Right-wing politics
Turkish officials lambast ex-soldiers' 'declaration'
Ankara's Chief Public Prosecutor on April 4 launched an investigation into a declaration released by 104 retired admirals over remarks made by Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop on the Montreux Convention.
The declaration has drawn strong reactions from the government and officials.
Nationalist leader criticizes top court after it returns indictment aimed to ban HDP
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on March 31 criticized the Constitutional Court's decision that sent back an indictment aimed to ban the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) due to deficiencies in the file
"At this stage, the HDP gained time on the pretext of procedural shortcomings," Bahçeli said in a written statement.
Denmark tells Syrian refugees they must return home: “Syria is now safe”
Denmark’s ruling center-left Social-democrats has taken a fierce anti-immigration stance in an effort to fend off challenges from parties on the Right
Serbia in 2021: Hostage to an Election Won and Another to Come
In 2021, Serbia's ruling Progressive Party faces being revisited by the errors of 2020.
A landslide election win in June yielded a parliament without an opposition, likely necessitating mediation by the European Union in 2021 if President Aleksandar Vucic is to head off another opposition boycott come the next election he wants held in 2022.
Vučić about "hot seats": I have a vague idea who will be in the government VIDEO
"I have a vague idea who will occupy ministerial seats, but I am not certain yet. I will discuss things with some people who entered the National Assembly. Next week I expect a session of the SNS presidency, and we'll go slowly from there.
Parliament briefly adjourned over incident: Bosko Obradovic blew into whistle VIDEO
President of the Dveri movement, Bosko Obradovic, today made an incident within the Serbian Parliament when he entered the boardroom at the beginning of the session and started blowing his whistle next to the booth.
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In a country where polls show more than half of people believe conspiracy theories and two-thirds do not trust state institutions, hoaxes and fake news have an infectious power.
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Indian police detain hundreds after Hindu-Muslim clashes in New Delhi
Indian police said on Feb. 28 they had detained hundreds of people and were keeping a heavy presence in northeast New Delhi, days after the worst bout of sectarian violence in the capital in decades.
At least 38 people were killed in Hindu-Muslim violence this week, police said, amid mounting international criticism that authorities failed to protect minority Muslims.
Slovak Election Dilemma: To Talk or Not to Talk to Fascists?
Four years later, with LSNS polling around 14 per cent ahead of a parliamentary election at the end of February, that question has a new urgency.
The party's rise has polarised Slovak society and divided opinion among commentators, experts and political leaders about whether to sup with the devil — and if so, with how long a spoon.
Ghost Voters: Row over Serbian Electoral Roll Reignited
True or not, "this lack of trust in the correctness of the electoral roll is leading to general distrust in the entire electoral process," said Rasa Nedeljkov of the Centre for Transparency, Research and Accountability, CRTA. "One in every four citizens we ask lists this among the top four problems."
Questions of legitimacy in light of opposition boycott