LAST UPDATE: 23:59 The ruling Socialist Party appears to be winning parliamentary elections in Portugal and could even secure autonomy, according to three exit polls, sparking celebrations at Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s main polling station. In particular, based on exit polls, Costa’s ruling party has 37% -42.5% of the vote, according to Reuters. The main […]
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Portugal: In a climate of political uncertainty and record cases, the Portuguese come to the polls
LAST UPDATE: 11:03 The Portuguese are called to the polls today to vote in the snap parliamentary elections, in which they do not appear to have a clear winner and amid a climate of heightened uncertainty from a potentially low turnout amid the country’s record of Covid-19 infections. The polls opened today at 10 (Greek […]
Sergio Mattarella’s speech after the confirmed appointment as President of the Republic
After the news of the renewed assignment as President of the Republic (the most voted after Sandro Pertini), Sergio Mattarella gave a short speech from Quirinale. The first as President bis, after the past seven-year assignment as 12th President of the Italian Republic, started on February 3, 2015. «I thank the presidents of the Chamber […]
Quirinale, the center-right votes for a name
It was not enough for the quorum to drop to have a President of the Republic in the fourth vote. Between blank ballots and abstentions, the votes for Sergio Mattarella, the outgoing president who has repeatedly said he does not want a new mandate at the Quirinale. 166 preferences for him, votes that come from […]
P. Skourletis: Let the government go to the polls, if it is not afraid of confrontation with reality
The situation in the country has gone to “does not provide”, which is why elections are needed, as for the polls, the social and political processes of the period are not in line with the picture that appears for the political scene, said the SYRIZA parliamentary representative – Progressive Alliance, Member of Parliament. In an […]
Portugal-poll: The Socialists are expanding their lead
Portugal’s ruling Socialists expanded their lead in a new poll on Sunday, two weeks before the snap elections, widening their gap with the main opposition Social Democrats, Reuters reported. The poll, conducted by Aximage for the newspapers Jornal de Noticias, Diario de Noticias and the radio station TSF, gave incumbent Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s Partido […]
The Socialists in Portugal want autonomy
In Portugal, too, the pre-election televised debate is a tradition and a self-evident sign of respect for the rules of parliamentary democracy. On Thursday, the two main contenders for the presidency came face to face: on one side Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who is running for re-election, and on the other Hui Chiu, leader […]
Italy: Support for Berlusconi’s presidential candidacy grows
Italian parties confirmed on Friday that they supported Silvio Berlusconi as Italy’s next president and said in a joint statement that they would seek broad support for him in parliament, according to Reuters. “The leaders of the coalition have agreed that Silvio Berlusconi is the right person to take on this high office in these […]
US-Democrats: White House party usually loses seats in midterm elections
The list of threats to end the control of the Senate by the Democrats is known, as commented by POLITICO. U.S. political history teaches that the White House party usually loses seats in the midterm elections for Congress. The low turnout that President Joe Biden gets in the election-critical states portends problems. Biden’s percentages in […]
SYRIZA: Ecology and the scenarios are back – A. Tsipras: Conference ‘in any way’
By Niki Zorba Double crisis (pandemic and accuracy) , double “opportunity”, seedoes SYRIZA say about the next months of 2022? Not exactly but most likely yes. Opera practically means that Koumoundourou “runs” just in case, now urgently and on a daily basis asking for the announcement of elections from Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The assessment that the […]