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Culture workers from Skåne organized the Culture Train in Malmö to protest cuts in the culture budget. The event proceeded from Lördagsplan to Stortorget, highlighting culture as a key election issue ahead of the September 13 vote. Organizers demand raising the state's culture budget from 0.62% to one percent.

20 Mwezi wa tatu, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

BJD MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha election have challenged show-cause notices from party leadership as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. They termed the notices offences under BNS-2023 and threatened legal action. The six MLAs used nearly identical language in responses.

Two days before the state election in Baden-Württemberg, polls indicate a neck-and-neck race between the Greens and the CDU. Both parties are at 28 percent, with 32 percent of respondents still undecided. The survey suggests possible shifts until election day.

5 Mwezi wa tatu, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

In an extraordinary congress held in Addis Ababa, Ato Iyob Mesafint has been elected as the leader of the Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice Party (EZEMA). This election replaces the former leader, Professor Berhanu Nega, and the party has approved its general election manifesto. The congress also presented 50 policy directions to members.

Following the death of a far-right militant in Lyon on February 14, 2026, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of La France insoumise, intensifies his populist strategy by positioning himself as the spearhead of an 'antifascist arc' against the Rassemblement national ahead of 2027. His recent statements in Lyon, deemed antisemitic by some, widen the rift with the rest of the left, while the far right calls for a front against him.

27 Mwezi wa pili, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

Ethiopia's National Electoral Board has launched a manifesto titled “Our Election – A Country Without Us” for the 7th general election in Addis Ababa. The document outlines the role of elections in national development and how citizens can contribute by exercising their rights. It aims to inform candidates about their participation in the process.