Andy Burnham has become the UK's new Prime Minister after Keir Starmer resigned following two years in office. Burnham, the former Mayor of Greater Manchester, pledged immediate support for households facing rising costs of living and outlined plans for significant national changes.
Andy Burnham has become the UK's new Prime Minister after Keir Starmer resigned, tendering his resignation to King Charles III. Burnham, the seventh PM in a decade, pledged to address the cost of living crisis and bring significant changes, aiming to restore public trust in politics.
Australia's net overseas migration fell to 301,000 last year, down 9% from the previous year, as the Labor government aims to reduce numbers to address housing shortages and counter the rising popularity of Pauline Hanson's far-right One Nation party.
Pina Picierno, Vice President of the European Parliament, has left the Italian Democratic Party and the center-left group to join the liberal Renew Europe group. She cited ambiguity on Ukraine and Putin's war as reasons for her departure, criticizing the party's increasingly populist stance.
Mette Frederiksen will form a new center-left coalition government in Denmark, securing a third consecutive term as prime minister. The deal follows months of uncertainty after an election where her party lost its majority amid a cost-of-living crisis.
Mette Frederiksen will return as Denmark's prime minister, leading a new four-party center-left coalition government after over two months of negotiations. The government is expected to be presented Tuesday.
The center-left coalition has secured victories in Enna and Pistoia, while the center-right retained control of Venice, Crotone, and Fermo. Several other cities will head to runoffs.
Center-right parties secure victories in Reggio Calabria and are leading in Venice, providing relief to Giorgia Meloni. The "campo largo" coalition faces setbacks in Salerno and Enna, while winning in Prato and Pistoia.
Vote counting is underway in Italy's municipal elections across nearly 750 towns. Early projections and exit polls indicate potential first-round victories for center-left and center-right candidates in several key cities, including Salerno, Venice, Reggio Calabria, and Prato.
Center-right coalitions have secured victories in the first round of local elections in Venice, Arezzo, and Reggio Calabria. Vincenzo De Luca won in Salerno, while the center-left retained Prato and took Pistoia. The elections involved 743 municipalities.
Exit polls in Prato suggest center-left candidate Matteo Biffoni is leading the mayoral election with 49.5%-53.5% of the vote. Center-right challenger Gianluca Banchelli trails with 26%-30%. Voting concluded Monday, May 25th.
UK's center-left ruling party faces turmoil after far-right municipal election victory, debating replacement of unpopular PM Keir Starmer.
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan is currently leading a minority coalition government after Romania’s main center-left party joined the opposition last week.
Romania's center-right Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan faces a no-confidence motion from the Social Democrats (PSD) and far-right AUR party. The two opposition parties announced their joint motion Monday, claiming the current government lacks a parliamentary majority. However, with only 219 seats combined, they remain 14 votes short of the majority needed to remove Bolojan. The motion could be debated in early May, requiring support from other opposition parties.
