Jacob Rees-Mogg says if Boris Johnson is toppled as Tory leader, his successor should call a general election As Boris Johnson loyalists circle their wagons around the embattled prime minister, the leader of the party’s parliamentary faction has argued the UK’s political system is not what it seems on paper. The nation is actually closer […]
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IKEA suggests what Merkel can do after leaving politics
The era of Angela Merkel’s rule is over and it’s apparently high time the former chancellor decided what to do with her spare time. And German firms came up with a few suggestions. Several German companies, including a local IKEA branch, decided to pay tribute to the former German government head in a fairly unusual […]
Austrian ex-chancellor Kurz quits politics
Sebastian Kurz, who served as Austria’s chancellor from 2017 to 2019, and then from 2020 to this autumn, has announced his departure from the world of politics. Speaking at a press conference in Vienna on Thursday, Kurz said he would officially step down as the chairman of the Austrian People’s Party on Friday, relieving himself […]
France refuses to be held ‘hostage’ to British politics
France will not be held hostage to Britain’s domestic politics over the Channel migrant crisis, the country’s interior minister has said, signaling, however, readiness to negotiate with London. The remarks were delivered by Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday, following a meeting with his Belgian, German and Dutch counterparts in the northern French city of […]
Duterte makes decision on his future in politics
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will run for senator in the general election of May 9. The decision was announced hours before the candidates’ registration deadline and follows months of media speculation. Earlier, Duterte, who is not eligible for reelection to the presidency of the Philippines, said that he would take part in the election but […]
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announces retirement from politics
The Philippines’ controversial leader Rodrigo Duterte has said that he will not run for vice-president of the country in the 2022 election, but will instead retire from politics altogether. Duterte, who has been president since 2016, is ineligible to seek another term in the next year’s presidential vote. His ruling PDP-Laban party instead nominated the […]





