Norway’s Labour Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has claimed victory in Monday’s legislative elections, which also saw a record surge in support for the anti-immigration populist Progress Party. “We did it,” the 65-year-old leader Stoere exclaimed at an election night rally after Labour came out on top, with about 28 percent of votes, which enabled … Read more‘We did it’: Norway’s PM Stoere claims victory in general election
Spain has announced sweeping measures against Israel, including a total arms embargo, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez saying the move is aimed at “stopping the genocide in Gaza” and “supporting the Palestinian population”. “There is a difference between defending your country and bombing hospitals or starving innocent children,” Sanchez, one of the most vocal critics … Read moreSpain PM Sanchez imposes arms embargo on Israel to ‘stop Gaza genocide’
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has lost a confidence vote in Parliament, hours after warning that the country was facing “life-threatening” debt, deepening a political crisis and handing President Emmanuel Macron the task of finding a fifth prime minister in less than two years. Bayrou, who has been in office for nine months, will tender … Read moreFrench government collapses after PM Bayrou ousted in confidence vote
The French government, led by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, has collapsed after losing a vote of no confidence, tipping the eurozone’s second-biggest economy into a political crisis and casting doubt over President Emmanuel Macron’s future. France’s Parliament voted on Monday to bring down the government over its budget proposal to cut $52bn aimed at slashing … Read moreFrench PM Bayrou ousted in no-confidence vote: What’s next?