October 3, 2023
Populist former prime minister Robert Fico and his leftist, pro-Russian Smer party have won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia. ADVERTISEMENT The party and its leader have staged a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, according to complete results announced on Sunday. It gained 22.9% of the votes, or 42 seats in
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The Conservatives will enter the next general election as the “underdogs”, the party’s chairman has said. Kicking off speeches on the main stage at the Tory conference on Sunday, Greg Hands said: “This is likely to be a general election where the Conservatives enter as the underdogs. “I know in recent years you will have
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The election Saturday was a test for the small eastern European country’s support for neighbouring Ukraine in its war with Russia, and the win by Fico could strain a fragile unity in the European Union and NATO. ADVERTISEMENT A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political
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Aslef’s general secretary Mick Whelan said his union was targeting the Conservative Party conference for “industrial reasons”. Mr Whelan joined rail workers on a picket line at London Euston station, alongside a cardboard model of Transport Secretary Mark Harper mocked up as the main character from the Where’s Wally? children’s books. Speaking to the PA
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To all the ways that Americans have traditionally distinguished between the nation’s two major parties, mostly on policy grounds such as taxes and social issues, add another: ethics. Republicans condone ethical transgressions and even alleged criminality, Democrats not so much. This week provided only the latest examples. Opinion Columnist Jackie Calmes Jackie Calmes brings a
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This surely wasn’t the plan, but by placing their second candidate debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Republican officials put a spotlight on how far their party has moved from positions that made the 40th president a conservative icon. The GOP has kept the social conservatism that made Reagan the preferred candidate for evangelical
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A Mexican mother was seen on video protecting her own cub from a young bear that had crashed the boy’s birthday party, jumped onto their picnic table and devoured their food just inches from their faces. The family was eating their meal at Chipinque Park in San Pedro Garza García, located on the outskirts of the
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Health authorities have issued an urgent warning after MDMA Pills featuring a “Gucci” logo were found with more than four times the average dose. NSW Health warned recreational drug users to avoid the ecstasy tablets found in circulation that are pink-orange in colour and square in shape. NSW Poisons Information Centre medical director Darren Roberts
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson abruptly left the Democratic Party to join the GOP. The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed entitled “America’s Cities Need Republicans, and I’m Becoming One,” where Johnson explains why his values no longer align with the Democratic Party. Dallas saw a notable decline in crime since Johnson became mayor in 2019.
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A powerful public servant has been referred to the public service commissioner after a series of explosive texts revealed he had sought to influence government affairs. The text messages spanning years were obtained and published by the Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes on Sunday, which the outlets say revealed Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo had
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