Romania’s far right expected to make gains in parliamentary election
Bucharest, Budapest Reuters Romanians were voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday, in which the far right is expected to gain from uncertainty over whether the shock result in a presidential election will stand. Sunday’s vote is the second of three consecutive ballots for both a new parliament and a new president, after the first […]
Romania’s top court orders presidential election recount
Bucharest, Romania Reuters Romania’s top court on Thursday ordered a recount of votes in the first round of the presidential election and the country’s top security body warned Romania was a key target for hostile actions from Russia after a shock result in the ballot. Having polled in single digits before Sunday’s vote, independent far-right […]
Centre-right set to win Portugal’s election, far-right soars
Updated: 10:50am (AEDT) Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance was set to finish first in Sunday’s parliamentary election but fall short of an outright majority with 92 per cent of ballots counted, suggesting tough negotiations ahead with the far-right that made huge gains. The populist, far-right Chega party came third with nearly 19 per […]