Tag: elections
Elections in Northern Ireland: a mostly symbolic victory for Sinn Fein
The votes were only half counted as the world’s media was already pumping out sensational headlines like “historic earthquake in Northern Ireland.” It is true that Sinn Fein’s victory in…
the legislative and local elections set for July 10
In Congo-Brazzaville, the government set Thursday, in the Council of Ministers, the date of the legislative and local elections for July 10, 2022. The legislative elections are a two-round ballot.…
Boris Johnson’s ‘hard night’… They lost 467 seats in the elections!
In the local government elections in England, Wales and Scotland, the ruling Conservative Party lost control of more than 460 city council members and 12 municipalities, while the parliamentary elections…
Investiture of Emmanuel Macron: “We must give a clear impetus before the legislative elections”
Emmanuel Macron will be officially invested as President of the Republic on Saturday May 7, during a ceremony at the Élysée, which promises to be more sober than in 2017.…
The pan-European elections are coming – will one day a Finn choose a Portuguese representative, for example?
Europe Day and the hustle and bustle of Eurovision are expected in the coming days. The Europe Letter covers key EU issues every Friday. You can order the entire letter…
LR candidate for the legislative elections … unless they rally to Macron
DAMIEN ABAD. Invested by the Les Républicains party for the legislative elections, Damien Abad, the current president of the LR deputies in the Assembly, would ask himself the question of…
Richard Ferrand: towards a candidacy for the legislative elections and the presidency of the Assembly?
FERRAND. The President of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand, has also been a LREM deputy for the 6th constituency of Finistère since 2012. Close support of Emmanuel Macron since 2016,…
LREM becomes “Renaissance”, within a confederation for the legislative elections
Emmanuel Macron’s party, La République en Marche (LREM), officially changed its name this Thursday, May 5. It will henceforth be called “Renaissance”. In view of the legislative elections, the various…
Together, Renaissance… What name for the majority in the legislative elections?
LREM. With the approach of the legislative elections, La République en Marche is getting organized for the ballot. An agreement has been reached with Edouard Philippe and François Bayrou, while…
“Party gate”, Northern Ireland… Three questions about local elections in the United Kingdom
The bell rang at 6 a.m. local time on Thursday morning. From England to Wales via Ireland and Scotland, the 67 million British voters are called to join the polling…