German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is hoping to turn a page in relations with Moscow, and expects to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by the end of the month, according to a report from Berlin’s top tabloid. On Monday, Bild claimed that Scholz sees relations with Moscow as a top-tier …
Read More »German MPs elect new chancellor after 16 years of Merkel rule
The new chancellor received 395 votes for his candidacy. Scholz needed the support of at least 369 lawmakers – an absolute majority – out of 736 Bundestag MPs. The three-party government coalition he heads occupies 416 seats in the Lower House of the German Parliament. His election marks a major …
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Read More »Austria’s Chancellor Schallenberg stepping down
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Read More »Austrian ex-chancellor Kurz quits politics
Sebastian Kurz is currently serving as the chairman and parliamentary leader of the Austrian People’s Party. On October 9, he announced his decision to vacate the chancellor’s office amid an ongoing corruption investigation, marking the end of his second term in power, which started in January 2020 after the conservative …
Read More »Austria’s Sebastian Kurz steps down as chancellor amid new corruption scandal
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Read More »68% of Germans want CDU’s chancellor candidate Laschet to resign from all political posts after election loss – YouGov poll
According to a YouGov poll cited by German media on Wednesday, 68% want Laschet to step down from all political posts, and just 13% share the opposite opinion. A veteran politician, Laschet is the minister-president of North Rhine-Westphalia and the leader of the outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union …
Read More »Defiant Clinton tells Twitter to call her ‘Madam Chancellor,’ as fans fantasize on her being POTUS & critics call her ‘Palpatine’
Clinton became the chancellor of Queen’s University on Friday to the cries of “war criminal” from a small crowd of hecklers outside, but reactions to her visit and social media mockery of the images of her wardrobe have done little to deter her from celebrating the newly-acquired title. “Just call …
Read More »52% of Germans won’t miss Chancellor Angela Merkel, new poll indicates a day before general election
In a poll of 5,007 people conducted by Civey for the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper between September 22 and 24, respondents were asked if they would miss Merkel after her chancellorship ended. The majority (52%) said they would not miss the veteran politician, who has continuously governed Germany since 2005. Just …
Read More »‘War criminal! Out!’ Protesters greet Hillary Clinton as she becomes chancellor of university in Northern Ireland
Clinton was inaugurated on Friday as the first-ever female chancellor of Queen’s, a public university dating back to the 1840s. She was actually appointed to the five-year term in 2020, but her installation was delayed on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cries of “Shame on Queen’s! Shame on you!” and …
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