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OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu in Georgia for official talks
24 April 2025
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu is in Tbilisi this week, in his first visit since the October parliamentary elections widely seen as flawed. The OSCE/ODIHR’s own observer mission had criticised the government’s handling of the October 2024 elections. On Wednesday, Sinirlioğlu met with the Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.
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Armenian president calls for government and opposition to meet on Saturday amid continuing standoff on future of army command
10 March 2021
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has issued an open invitation to prime minister Nikol Pashinyan and the leaders of the opposition to a meet amid a continuing political crisis and an impasse on the command of the armed forces. Pashinyan had a meeting with the army leadership this afternoon
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Protests continue across Lebanon, but the army has refused to intervene
10 March 2021
Demonstrations escalated this week in Lebanon with hundreds of demonstrators blocking major roads in Beirut. The demonstrators condemned the ongoing economic crisis and record-low currency exchange rates.
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Armenian Armed Forces Chief of Staff formally dismissed
10 March 2021
The Chief of Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Colonel General Onik Gasparyan, has been formally dismissed from his post, the office of Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday morning (10 March). The dismissal of Gasparyan has been at the centre of political and constitutional controversy for two weeks.
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Libyan Parliament fails to approve new cabinet
9 March 2021
Libya’s Parliament, The House of Representatives (HoR), failed on Monday to reach an agreement to approve the newly selected unity government. The meeting was suspended until today and the chamber summoned Prime Minister-elect Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah for consultations.
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Political stalemate continues to test Tunisia's fragile democracy
8 March 2021
In Tunisia, the standoff between the various political forces, and the country's institutions shows no signs of abating. The fragile democracy that emerged after the 2011 "Arab Spring" protests appears increasingly under threat.
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Libyan political process in jeopardy
3 March 2021
The political process in Libya risks being thrown into turmoil amid reports of bribery during the selection of an interim prime minister in a UN-sponsored process.
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Charles Michel: “The political dialogue in Georgia is re-launched tonight”
2 March 2021
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, mediated talks over the political crisis in Georgia yesterday evening. The meeting between the governing party and the country’s opposition parties was called after Michel held separate meetings with each earlier in the day.
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Half of Russians want their country to have partner relations with the EU
2 March 2021
According to an opinion poll published on Monday (1 March) 55% of Russians have a positive attitude towards EU states, and nearly half (48%) wish for partner relations with the EU. The poll, conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center was held on February 24 among 1,600 respondents.
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Charles Michel calls parties to “step up their efforts” to end to Georgia’s political crisis
1 March 2021
During his visit to Georgia, Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, has called for an end to the country's political crisis, referring to it as “of great concern to the European Union” and asking all parties to “step up their efforts to de-escalate the situation and come together to find common ground”.