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Mark Carney’s Liberal Party wins Election in Canada: World Leaders React

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party wins Election in Canada: World Leaders React

Prime Minister Mark Carney won Canada's election held on Monday, leading his Liberal Party to a new term in power after convincing voters his experience managing crises had prepared him to confront US President Donald Trump. The public broadcaster CBC and other outlets projected the Liberals would form Canada's next government, but it was not yet clear if they would hold a majority in parliament. 
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OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu in Georgia for official talks

OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu in Georgia for official talks

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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Georgia's presidential election

Georgia's presidential election

Voting has closed in elections to choose a new president. 25 candidates contested the election, with over three million voters eligible to vote. Voting proceeded largely peacefully and briskly throughout the day. Turnout appeared to be similar to that in presidential elections in 2013, but 3-4 % lower than in parliamentary elections in 2016.