Turkey and the unpredictable President Trump
There is widespread satisfaction - even enthusiasm - over the support for Greece being expressed by American officials both privately and publicly, as well as over the exceptionally fruitful tripartite partnership between Greece, Cyprus and Israel.
Dialogue with Assad would be a shame for Turkey, MHP leader says
Turkey under no circumstances should establish dialogue with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, the main political supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government, has said, stressing that the main objective of Turkish foreign policy should be to save Syria from the Assad regime.