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Armenian parliament fails to elect new PM 0

Armenian parliament fails to elect new PM

Armenia’s parliament failed to elect a new prime minister after a special session, held following nearly two weeks of protests against the government. The only candidate for the post of interim prime minister was Nikol Pashinyan, 42, the opposition leader who called for the mass demonstrations. Pashinyan, who led the protests that forced Prime Minister…

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Czechs head to the polls to elect next president

Prague – Three months after the election of the populist Eurosceptic and billionaire Andrej Babis to prime minister, Czechs will once again head to the polls this weekend to elect a new president. Voting takes place on Friday and Saturday. The favourite in the field of nine candidates vying for a spot in the election…

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South Africa’s ANC prepares to elect current leader

Soweto, South Africa – Voting for the next leader of South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is expected to commence later on Sunday, the ANC has announced. In a press briefing at Nasrac conference centre in Soweto, where the ANC is meeting for its 54th National Conference, Jessie Duarte, the party’s deputy…