Russia labels Alexei Navalny’s group ‘foreign agent’
Russian has labelled the organisation run by opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a “foreign agent”. Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), which…
Tag: September election
Austrian MPs reject South American trade deal
Austrian MPs have rejected the European Union-Mercosur trade deal, putting the fate of the agreement in doubt. Several EU member…
Judge appointed interim Austrian chancellor
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has picked the country’s first female chancellor, Brigitte Bierlein (pictured), to take over from…
Kurz becomes youngest Austrian ex-chancellor
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (pictured) has lost a no-confidence vote yesterday (Monday), which will bring an early general election. The…
Far-right gains upend Swedish consensus
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has rejected calls to resign and said that “nothing will be determined” on an election…
Populists benefit from joint elections: study
Today (Sunday) Swedes vote in their general election and the Sweden Democrats (SD) may become the second-biggest party, a move…
Swedish populists braced for gains
Sweden’s far-right anti-EU party is poised to make big gains in Sunday’s general election, capitalising on issues surrounding immigration, crime…
Swedish police say election bots on rise
Sweden’s tumultuous September 9 election campaign has seen the nation’s institutions and political groups come under familiar cyber attacks that…
Most rapes in Sweden by foreigners: study
About 58 per cent of men convicted in Sweden of rape and attempted rape in the previous five years were…
Schulz picked to challenge Merkel
Martin Schulz in the Strasbourg parliament. Germany’s Social Democrats party (SPD) has chosen former European Parliament president Martin Schulz to…