Zoran Milanović less than 1% short of being re-elected as president
Croatia's incumbent President Zoran Milanović, the candidate of the opposition Social Democratic Party, won the first round of the country's presidential election on 29 December with 49.09% of the vote. The incumbent president, Zoran Milanovic, won by less than one percentage point. He faces a second round on 12 January against independent candidate Dragan Primorac, who is backed by the ruling centre-right Croatian Democratic Union. Primorac won 19.35% of the vote in a 46.03% turnout. There were 8 candidates in the first round. Croatian media described Zoran Milanović's result as a triumph, comparing it to former president Stipe Mesic's victory in 2005, reports BTA. Analysts say there is little chance of the second round result being overturned.
Ankara to invest billions in Kurdish areas in search for peace with PKK
$14 billion regional development plan that aims to reduce the economic gap between its mainly Kurdish southeast region and the rest of the country. The announcement comes amid increased hopes for an end to a decades-long insurgency waged by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in southeast Turkiye as well as the advent of a new leadership in neighbouring Syria with cordial ties to Ankara, Reuters reports. The eastern and southeastern provinces of Turkiye have long lagged behind other regions of the country in most economic indicators including gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, partly as a result of the insurgency. Turkish Industry Minister Fatih Kacir told reporters in the southeastern city of Sanliurfa that the government would spend a total 496.2 billion lira ($14.15 billion) on 198 projects across the region in the period to 2028.
Eight inflatable boats used to transport migrants illegally from the EU to the UK across the English Channel have been confiscated at the Lesovo border checkpoint on the border with Turkey. They were declared to customs authorities as..
There are 1,300 vacancies in the National Railway Infrastructure Company, or about 10% of the jobs - mainly for mechanics, traffic controllers, and switchmen. This was what the chair of the Union of Railway Workers in Bulgaria, Petar..
Prof. Kostadin Angelov has been elected as the first rotating chair of the Council for Joint Government Management. The first meeting was attended by Minister of Finance Temenuzhka Petkova and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev as..
Ivaylo Ivanov has resigned from his post as Chief of Staff of Interior Minister Daniel Mitov and is no longer part of the Interior Ministry team. Ivanov..
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In 2024, democracies took advantage of political and technological changes by removing unsuccessful leaders, abandoning outdated ideas and embracing new..
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