Politics
Voting starts in Malta parliamentary elections, ruling party set to win
Voting in parliamentary elections opened in Malta on Saturday, with opinion polls showing the ruling Labour Party on course to win a record-breaking fourth term.
Guinea-Bissau on Friday set November 23 for its presidential and legislative elections, according to a presidential decree.
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via Reuters
Guinea-Bissau on Friday set November 23 for its presidential and legislative elections, according to a presidential decree.
That was a week earlier than the date of November 30 the presidency previously announced.
The opposition has protested against the timetable, saying President Umaro Sissoco Embalo's mandate expired last month.
Voting in parliamentary elections opened in Malta on Saturday, with opinion polls showing the ruling Labour Party on course to win a record-breaking fourth term.
Eight years after ousting a corruption-mired, centre-right government on the promise of cleaning up politics, Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is running out of road as graft accusations stack up against his party and family.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his government on Thursday against criticism from Labour's longest-serving premier, Tony Blair, saying his ministers had adopted the right policies to start stabilising Britain after a period of flux.
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