Now playing Next Georgia Georgia's ruling party leads after early results in local elections Mayoral contests in the four largest cities likely will need runoffs after the vote, overshadowed by the arrest on Friday of exiled former president Mikheil Saakashvili. 03/10/2021
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Now playing Next Bulgaria Bulgaria to hold presidential election in November amid crisis Bulgarians will vote for their President on November 14, while political parties have still failed to form a government after two parliamentary elections in 2021. 02/09/2021
Now playing Next Bulgaria Bulgaria could be heading for third general election in a year The anti-system "There is such a people" party (ITN) announced on Tuesday that it will not submit its minority government for parliamentary approval. 10/08/2021
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Now playing Next Samoa Samoa's newly elected first female PM locked out of parliament On Monday morning, Prime Minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and her supporters showed up at parliament to form a new government, but were not allowed inside. 24/05/2021
Now playing Next Georgia Opposition parties in Georgia sign deal to end political crisis Several opposition parties have agreed to enter parliament, which they had been boycotting since elections last year. 20/04/2021
Now playing Next Slovakia Pressure mounts on Slovakia's PM to quit after two ministers resign Slovakia's political crisis was sparked by the secret purchase of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. 24/03/2021
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Now playing Next Belarus Alexander Lukashenko warns Belarus protesters: 'Be patient' The Belarusian opposition led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is hoping to start talks with the government in May - if an online poll launched on Thursday gives her the mandate to enter negotiations. 20/03/2021
Now playing Next Bolivia Bolivia's political crisis deepens after ex-interim president arrested Jeanine Anez, the conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year, was arrested on Saturday and released after questioning. 14/03/2021
Now playing Next Slovakia Slovakia's health minister quits over buying Russia's COVID-19 vaccine He resigned to avoid Slovakia's ruling coalition crumbling apart. 12/03/2021
Now playing Next Georgia Georgia's ruling party appoints new PM amid calls for fresh elections The governing Georgian Dream party selected the defence minister to take over as prime minister following the sudden resignation of Giorgi Gakharia over the attempts to detain an opposition leader. 18/02/2021
Now playing Next Italy Mario Draghi enters final day of talks to form Italy's next government The country's president has asked Mario Draghi, economist and former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), to find a majority in parliament. 09/02/2021
Now playing Next World Italy's president set to hear solutions for country's political crisis Last week the country's prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, resigned after ex-PM Matteo Renzi withdrew his party from the governing coalition. 02/02/2021
Now playing Next Tunisia Protests continue in Tunisia against the police and economic crisis The demonstrations in Siliana and other cities began after a video posted on social media showed a police officer shouting and pushing a shepherd whose sheep entered the local government headquarters. 17/01/2021