Israelis were following closely the updates of the election as slight changes could determine whether the country's longest-serving leader could form a government coalition. Netanyahu already claimed victory late on Monday night, after exit polls indicated a firm majority by his right-wing party over...
Iran. More than 15,000 candidates from different walks of life would compete for the Iranian parliament's 290 seats in the upcoming elections, said Iran's Constitutional Council spokesman Hadi Tahan Nazif on Wednesday.
6. Britain boasts several political parties, yet the two main ones are the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. Since 1945, control of the government has alternated between these two parties. The party securing a majority of seats in a General Election forms the government, with...
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For her to win a second five-year term, she needs the support of a majority of the EU's national leaders and a working majority in the European Parliament. She has begun working on forming a grand coalition to govern. "We may differ on individual points," she said, calling out centrist...
The first projections for the 705-seat legislature, produced this week by the parliament itself, show the EPP Christian Democrats struggling with 183 seats, the S&D Socialists losing big to land at 135 seats and their grand coalition short of a majority for the first time. Populists would gai...
In addition to a nod from EU heads of state, Ursula von der Leyen needs a majority of MEPs to support her bid for a second term as president of the European Commission. Increased fragmentation means she’ll have to court a broader array of players to secure her position. The deals she ...
"They must feel the same sorrow as we do," she added. The ruling Baath Party, led by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, currently holds the majority of seats in parliament. Ahead of the elections, the party undertook significant reshuffling among its candidates.■...