A press review presented in partnership with The Balkan Courier.
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Will the Balkan diasporas change the American presidential election, which is particularly indecisive? They are certainly not the most important, but their concentration in several key states could prove crucial for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. Overview.
In the region, support networks for Donald Trump are well establisheddrawing strange alliances from Ljubljana to Sofia, between “pro-life” and pro-Russians, defenders of “families” and opponents of LGBTQ+ rights. In Serbia, President Aleksandar Vucic refuses to give his preference – after being on the wrong side in 2016 and 2020 – for the American presidential election. But it’s an open secret: everyone knows that Belgrade bet on a victory for the Republican candidate.
Polls in Moldova: Russian interference does not explain everything
Russian interference on an unprecedented scale marked the double elections of October 20 in Moldova, with a pyramid system which would have influenced between 10 and 20% of the electorate. But this “elephant in the room” should not hide another: a large part of Moldovans see the European Union as a mirage. How will this impact the second round of the presidential election which takes place on Sunday November 3? The pro-European outgoing, Maia Sandufaces the socialist Alexandr Stoianoglo, who is favored by Moscow.
According to the Chișinau authorities, around a hundred individuals trained by Russians in camps located in Republika Srpska and Serbia sought to destabilize Moldova during the October 20 elections. The affair tears Bosnia-Herzegovina apart : the authorities of the Serbian entity deny the existence of such camps and explain that the threat comes mainly from radicalized Islamists who live in the Federation, the Croat-Bosnian entity.
In Bulgaria, voters went to the polls again, Sunday October 27, for the seventh legislative elections in just three years, a world record. The participation rate is falling irremediably and these repeated ballots, the consequences of political instability, cost the taxpayer dearly. A political landscape more fragmented than ever emerged from the polls and no majority emerged.
Turkey, paradise for firearms without a license?
In Türkiye, murderous incidents involving firearms are increasing. In theory, there are strict conditions surrounding the granting of weapons, but the vast majority of weapons are held illegally. Report from Samsun, on the Black Sea.
Lebanon is home to 2.5 million refugees for 5.5 million inhabitants. With the Israeli invasion, should we fear a new exodus? In Greece, we observe with fear an increase in arrivals in Crete and the Dodecanese and we are preparing for the worst, while Germany is pushing for readmissions.
Royal welcome of King Mswati III of Swaziland to Serbia
Serbia rolls out the red carpet to welcome King Mswati III of Eswatini for a five-day long state visit. The absolute monarch of the small southern African country, accompanied by his last wife, took a great interest in military and surveillance technologies.
In the past, Tito Square in Koper, a small town on the Slovenian coast located a few kilometers from Italy, was called Piazza del Duomo. But it’s difficult to say today, when a new battle of odonyms is shaking the city, as it celebrates its 1,500th anniversary. For what Does bilingualism still cause knee-jerk reactions in Slovenia? ?