PARIS–French President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw the country into political paralysis unless he is able to negotiate alliances with other parties. Macron’s Ensemble coalition, which wants to raise the retirement age and further deepen EU integration,…
French Election: Macron Loses Absolute Majority in ‘Democratic Shock’
PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw the country into political paralysis unless he is able to negotiate alliances with other parties. Near-final results showed that Macron’s center-left Ensemble coalition, which wants to raise the retirement age and further deepen EU…
Macron Loses Absolute Majority in Parliament, Initial Projections Show
PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose his absolute majority in the National Assembly and control of his reform agenda after the first projections by four pollsters showed Sunday’s election delivering a hung parliament. Macron’s Ensemble! alliance was set to end up with the most seats, the polls showed, followed by the Nupes bloc…
Lebanon Election Results Announced, Hezbollah Expected to Lose Majority
Lebanon’s interior minister Bassam Mawlawi announced on Monday (May 16) most of the official results for the parliamentary election, the first since the economic meltdown and a huge port explosion rocked the capital. Mawlawi announced the winning candidates in 12 out of 15 electoral districts and the remaining results are expected on Tuesday (May 17)….
Home of Another Investigative Journalist in Russia Raided
MOSCOW—Police in Russia raided the home of the chief editor of an investigative media outlet that was recently designated as a “foreign agent,” the latest move by authorities to raise pressure on independent media before the country’s September parliamentary election. The Insider news site chief editor Roman Dobrokhotov tweeted Wednesday morning that “police are knocking”…
Pro-EU Party in Moldova Wins Clear Majority in Election
CHISINAU, Moldova—A pro-reform party seeking closer ties for Moldova with the European Union has won a clear majority in the parliamentary election, electoral commission results show Monday. Sunday’s election was called by President Maia Sandu, who sought to gain a parliament made up of pro-EU reformists in the former Soviet republic. The Party of Action…
Armenia’s Acting Prime Minister Keeps Power, Bolsters Authority Despite Military Defeat
MOSCOW—Armenia’s acting Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, kept power in a parliamentary election that boosted his authority despite being widely blamed for a military defeat last year in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, results showed on Monday. Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won 53.92 percent of votes cast in Sunday’s snap election, according to preliminary results on Monday. Former…
Scottish Nationalists Unlikely to Win a Majority, Poll Indicates
LONDON—Scotland’s main pro-independence party is unlikely to win an outright majority in Thursday’s parliamentary election, a blow to its hopes of demanding a referendum on separating from the United Kingdom, a Savanta Comres/The Scotsman poll indicated. The Scottish National Party (SNP) wants a majority in the devolved parliament to demand another referendum, although British Prime…
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