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General Petr Pavel wins Czech presidential election

The Editorial Board January 31, 2023

Czechia – As was foreseen after the main candidates eliminated in the first round of the Czech presidential election endorsed the candidacy of General Petr Pavel against former PM Andrej Babiš, the former won in the second round held last weekend, and…

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Babiš alone against Pavel in Czech election run-off

The Editorial Board January 20, 2023

Czechia – The second round of the Czech presidential elections will take place on 27–28 January with a run-off ballot between General Petr Pavel, who got 35.4% of the vote in the first round, and former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who came…

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Czech presidential election run-off between Petr Pavel and Andrej Babiš

The Editorial Board January 18, 2023

Czechia – Czech voters were called to the polls on 13 and 14 January to choose a successor to President Miloš Zeman. According to the results published by the Czech press, the two candidates qualifying for the second round of voting on…

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Nine candidates to succeed Miloš Zeman as president of Czechia

The Editorial Board December 14, 2022

Czechia – 21 people initially said they would try their luck in Czechia’s upcoming presidential election. After having gone through the scrutiny of the interior ministry, which had to check, among other things, that each candidate was endorsed by at least twenty…

Politics

Poland: French presidential candidate Macron wants quick sanctions

The Editorial Board April 28, 2017

France, Paris - The Liberal-Libertarian candidate for the French presidency assured that he would take, once elected, measures against Poland. According to him, Poland violated "all the principles of the European Union". "In the three months following my election, there will be…

Interviews

Norbert Hofer: it would be an advantage for Austria to join the Visegrad Group

Ferenc Almássy November 19, 2016

Austria - Interview with Norbert Hofer, candidate to the presidential election in Austria: "I believe it would be an advantage for our country to join the Visegrad Group ", by Ferenc Almássy. Ferenc Almássy made an interview by mail with Norbert Hofer…

Politics

Moldova And Bulgaria Elected Russia-Friendly Presidents

The Editorial Board November 14, 2016

Moldova / Bulgaria - Two presidential elections took place recently: Bulgaria and Moldova elected new presidents. Both of them were Russia friendly candidates. Moldova turns her back on the European Union Moldova is stuck in a political crisis for a year and a…

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The Austrian election could be postponed again!

The Editorial Board September 11, 2016

UPDATE on 12/IX/2016: the Ministry of Interior announced today that the second round will finally be held on December 2. Austria - New episode in the saga of the Austrian presidential election. It's second round is scheduled for October 2, after the second round in May…

Society

Austria: the vote was invalid, the election must be repeated!

The Editorial Board July 1, 2016

Austria, Vienna - Austria's presidential election will be repeated, the country's constitutional court ruled on Friday, July 1. Austrians must now head to the polls once again in the autumn. After the narrow victory of the far-left ecologist Alexander Van der Bellen…