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As announced on Monday by the chairman of the CDU parliamentary group, Sven Schulze, and CDU parliamentary manager Stefan Ruland, the CDU representatives are to leave the plenary chamber of the Magdeburg state parliament en masse during the election of Siegmund. #CDU #SachsenAnhalt #AfD (translated)

Members of the European Parliament express their concerns and reject the revised budget proposal of 1.8 trillion euros suggested by the Irish Council presidency, as it foresees drastic cuts, particularly in competitiveness and innovation, thereby jeopardizing the Parliament's approval of the next Multiannual Financial Framework. #EUBudget #Parlamentarier #Kürzungen (translated)

The financing of a startup network will cost something. It is always about the question of what we will gain from it," says Lukas Hammer from the Greens during a discussion round of the energy spokespersons of all five parliamentary parties. #Wasserstoff #Energieinfrastruktur #Österreich (translated)

Daniele Ganser wrote that Trump demanded new elections in Ukraine on October 10, 2026, in front of reporters at Joint Base Andrews. Trump said that Zelensky should hold an election and a new president should be ready to end the war with Russia. According to Ganser, Trump explained that Zelensky was causing problems for the USA and the world. Ganser pointed out that Zelensky had been in office since 2019 and that his presidency ended in May 2024. A term usually lasts five years. At the same time, Ganser wrote that Zelensky had imposed martial law and Ukrainian law prohibits presidential and parliamentary elections during that time. He asked whether Trump would now let Zelensky fall and accused the USA of fueling the war for years with arms deliveries. #Ukraine #Trump #Selenskij (translated)

Early mayoral elections are taking place in Krakow, where the government-affiliated candidate Monika Piatkowska is competing against independent challenger Lukasz Gibala, which is seen as a test of sentiment for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Poland. #KrakauWahlen #Bürgermeisterwahl #Polen2026 (translated)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed the parliamentary elections scheduled for the end of November to September 2027 and has rescheduled the overdue presidential election for September 11, 2027, citing restrictions by Israel and the unstable situation in the Gaza Strip as reasons. #Wahlen #Palästinensergebiete #MahmudAbbas (translated)

"With the massive drone attack on Moscow, other cities, and polling stations on the main election day, the regime in Kyiv has effectively eliminated the possibility of an immediate resumption of the negotiation process." According to Yuri Ushakov, the foreign policy spokesman for the Russian presidential office, Putin stated that Kyiv undermined the talks through drone attacks on Moscow during the Russian parliamentary elections last month. #UkraineKrieg #KonstrukiveGespräche #USAPolitik (translated)

There are initial progress visible, but it has not yet been a central breakthrough. The Member of the European Parliament Bernd Lange (SPD), Chairman of the Committee on International Trade, stated: "There are initial progress visible, but it has not yet been a central breakthrough." #EUChina #Hybridautos #Handelsstreit (translated)

The author _horizont_ wrote that Antifa set fire to the car of AfD politician Bernd Baumann in November 2025. BMW withdrew its leasing offer for a company car for the President of the Saxony-Anhalt Parliament on October 6, 2026, just hours after Tobias Rausch was elected the first AfD politician to head a German parliament. Regarding the question of whether the AfD harms Germany as a business location, BMW CEO Milan Nedeljković recently stated that right-wing populism and nationalism jeopardize an open, trade-dependent economy. Those who demand protectionism and isolationism do not act in the interest of the German location and prosperity, Nedeljković reportedly said according to _horizont_. The author wrote that this says enough about BMW. #Antifa #AfD #Rechtspopulismus (translated)

The author wrote that BMW intends to sell fewer cars despite currently laying off 8,000 employees in Germany. The AfD parliamentary president should not be provided with a company car; he mentioned BYD or Tesla as alternatives for the AfD. https://t.co/GQZ0P4fEh7 #BMW #Entlassungen #EAuto #DE (translated)

The Italian parliament has approved a new electoral system that completely shifts to proportional representation, canceling the existing mixed system, but the reform faces criticism and potential challenge in the Constitutional Court. #Itālija #vēlēšanuSistēma #reforma (translated)

Italy's parliament has passed the controversial electoral reform proposed by Prime Minister Meloni, which, according to the opposition, aims to secure the government's power ahead of the 2027 parliamentary elections, while constitutional experts express concerns about the reform. #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Italien (translated)

Johannes Volkmann wrote that the SPD and the Greens face a "test of character" in Berlin. No explanation can disguise the fact that cooperation with extremists, despite majorities in the center, legitimizes those who view the firewall rules as a one-sided instrument for shifting parliamentary majorities to the left. #BerlinerPolitik #Extremismus #Parlamentsarbeit (translated)

The European Parliament does not recognize the Russian State Duma as legitimate and calls on all EU countries to refrain from official contacts with it, reinforcing the policy of non-recognition and demanding broader sanctions against Russian politicians and entities involved in political persecution and aggression against Ukraine. #Krievija #Ukraina #EiropasSavienība (translated)

The European Parliament rejects the newly elected composition of the Russian State Duma as legitimate, pointing out significant electoral inconsistencies, including vote rigging in the occupied territories of Ukraine and political repression against the opposition. #PutinaDiktatūra #KrievijasVēlēšanas #EiropasParlaments (translated)

Italy has approved a controversial electoral reform by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which critics see as a way to maintain power for her coalition, as it introduces a majority bonus for the winner of parliamentary elections. #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Italien (translated)