Vladimir Putin has won a landslide victory in the presidential election, Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has officially announced. The inauguration of the president-elect is scheduled for May 7. The CEC head, Ella Pamfilova, revealed on Thursday that more than 76.2 million Russian voters cast ballots for Putin, giving him …
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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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Speaking at a press conference on Monday for the first time since his election victory last week, President-elect Ebrahim Raisi talked of his plans to implement an assertive foreign policy. Striking a forceful tone, Raisi said that the country’s ballistic missile program was not up for negotiation and demanded that …
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Speaking to reporters on Friday, Biden said Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) share responsibility with President Donald Trump for inciting the violent protesters who breached the US Capitol on Wednesday. Rather than being forced to resign, he said the two senators should be voted out of office …
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Speaking at the end of a joint session of Congress, Vice President Mike Pence confirmed that Biden’s term will begin on January 20. A group of GOP lawmakers made a last-ditch effort to stall the certification process by challenging election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Both attempts were resoundingly defeated …
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Mainstream media proclaimed Biden the winner over a month ago, after he pulled ahead of President Donald Trump in four battleground states the night after the election, thanks to large numbers of mail-in ballots. Monday’s vote in the Electoral College formalizes those results, as slates of electors designated by states …
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The California Democrat framed the supposed upcoming victory as a “tremendous mandate,” even though the former vice president had yet to officially win the decisive 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency. “I am so officially pleased with the outcome that is imminent, and also personally delighted because of …
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The luxury and richness – that’s what catches the eye. Nick Hannes (Nick Hannes) is a Belgian photographer, winner of the photo contest Magnum 2017 Awards in the category “Documentary series” — took a series of photos about the life of the rich of Dubai. This series he called “Bread …
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Rosenblatt is suspected of lobbying the interests of the company associated with the extraction of amber in Ukraine. The Solomensky district court of Kiev began consideration of the petition for election of a preventive measure for people’s Deputy Borislav Rosenblatt, which Pleased eve lifted the immunity. The meeting began at …
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The meeting will begin at 13:00 The Shevchenkovsky district court of Kiev will consider at 13:00 the petition for election measures of restraint for editor-in-chief the Internet-editions “Strenia” Igor Guzhva. This was reported by his lawyer Andrei Smirnov. “The court at 13:00,” – said the lawyer. Additional details it is …
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