Search results
1 – 10 of 74The right-wing Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation-Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNE) topped the presidential and parliamentary polls, having…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287102
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The PD has started healing some of the rifts that have divided it for nearly three years. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialist Party (PS) is favourite to win…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286244
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The new leader of the left-wing Syriza party, Stefanos Kasselakis, has until then to establish himself as Greece’s leading oppositionist. He has not been helped by the…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284413
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Having secured a second term and delivered a crushing defeat to the leftist Syriza, ND head Kyriakos Mitsotakis is now Greece’s uncontested leader. He has received a strong…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280387
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The salience of migration as a key political issue in domestic and EU politics has increased this year following the surge of asylum seekers and irregular migrants coming to…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282247
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The expulsions highlight the significant role the ROC, which is close to the Kremlin, plays in influencing politics and societies in the South Slav, Orthodox Christian-majority…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282446
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Greece is bracing for a tight contest, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s New Democracy (ND) party’s lead over its main rival, the leftist Syriza, narrowing. The…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278841
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Anadolu is the biggest warship ever commissioned by the navy. It showcases Turkey’s geopolitical ambitions, which are closely associated with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279139
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
It is the fourth election since April 2021. President Rumen Radev -- the real power behind Prime Minister Galab Donev's caretaker government -- is widely suspected of wishing to…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273001
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Almost 150,000 irregular migrants entered the EU through the Western Balkans in 2022, a 135% increase on 2021. In response, Brussels has stepped up cooperation with regional…