ANKARA (AA): As Türkiye heads to an election runoff on May 28, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said his People’s Alliance has started preparing for the much anticipated vote. “The will manifested in the ballot box is sacred. As the alliance, we immediately started preparing for May 28. I had my meetings with all […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): The Libyan Parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha, according to a parliamentary spokesman. “The House of Representatives (parliament) voted by majority to suspend Bashagha and referred him to investigation,” Abdullah Bliheg said in a statement. He added that Finance Minister Osama ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA): Tunisia’s Ennahda party late on Monday condemned the prison sentence given to its leader Rached Ghannouchi, calling it “unjust political” punishment. On Monday, a court sentenced Ghannouchi, one of the main opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied, to a year in prison on terrorism-related charges, according to his lawyer...
ISTANBUL (AA): The People’s Alliance, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development (AK) Party and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), managed to secure a majority of seats in the Turkish parliament after Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections. According to unofficial results, the AK Party garne...
WASHINGTON (AA): The US has congratulated the Turkish people on holding “peaceful” nationwide presidential and parliamentary polls on Sunday. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Monday said the Biden administration lauds “the Turkish people for expressing their desires at the ballot box in a peaceful way.” “President (Joe) Bid...
ANKARA (AA): Türkiye will hold a second-round runoff on May 28 to elect the president after no candidate won an outright majority in Sunday’s poll, the head of the nation’s election authority announced on Monday. The first round of voting ended with no candidate able to clear the required 50% threshold, but incumbent Turkish President [&...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President on Sunday described the presidential and parliamentary elections as a “great festival of democracy” carried out “in peace and calm.” The elections demonstrate Türkiye’s “democratic maturity,” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking reelection, in a message on Twitter. He als...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): Thousands protested in the Senegalese capital Dakar Friday against President Macky Sall’s refusal to rule out a controversial third term. The demonstration was called by the “Movement of the living forces of Senegal F24” grouping, a reference to the February 24 2024 presidential vote. The umbrella moveme...
WASHINGTON (AA): Türkiye has “proud democratic institutions,” the White House said Friday as millions of Turks prepare to cast ballots in nationwide presidential and parliamentary polls. “We’re going to leave it to the Turkish people to decide their future. We obviously don’t get involved in speaking to individual...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has rejected accusations against Russia by Turkish opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who alleged that Moscow was interfering in Türkiye’s elections. There can be no question of any interference of Russia in the elections, and “those who spread such rumors are liars,” Kremlin spoke...
