Polls consistently put all the candidates, except for Mariani, above the 10% level of votes needed to get through to the second round. And if Mariani were to get more than 5%, he, too, would be allowed to form a pact to merge his list with another’s.
Category: 3. Europe
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Colombia’s president on why Trump’s war on drugs is failing
In May, Colombians will choose a successor to President Gustavo Petro, the first leftist leader in the country’s modern history. The results of that election will cement — or erase — Petro’s legacy at home, where voters will choose from a field including leftist Iván Cepeda,…
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Colombian president warns US against building an empire in Latin America – POLITICO
Petro, a leftist and former rebel, has emerged as one of the world’s most vocal critics of this U.S. foreign policy, periodically landing himself on Trump’s blacklist.
The Colombian president avoided any direct barbs against Trump, instead citing their February meeting in the White…
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Russia’s deportations of Ukrainian children were crimes against humanity, UN probe concludes – POLITICO
The determination marks a legal escalation. Earlier investigations had documented the removal of Ukrainian children from their homes but stopped short of classifying the practice as a crime against humanity — one of the most serious charges under international law.
“The deportation and…
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Poland’s president vetoes €44B EU loans-for-weapons program – POLITICO
The veto also defies the military, whose top brass have spoken out in favor of the SAFE loans. Chief of the General Staff Wiesław Kukuła in February described SAFE as a “game changer” for the military.
President raises specter of “massive foreign loans”
In his speech, Nawrocki…
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Italy’s Meloni comes out fighting as she faces potential referendum loss – POLITICO
Meloni’s tone was combative on Thursday, as she accused the current judicial structure of committing numerous miscarriages of justice, and calling some judgments “surreal.”
Speaking at the Franco Parenti theater in Milan, Meloni doubled down on the central arguments of her campaign,…
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L’Europe s’apprête à interdire les IA qui dénudent, à la suite du scandale Grok
BRUXELLES — Les systèmes d’intelligence artificielle capables de générer des deepfakes sexualisés de personnes réelles seraient interdits dans l’UE, selon des propositions vues par POLITICO.
Cette initiative intervient après que Grok, l’outil d’intelligence artificielle de X, a…
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Le Livret A va financer les futurs réacteurs nucléaires d’EDF – POLITICO
“Le Livret A, et les autres livrets de la Caisse des dépôts, permettront de financer, en partie, le nouveau nucléaire”, a confirmé une conseillère de Bercy dans un message envoyé à la presse.
En échange, EDF a promis de respecter le calendrier et le devis des six réacteurs et que…
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Pentagon: First week of Iran war cost about $11B
The U.S. spent about $11 billion last week on the Iran war, a Pentagon official said Thursday, offering the first public estimate of the conflict’s cost — and one Democratic lawmakers insist is much higher.
Jules Hurst III, the Defense Department’s acting comptroller, said the figure…
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White House considers waiving maritime commerce restrictions as fuel prices skyrocket
The White House is considering waiving a century-old law that promotes the use of American vessels in maritime commerce, as the Trump administration faces rising fuel prices amid the ongoing war in Iran.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that the administration…
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