Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson at a podium in parliament, criticizing the opposition's scattered shadow budgets with party documents in the background.

Finance minister criticizes opposition's shadow budgets

8 октября 2025 Изображение, созданное ИИ

Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson has dismissed the opposition's shadow budgets as scattered and ungovernable. The four opposition parties – Social Democrats, Left Party, Green Party, and Center Party – have presented their alternatives to the government's 2026 budget. Clear differences emerge within the opposition, especially on benefits and taxes.

Republicans condition participation in Lecornu government

4 октября 2025 Сообщено ИИ

As Sébastien Lecornu prepares to form a new French government, Les Républicains leader Bruno Retailleau continues to condition his party's participation. Meanwhile, Marine Le Pen of the National Rally threatens to censure the government during its general policy declaration.

Resigned Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu in a France 2 interview, amid images of opposing political leaders, illustrating inflexible oppositions and calls for elections or dissolution.

Oppositions remain inflexible after Lecornu's intervention

9 октября 2025 Изображение, созданное ИИ

Resigned Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu concluded his negotiations with political forces in an interview on France 2 on October 8, 2025, stating an absolute majority exists in the Assembly to avoid dissolution. Left-wing and far-right oppositions rejected his proposals, demanding an early presidential election or new dissolution. Republicans, internally divided, refuse to join a left or Macronist government.

María Corina Machado awarded 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

11 октября 2025 Сообщено ИИ

The Nobel Peace Prize committee has awarded the 2025 prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela. The honor arrives amid internal and external political tensions in the South American country. In Spain, the government remains silent, while the opposition celebrates it.

Ugandan Opposition Leaders Arrested in Kenya

Ugandan police arrested opposition figures Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutalle in Kenya. The arrests are linked to political activities and have raised concerns about cross-border law enforcement. Both individuals are prominent in Uganda's opposition movement.