Domestic Politics

Three German parties are this morning putting the finishing touches to a coalition deal that will see the SPD's Olaf Scholz taking over as the new Chancellor in early December. The center-left Social Democrats (SPD), who won the September 26 elections and will team up with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) to form a three-party government.

Key figures, from both Libya’s past and present including leaders of some of the current political parties, announced their bid for the Libyan presidency. Saif al-Islam and Khalifa Haftar are among the major candidates while current PM Dbeibah is yet to announce.

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah accepted on Sunday (14 November) the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah The Emir asked the cabinet to stay as a caretaker government until a new cabinet is formed. 

Mirziyoyev used the occasion to unveil a seven point strategy for the future of Uzbekistan which encompasses many points he had made during his election campaign, and also re-enforces the policy of reforms that he initiated when he became president in 2016.