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Georgia’s ruling coalition seeks full political power in presidential elections
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Georgia’s voters will for the final time directly elect their president on October 28, before indirect presidential elections are introduced as part of the country’s transition to a parliamentary regime.
The outcome of the vote will mainly impact on internal democratic reforms, particularly much- needed judicial reforms. The president will
Orban blasts Brussels for "deliberately" failing to defend Europe from migration
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has ac- cused European leaders of “deliberately” letting in migrants to weaken nation states in a bid to turn Europe into a “multicultural state”.
Speaking at a state commemoration of the anti- Soviet uprising of 1956 on October 23, he said Eu- ropean parliamentary elections in May will decide
also play a key role in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
The incumbent ruling party Georgian Dream is aiming to gain full control (ironically, exactly what it was fighting against in 2012, when it overthrew
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Hungarian PM Viktor Orban says 2019 European parliament election will determine the continent's future.
Europe's future direction. The people of Europe must choose their future, he stressed.
Orban spoke in front of a selected crowd of sup- porters bused in from various parts of the coun- try amid high security. Last year scores of anti-
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