Coalition demands investigation into jail deaths after controversial cell video is released Members of a jail watchdog group are demanding that county commissioners open an investigation into a series of deaths and conditions at the Montgomery County Jail. This comes after a video surfaced showing a 19-year-old inmate hours before he died. The Montgomery County […]
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Ramaphosa set for re-election in South Africa after coalition agreement
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was expected to be re-elected for a second term on Friday after his African National Congress (ANC) party signed a last-minute coalition agreement with its long-time political rival as the new Parliament convened to choose the country’s leader. The deal, which parties referred to as a government of national unity, […]
South Africa’s Ramaphosa set for re-election with coalition deal
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has secured a coalition agreement between his African National Congress (ANC) party and the former opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA) shortly before the vote in parliament on Friday. John Steenhuisen, a leading DA politician, said in Cape Town that a “new chapter” was beginning in South Africa after two weeks […]
South African parties agree to form first-ever coalition government
Johannesburg — After talks that carried on late into Thursday night, Friday morning brought news that South Africa would soon have its first coalition government. Uncertainty had reigned since the late Nelson Mandela’s party, the long-ruling African National Congress, lost its majority in May’s national election. The ANC said Thursday that it would partner with […]
Former Bulgarian prime minister offers coalition but does not want job again
Former Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borissov, whose centre-right GERB party won the most votes in the country’s parliamentary election, has invited his political opponents to hold talks about forming a new government. Speaking to reporters at his party’s headquarters, he said he does not want to be premier again, but warned there will be a […]
What we know ahead of Friday’s deadline for South Africa to form a coalition and elect a president
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s Parliament is due to elect a president on Friday and major political parties are still working out the last details of a coalition agreement that might or might not see Cyril Ramaphosa return for a second term as leader of Africa’s most industrialized economy. It appears likely […]
Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, named a Cabinet on Monday that retained his top ministers in crucial portfolios despite his Hindu nationalist party losing their majority in a shock election result. There was no change in the top four ministries. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who spearheaded the […]
Tusk’s Civic Coalition wins EU vote, edges out Law and Justice
Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition has won the European elections in Poland, according to the official figures published by the country’s electoral commission on Monday morning. Tusk’s party got 37.1% of the vote, translating to 21 members of the European Parliament. “We have waited exactly 10 years for the first place on the […]
Scholz’s coalition suffers rout at EU polls in Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition suffered a stinging defeat at the European elections Sunday, all three parties in his government trailing the conservatives and the far right, preliminary results showed. The result sparked calls from victorious conservative CDU-CSU bloc for the centre-left Scholz to change course or pave the way for new elections. The opposition […]
Tusk’s Civic Coalition set to win European election in Poland
Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s liberal-conservative Civic Coalition is set to win the European elections in Poland by a wide margin, according to initial forecasts. Tusk’s party is projected to get 38.2%, post-election polls conducted by the Ipsos opinion research institute indicated. The Civic Coalition is expected to be able to send 21 lawmakers to the […]
Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister
NEW DELHI (AP) — Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. Modi and his Cabinet ministers took the oath of office, administered by President Droupadi Murmu, at India’s […]
Macron in talks on coalition for military trainers in Ukraine
France is discussing the deployment of military trainers to Ukraine with partners, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris. “We want to have a coalition for reasons of efficiency and several of our partners have already given their agreement,” Macron said on Friday evening. “We will […]