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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was detained last month, is widely seen as the biggest challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck a coalition deal.

Polish conservatives danced the Polonaise, a patriotic celebration, to rally behind their presidential candidate, Karol Nawrocki, in the capital as elections near.

The Hungarian Two-tailed Dog Party held the largest demonstration ever against the amendment of the Assembly Act, with a large part of Heroes’ Square filled to capacity on Saturday afternoon.

The recent PKK ceasefire came against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, including the reconfiguration of power in Syria, the weakening of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

The Hungarian government promotes its national poll on Ukraine membership by targeting EU and Ukraine leaders.

Messages of support for the Rassemblement National’s founder, along with attacks on the French judicial system, came from her political allies.

Turkey is cracking down on large protests triggered by the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul Mayor and rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Protests erupted on Wednesday after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested following a dawn raid of his residence as authorities investigated allegations of corruption and terrorism.

Istanbul mayor and opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu was detained on Wednesday on charges of corruption and bribery.