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Former Prime Minister, 74-year-old Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been elected as the new president of Algeria with 58.15 percent of the vote, the Central Election Commission chief said.
Tebboune briefly served as Prime Minister in 2017 during the reign of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was ousted by street protests in April.
The new Algerian president maintains close relation with the country's influential chief of staff of the Algerian People's National Army, Ahmed Gaid Salah, a controversial figure according to protesters. Electing a representative of the old political elite does not give much hope for a change. The opinion of the protesters is that the elections were falsified in favour of the representatives of the old regime, the AP said.
According to the authorities, the turnout was 40 percent, which the state media described as high enough for the vote to be valid, despite the boycott of many voters.
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This marks the third consecutive election in which "We Continue the Change" and "Democratic Bulgaria" have joined forces
The coalition, comprising Maya Manolova's "Stand up, Bulgaria!" movement along with the Bulgarian Left party and "United Social Democracy," marks a strategic alliance aimed at consolidating political forces ahead of the polls
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Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced today that Russia will escalate strikes on Ukrainian storage bases housing weapons supplied by Western nations
In a move aimed at bolstering its military forces amid the ongoing war with Russia, Ukraine has announced the suspension of consular services for its male citizens eligible for military service and residing abroad
A high-profile scandal rocks Ukraine's political landscape as Mykola Solskyi, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food and former Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, faces allegations of involvement in an organized criminal group orchestra
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