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Romania's parliament has confirmed a social democratic minority government under the non-partisan politician Luca Niculescu after months of political crisis, with observers attributing only a transitional role to the new government and announcing an evaluation of its performance after six months. #Rumänien #Minderheitsregierung #Politik (translated)

The Croatian Journalists' Association (HND) and the Journalists' Union of Croatia (SNH) expressed their opposition to the appointment of Dražen Miočić as the Director General of HRT, stating that the election process is influenced by politics and calling for the postponement of the election until the law on HRT is amended. #HRT #mediji #političkiutjecaj (translated)

An initiative presented today demands that children born in Austria automatically receive citizenship if their parents have legally lived in the country for several years, and it is supported by politicians such as former Chancellor Franz Vranitzky and former EU Commissioner Franz Fischler. #Staatsbürgerschaft #Österreich #Geburtslandprinzip (translated)

In a showdown for the chairmanship of the parliament in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the SPD defeated the AfD, with 39 out of 71 representatives voting for SPD politician Birgit Hesse, while the AfD candidate Carlos Dias Rodrigues only received 31 votes. #MecklenburgVorpommern #AfD #Landtagswahl (translated)

The author considered the student protests in France justified and wrote that peaceful student demonstrations would also benefit Germany. In his view, politicians were wasting the future of children: while representative political buildings were being constructed in Paris and Berlin, schools were falling into disrepair. #Schülerproteste #Bildung #Zukunft #FR #DE (translated)

Markus Frohnmaier wrote that Friedrich Merz threatened CDU politicians in Saxony-Anhalt with expulsion from the party if they voted together with the AfD. At the same time, according to Frohnmaier's account, Merz acknowledged that the SPD in Berlin is collaborating with left extremists. Frohnmaier described this as double standards and invited them to switch to the AfD. #CDU #AfD #Politik (translated)

Douglas Thor wrote that France's economic and social situation corresponded to the policies the left aspired to. He referred to public spending at 57 percent of GDP, a 35-hour work week, and one of Europe's lowest retirement ages, 62–63 years. He also mentioned property tax, a form of wealth tax, and exit tax. Thor stated that immigration was high and increasing, and described an extensive policy for social mixing, where he said that housing in disadvantaged areas was demolished and new housing was built in wealthier areas. He also wrote that the school system was primarily state-run, that politics had a significant influence on teachers' placements, and that for-profit charter schools were absent. According to him, charter schools received significantly less funding than public schools. He further claimed that students were generally placed in schools based on catchment areas and that social background was considered in high school admissions, along with geography and grades. Thor described the country's outcomes as significant economic and social problems, with weak growth, poor school performance, and high poverty. He also wrote that there were men who lacked morals and had loyalties in other countries. #Frankrike #Ekonomi #Socialpolitik (translated)

Serbia's President Ana Brnabić has protested in a letter to the President of the EU Parliament, Roberta Metsola, against the SPÖ Member of the European Parliament Andreas Schieder as the head of the EU election observation mission, accusing him of political bias, while Schieder is being defended by politicians like Lukas Mandl. #Serbien #Wahlbeobachtung #Politik (translated)

Independent Australian politician Helen Haines lost a leg in an allegedly deliberate car attack outside her electoral office in Wangaratta, as the security situation for politicians in the country is increasingly perceived as concerning. #HelenHaines #Politik #GewaltgegenPolitiker (translated)

Anna1849 referred to a Facebook post by Sara Franzen, who criticized the Green Party's school policy spokesperson Mohamed Abdukani. Franzen wrote that the criticism did not concern his statements, but what she described as difficulties expressing himself and showing understanding of the topics he spoke about. She stated that Abdukani had lived in Sweden for 23 years and had been politically active for nine years. Franzen emphasized that the role, according to her, involved responsibility for shaping and presenting the party's school policy, including through motions, reform programs, budget demands, and participation in the media. She argued that the position required linguistic and analytical skills and claimed that Abdukani was not suitable for it. She also criticized the Green Party, the Social Democrats, the Left Party, and the Centre Party, asserting that the parties did not place enough importance on schools, education, and the Swedish language. According to Franzen, the situation was a betrayal of the school, the teachers, and the children's future. #politik #utbildning #svenska (translated)

Carsten Jahn from TEAM HEIMAT described a politician ranking as manipulative. He asked why the Rheinland-Palatinate politician Schweitzer, whom he deemed inferior, entered at position 9 and what he had accomplished. Manuela Schwesig at position 2 also faced criticism from Jahn: he labeled her a loser in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election and accused her of anti-democratic behavior. Boris Pistorius has been in position 1 for weeks, despite sinking billions and achieving nothing positive in the Ministry of Defense, Jahn claimed. He speculated that the reason for the rankings was to present the SPD in a stronger light again. #Politik #Wahlen #SPD (translated)

Leopold wrote that NOA had raided two addresses in Borlänge. He asked how a serious discussion about who should govern the country could take place when, according to him, there were nearly two dozen investigations ongoing. He also wrote that it was starting to become embarrassing that the politicians did not want to address the issue and wondered where they were hiding. https://t.co/msiBn2F1c0 #politik #Borlänge #utredning (translated)