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Israel is holding a parliamentary election on Tuesday, its fifth in less than four years, as the parties hope to finally break the government gridlock and end the prolonged political crisis. According to the final polls, released four days before the vote, the bloc of opposition parties led by former …

President Emmanuel Macron’s parliamentary alliance is reportedly projected to win the most votes in Sunday’s first round of voting, but it may fail to win enough seats to gain the majority needed to push through his legislative initiatives. The centrist Ensemble alliance, backing Macron, and a far-left bloc were both …

On Wednesday, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published its latest report, heavily criticising the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for continued procurement errors and failing to learn from its mistakes over the past 35 years. The PAC contended that MoD inefficiencies in procurement, as well as supplier delays, have cost the …

The last polling stations closed at 20:00 local time (6pm GMT) in the Kaliningrad Region, Russia’s westernmost enclave territory on the Baltic Sea. A total of 14 parties contested the parliamentary race, including the four political powerhouses that made up the previous convocation of the State Duma – United Russia, …

Who are they? United Russia was founded in 2001 following a merger of the two of the country’s most-popular political parties as a way to create a strong faction to back then-newly elected President Vladimir Putin. While the man himself has not led the group since 2012, it has played …

Who are they? The terribly misnamed Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) is a far-right populist faction founded in 1989 as the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union, which lasted until the USSR dissolved. It was founded by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a firebrand politician who still leads the group to …

Who are they? Founded in 1993, today’s Communists believe themselves to be the successors of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, created by Vladimir Lenin in the 1910s. Since its formation, the faction has consistently been in the top three most-represented parties in the country’s parliament. It has been …

The United Russia party, which backs President Vladimir Putin and holds 334 of the State Duma’s 450 seats, is likely to come out on top. That said, there is still a lot to play for at the margins and the possibility of some major upsets remains. In the last parliamentary …

In a report published on Friday, the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts warned the BBC is at a “critical juncture” having “lost its place as the media provider that young people spend most time with” due to the rise of on-demand streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon …

The prime minister’s fate can only be decided by the “free expression” of the Armenians, Pashinyan wrote on Facebook on Friday, responding to weeks of pressure and protests galvanized by the opposition. “I am ready to leave the post of the Prime Minister as a result of the people’s decision,” …