Three months from elections, Latvian parties jostle for position

Ruginiene quits as Lithuanian PM

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene announced her resignation on Tuesday, triggering the formation of a new government following changes within the ruling coalition, reported Xinhua. Following the resignation, President Gitanas Nauseda will have 15 days to nominate a candidate for prime minister, who must then be approved by the parliament, also known as Seimas. Chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party Mindaugas Sinkevicius is widely expected to receive the nomination. If confirmed by parliament, he will have 15 days to form a cabinet and present the new government's policy program. He will then have an additional 15 days to submit the full cabinet lineup for approval. The new coalition will be the third governing alliance formed by the Social Democrats since the parliamentary elections in late 2024. The outgoing government took office last August after the resignation of former Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas.

Opposition leadership rift deepens over Jang’s postelection strategy

The rift in the People Power Party's leadership appears to be widening, with two top officials repeatedly clashing over postelection strategy and how to assess the conservative party’s performance in the June 3 local elections. The tension between the party's chief, Jang Dong-hyeok, and Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sig has surfaced three times over the past week, even as Jang remains hospitalized due to exhaustion. The latest dispute was triggered by a party report released Sunday under the official

RSP general convention: Voting begins for picking office-bearers

Bharatpur, June 26: Voting has begun for picking office-bearers of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The second phase...

PKR temu duga calon PRN Negeri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: PKR telah melakukan proses menemu duga seramai 53 orang calon bagi mewakili parti itu dan Pakatan Harapan (PH) dalam Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Negeri Sembilan, 1 Ogos ini. Langkah itu supaya PH dapat menampilkan calon berkaliber, berwibawa dan mampu memberi khidmat lebih baik untuk rakyat. Menurut sumber parti itu, seramai 53 calon telah selesai ... Read more The post PKR temu duga calon PRN Negeri Sembilan appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

The latest election scenario – blame the heat – Alexis’s aperitif, the new power-brokers, television’s next chapter, Aktor’s American funds and Mystakidis’s Thessaloniki base ///

Greetings. As we said yesterday, do not expect dramatic news as we move towards the second month of summer. Still, in recent days – perhaps because there was not much else to talk about – a “new” election scenario has started doing the rounds. After the earlier theory that Mitsotakis might call elections in September [] The post The latest election scenario – blame the heat – Alexis’s aperitif, the new power-brokers, television’s next chapter, Aktor’s American funds and Mystakidis’s Thessaloniki base /// appeared first on ProtoThema English.