Record number of purges as Xi emphasises ‘party discipline’ at China political gathering
Xi's anti-corruption campaign has become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority", observers say.
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Xi's anti-corruption campaign has become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority", observers say.
Serbian strongman Aleksandar Vucic vowed to defeat the student protest movement, but lost in the end. Other movements across the region can learn lessons from the Serbian students about tactics and perseverance.
Emotions ran high in Belgrade on Monday after a student-led movement upset the right-wing populist Aleksandar Vucic's party in Serbia's snap election. A celebratory mood gripped the capital, with drivers honking their horns and passers-by holding up three fingers -- the winning list's ballot number and a Serbian greeting. Many wore badges and other symbols of the student movement, while a large group of residents spent the day cleaning up a park between parliament and the presidency after Vucic loyalists,…
On October 25, Serbia's student-led protest movement won a historic victory in parliamentary elections, defeating outgoing President Aleksandar Vucic's party. Supporters of the student list explained to FRANCE 24 how they mounted a massive mobilisation to fight electoral fraud and monitor the electoral process inside and outside the polling stations.
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Serbia is experiencing its largest protest movement in history as student-led demonstrations against corruption intensify, putting increasing pressure on President Aleksandar Vučić. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to…
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Mike Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, took the stand in his federal corruption trial in Chicago, where he faces bribery and racketeering charges. Known as the “Velvet…