Possible ceasefire after four days of heavy fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh
On April 5th a ceasefire was reached between Azerbaijan and separatist forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. On April 2nd intense fighting broke out in the Armenian populated Nagorno-Karabakh enclave...
View ArticleOne of Libya's rival governments resigns
According to a justice ministry statement, one of the two rival governments in Libya announced its resignation on April 6th. A statement of the self-declared National Salvation government reported: “We...
View ArticleUkrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk resigns
On 10 April Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation. In a video address he said: “Having done everything to ensure stability and make a smooth transition of power possible, I decided...
View ArticleKyrgyz Prime Minister resigns
On 11 April Prime Minister Temir Sariyev announced his resignation. With his resignation the entire cabinet will step down but fulfil its duties until the new cabinet is formed. The announcement comes...
View ArticleMacedonian President blocks wiretapping probe
On April 12 President Gjorge Ivanov pardoned all politicians facing criminal investigations in the wiretapping corruption scandal. Most politicians facing criminal charges from the Special Prosecution...
View ArticleUkraine’s parliament agrees on new government headed by Groysman
On April 14th, the two largest political parties reached an agreement on a government headed by former parliament speaker and ally of President Petro Poroshenko, Volodymyr Groysman.
View ArticleRuling Serbian Progressive Party wins parliamentary elections
On 24 April early parliamentary elections took place in Serbia, where Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won 48,28 percent of the votes. According to Vučić his government...
View ArticleExtradition process started for Ukrainian pilot Savchenko
On 27 April Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko received official forms for her extradition to Ukraine, her lawyer said. But the entire process could take one to two months. Savchenko was sentenced to jail...
View ArticleColourful revolution protest resume after Easter break
After an Easter break, the anti-government protests known as the ‘colourful revolution’ were resumed on May 3rd. The protests demand President Gjorgje Ivanov to step down and postponement of the...
View ArticleHariri-backed list wins local elections first held in Beirut since 2010
According to the preliminary results the Beirutis list, backed by the Future Movement of former PM Saad Hariri, won the first local elections in Beirut since 2010. Despite the low turnout of...
View ArticleArmenian government sends bill on recognizing Nagorno-Karabakh to parliament
Today on May 10th a parliamentary session will be held in Armenia on the bill to recognize the Azerbaijan’s breakaway region Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state. The Armenian government approved...
View ArticleElections in Macedonia still to take place with only one party
On May 16th Macedonia officially launched the start of the campaign for early elections on June 5th in which only the leading party is participating. The VMRO-DPMNE party, led by former PM Nikola...
View ArticleUPDATE: Elections in Macedonia still to take place with only one party
On 18 May the constitutional court decided to temporarily halt the preparations for next month’s elections. The court ruled that the dissolution of parliament ahead of the elections, was not in line...
View ArticleUPDATE: Macedonia cancels early elections
On 18 May the parliament has voted to cancel the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 5th. 96 out of 123 MP’s voted to postpone the elections again. The elections were originally planned for...
View ArticleMontenegro reshuffles cabinet, parliament speaker replaced
On 19 May the parliament approved a new government with almost two-third of the votes. The new government consists of members from Prime Minister Djukanovic's Democratic Party of Socialist (DPS),...
View ArticleTajikistan approves referendum granting President Rahmon unlimited term
According to preliminary results of the May 22th Constitutional referendum, with a turnout of 92 percent, 94.5 percent voted in favour of the constitutional changes. 63-year-old ruling president...
View ArticleHundreds detained in Kazakhstan in opposition demonstration
On May 21st hundreds of protesters, including journalists and civil society activists, were detained during protests against liberalisation of the farmland. After being held by the police for a few...
View ArticleSavchenko back in Ukraine after prisoner swap
On May 25th Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko, who had been detained in Russia for almost two years, arrived home in Ukraine. Savchenko was exchanged in a prisoner swap for two Russian special forces...
View ArticleErdogan installs his government
On 24 May new Prime Minister Binali Yildirim presented his new cabinet, with nine new ministers. Two days before, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave the former transport minister and close ally,...
View ArticleLieberman installed as new defence minister of Israel
On 30 May right-wing nationalist Avigdor Lieberman was installed as the new Defence Minister of Israel. Two weeks earlier Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon resigned citing lack of faith in Netahnayu’s...
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