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Description: The incumbent Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and his center – right Democratic Alliance (AD) party have won the parliamentary elections in Portugal but failed to secure the ruling majority as the far – right Chega party marked historic election result. Montenegro’s government lost a parliamentary vote of confidence in Mar, after just one year in power which prompted a parliamentary inquiry into the allegations against Montenegro’s conflict of interest. Several consultancy companies were connected to the current Portuguese Prime Minister which precipitated him to call for early elections and form a minority government. The Socialist Party suffered one
Description: Centrist liberal mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski would face the conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki in the runoff presidential elections in Poland scheduled for 01 Jun. The Sunday vote count put Trzaskowski in a slim lead over Nawrocki as the candidates were at 31.36% and 29.54% respectively. The campaign from both camps before the election challenged Poland’s growing internal and external threats, such as crucial changes in the legislature, tackling of social and economic issues and the country’s pivotal positioning within the EU. Sunday’s results delivered a brief relief as the far – right candidates, despite marking record high support percentages, were
Description: In a dramatic turn of events, centrist independent candidate Nicusor Dan has triumphed against his ultranationalist far – right opponent George Simion in the Romanian presidential elections. Simion was previously favored to win by a landslide over Dan according to the latest polling before the elections and the first round of voting. Dan won the majority of votes forming a comfortable disparity in support of 8% with Simion garnering around 46% of the votes while Dan sat at 54%. The newly elected President was labeled as a moderate politician, level – headed decision maker and a major proponent for the fight against corruption in Romania. Allegations and turmoil
Description: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have announced the commencement of the operation Gideon’s Chariots which considerably threatens the lives of the remaining 2 million Palestinians within Gaza. The operation would allegedly undertake key strategic points in the enclave and would aim at suffocating Hamas militarily and logistically forcing the release of the remaining 58 Israeli hostages. Bombing runs over the weekend left more than 100 people dead and completely obliterated the humanitarian aid and medical networks, leaving countless people without access to elementary supplies. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has stated that Israel would allow the entry of limit
Description: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hosted a trilateral meeting in Rome between US Vice – President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. She labeled the meeting as a potential new beginning of US – EU ties as both focus on key global issues such as the war in Ukraine and the imposition of tariffs. Meloni aimed at reestablishing Italy’s diplomatic and political posturing within the EU serving as bridge between the EU and the US in overcoming recent rifts on the foreign policy front. Rome served as the diplomatic capital this weekend as world leaders gathered for Pope Leo’s inauguration, where Ukrainian Pr
Description: After the failed Istanbul talks on 16 May, US President Donald Trump stated that he would talk with President Putin and Zelenskyy on Monday in an attempt to establish a firmer diplomatic connection. The mid – level negotiations in Istanbul resulted with more maximalist demands from Russia and merely lasted an hour and a half, as Ukraine and Russia only agreed on prisoner exchanges. The conversation on Monday would represent the most significant development so far in the war, as the US President would engage in a phone conversation with the Russian and Ukrainian presidents. Using Pope Leo’s inauguration, EU leaders Merz, Macron and Starmer have requested from US
Description: Facing the firth round of nuclear negotiations with the US, Iranian officials met with diplomats from the E3, France, Germany and the UK in Istanbul. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has stated the negotiations were a sign that Iran and the EU aim at exhausting diplomatic means in reaching the necessary nuclear agreement. Iran is set to engage with the US in a fifth round of negotiations in the upcoming week, as US President Donald Trump stated that representatives from his administration have already delivered a concrete proposal to their Iranian counterparts. The negotiations with the E3 countries come on the precipice of the initiative launch
Description: Ukraine’s President Volodymir Zelenskyy arrived in Ankara where he met Turkey’s Erdogan in what was supposed to result in a key breakthrough for the war against Russia. Putin previously signaled he won’t be attending the upcoming negotiations as he sent a mid – level delegation to make initial contact with their counterparts. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special envoy Steve Witkoff are expected to arrive in Turkey on 16 May where trilateral negotiations between the Ukrainian, US and Russian representatives are set to take place. Zelenskyy heavily criticized the Russian position blaming Putin for misleading the peace efforts and prolonging the war. US Pr
Description: US President Donald Trump has finalized his Gulf tour in the UAE with more business investments in the AI manufacturing and developing sector. He met with the UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang as investment pledges were made that apparently amounted to $1.4 trillion dollars over the next ten years. The UAE has made commitments to develop AI data centers for the US with large capacities as the country was aiming at diversifying its economic portfolio abandoning the oil – fueled revenues. Trump also hinted that Qatar played a key role in the US – Iran nuclear negotiations as the counties faced the fifth round of talk
Description: Sources with intimate knowledge of the nuclear talks on the Iranian side have stated that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has floated a proposal for an international joint nuclear venture as a solution to Iran’s disputed nuclear program. The information arrives ahead of the fifth round of negotiations set to take place this weekend in Oman. The concrete details around the proposal would include monitoring the program by international organizations such as the IAEA and the inclusion of other Arab countries which would ensure that Iran’s nuclear enrichment would follow exclusively limitations within the development of a civilian nuclear program rather than a milit