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☆ Explainer-What's Next After Portugal's Inconclusive Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( March | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

The centre-left Socialist Party (PS) won 77 seats, down sharply from its absolute majority of 120 in the previous legislature, after the resignation of Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa amid a corruption investigation. Failure to approve a budget usually means the government's collapse and a new election. Portugal's constitution sets out that a new general election cannot happen earlier than six months after a new legislature first convenes, nor in the six months before a presidential election, which is due in January 2026. AD'S POLICY PROPOSALSThe newly-formed AD is led by the centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) - the Socialists' main traditional rival. Investors do not expect much divergence from established fiscal prudence and economic growth from an AD government.

Persons: Andrei Khalip LISBON, Antonio Costa, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Luis Montenegro, Andre Ventura, Rebelo de Sousa, Chega, Ventura, Sergio Goncalves, Aislinn Laing, Mark Heinrich Organizations: Democratic Alliance, Liberal Initiative, Socialist Party, Socialist, Conservative, Social Democratic Party, PSD, Socialists, Investors Locations: Montenegro, Portugal, Brussels

☆ Portugal election results: Luis Montenegro’s coalition claims slim win as radical right surges
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Vasco Cotovio | Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Democratic Alliance coalition won 29.5% of the 98.98% of votes counted early Monday, with the incumbent Socialist Party on 28.7%. The results are not final – but Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos has already conceded. Chega won 18%, a breakthrough for the radical right party and its leader, André Ventura, a former trainee priest and football pundit. For decades the Socialist Party and center-right Social Democratic Party – the main party in the Democratic Alliance – have taken turns in power. Andre Ventura, the leader of Chega party, speaks to journalists after voting in Lisbon on March 10, 2024.

Persons: Chega, Pedro Nuno Santos, André Ventura, Luis Montenegro, Democratic Alliance –, Antonio Costa, Andre Ventura, Nuno Cruz, Nuno Santos, ” Santos, Ventura’s Chega, –, ”, Ventura Organizations: CNN, Democratic Alliance, Socialist Party, Social Democratic Party –, Social Democratic Party, PSD Locations: Portugal’s, Portugal, Lisbon, Chega, Europe, Greece, Croatia, Western Europe, Costa, Montenegro

☆ Paramount Global lays off about 800 employees, a day after announcing record Super Bowl ratings
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Paramount Global is laying off hundreds of employees, just one day after the company announced CBS had record Super Bowl viewership, Chief Executive Officer Bob Bakish said Tuesday in an internal memo to employees. Paramount Global ended 2022 with about 24,500 full-time and part-time employees. Paramount Global owns a variety of assets including CBS, Paramount Pictures, Pluto TV, Paramount+ and cable networks including Nickelodeon, BET and Comedy Central. The media company had warned employees of impending cuts in an internal memo last month. Bakish said at the time that Paramount Global needed to "operate as a leaner company and spend less."

Persons: Bob Bakish, Bakish, – Organizations: Paramount, MTV, PSD Bank, Paramount Global, CBS, Paramount Pictures, Pluto TV, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central, Skydance Media, Warner Bros, Discovery, CNBC Locations: Duesseldorf, Germany

Pedro Nuno Santos poses for a portrait between the legislators of Socialist party and left bloc inside Portuguese parliament in Lisbon, Portugal June 21, 2016. The resignation also left Costa's job as secretary-general of the Socialist Party (PS) up for grabs, and whoever wins the leadership race will run for prime minister. Although Nuno Santos' popularity was hurt after he resigned in December 2022 in a scandal around a severance payout by state-owned airline TAP, he is seen as the front-runner by many. Nuno Santos successfully coordinated support for a previous minority government with the far-left in 2015-2019. Reporting by Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves; Editing by Andrei Khalip and Andrea RicciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pedro Nuno Santos, Rafael Marchante, Antonio Costa, illegalities, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Jose Luis Carneiro, Carneiro, Nuno Santos, pollsters Aximage, Costa, Adelino Maltez, Costa's, Intercampus, Catarina Demony, Sergio Goncalves, Andrei Khalip, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Socialist, REUTERS, Rights, Socialist Party, Interior, TAP, Diario, Socialists, Social Democrats, Thomson Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, Rights LISBON, Portuguese

Andre Azevedo Alves, political science professor at Lisbon's Catolica University and St Mary's University in London, said the corruption investigation was a "very strong blow" to any PS ambitions. Analysts agree the PSD is likely to come out on top, but doubt its ability to build enough support to form a stable government. "Assuming the likelihood that the PSD will not have (enough) votes to form a government without Chega... we may go from one political crisis to another," Alves said. Waiting for a bus in central Lisbon, Ana Bernardino, 23, vented her concerns about the political outlook. "It is a political crisis and in my opinion it's a bit frustrating that elections are being held again...I'm a bit afraid."

Persons: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Antonio Costa, illegalities, Costa, Costa's, Intercampus, Andre Azevedo Alves, Andre Ventura, Luis Montenegro, Alves, Antonio Barroso, Ana Bernardino, Maria Ines Ferreira, Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira, Patricia Rua, Andrei Khalip, Nick Macfie, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Socialist Party, Social Democrats, Lisbon's Catolica University, St Mary's University, PSD, Chega, Liberal Initiative, CDS, Thomson Locations: Belem, LISBON, Portugal, London, Lisbon, Europe

By law, an election needs to be held within 60 days of the publishing of the presidential decree dissolving parliament. "I hope that time, sooner rather than later, will allow us to clarify what happened," Rebelo de Sousa said. By calling the March election, Rebelo de Sousa also addressed the need of the PS to pick a new leader to run. Earlier, PS President Carlos Cesar said March would be the best timing, while other parties pointed to January or February. "It is urgent to reestablish trust and prestige in democratic institutions," the leader of the PSD, Luis Montenegro, said after the president announced the election.

Persons: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Rebelo de Sousa, Antonio Costa, illegalities, Costa, Rebelo, Mario Centeno, Filipe Garcia, Mercados, Carlos Cesar, Andre Ventura, Luis Montenegro, Catarina Demony, Sergio Goncalves, Andrei Khalip, Marguerita Choy, Alistair Bell Organizations: Lawmakers, Socialist, Socialist Party, of State, Prosecutors, Bank of Portugal, Social Democrats, PSD, Thomson Locations: LISBON, Portugal, Portuguese, Lisbon, Belem, Europe, Western, Montenegro

Timing is everything," said political scientist Antonio Costa Pinto. By law, an election needs to be held within 60 days of the publishing of the presidential decree dissolving parliament. The PSD is still reeling from defeat in a January 2022 election that caused a leadership change. The 74-year-old former law lecturer and political commentator has used his constitutional power to disband parliament once before, in November 2021. Unlike now, Costa's government then had no parliamentary majority and had just had its budget rejected.

Persons: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Antonio Costa, illegalities, Costa, Antonio Costa Pinto, Ines de Sousa Real, Rebelo de Sousa, Antonio Barroso, Luis Montenegro, Pedro Nuno Santos, Andre Ventura, Patricia Rua, Aislinn Laing, Nick Macfie Organizations: Socialist, Socialist Party, Nature, Social Democratic Party, TAP, Thomson Locations: LISBON, Portuguese, Montenegro

☆ Mali rebels say they have taken base vacated by UN peacekeepers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The UN mission, known as MINUSMA, has until Dec. 31 to pack up after Mali’s military junta ordered it to leave in June. Its withdrawal from other bases has already prompted fighting between Mali’s army and the rebels, who are vying for control of areas vacated by the peacekeepers. Kidal is the eighth MINUSMA base to close in central and northern Mali and is one of the most important. It lies in a zone historically controlled by the rebels that Mali’s junta wants to take back. Mali’s military authorities have expressed concern that the UN has left bases without handing them over to the army.

Persons: MINUSMA Organizations: Reuters, United Nations, UN, Peace, Security, Development, ”, Islamic Locations: Mali, Kidal, West, al Qaeda, Islamic State

☆ MTV Europe Music Awards cancelled amid Israel-Gaza crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Taylor Swift receives the award for the Best Video during the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) at the PSD Bank Dome in Duesseldorf, Germany, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Next month's MTV Europe Music Awards in Paris have been cancelled, organisers said on Thursday, citing "the volatility of world events" amid the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza. "The MTV EMAs are an annual celebration of global music. We look forward to hosting the MTV EMAs again in November of 2024." The annual MTV Europe Music Awards are held in a different city each year.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Wolfgang Rattay, Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, Swift, Jung Kook, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: MTV, PSD Bank, REUTERS, Foo Fighters, Paris Nord Villepinte, MTV Europe, Thomson Locations: Duesseldorf, Germany, Paris, Israel, Gaza, France, Versailles

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — New fighting erupted between the Malian military and armed rebel groups in an area south of Kidal late Friday, with both sides claiming to control the town of Anefis as night fell. The violence is the latest in a string of increasing attacks by the rebels, known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP-PSD). Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesThe 2015 peace deal called for the ex-rebels to be integrated into the national military among other things. Former colonizer France, which led a 2013 military intervention to oust jihadis from power, has since moved its forces outside Mali. Since the peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal in August, attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled.

Persons: Wagner, “, Staff Gal, Oumar Diarra, Assifmi Goita, jihadis Organizations: Malian, Peace, Security, Development, Analysts, Staff, Islamic, colonizer Locations: BAMAKO, Mali, Kidal, Anefis, Malian, Azawad, West, colonizer France

Among Thursday's highlights were Marina Silva for environment minister and Senator Simone Tebet as planning and budget minister. Lula gave them key positions after they provided crucial endorsements for his narrow Oct. 30 election victory over outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro. One of Brazil's best-known environmentalists, Silva previously held the same ministerial position for five years during Lula's first term as president, overseeing a significant drop in deforestation. "She played an extremely important role in the campaign," Lula said of Tebet, who will oversee Brazil's budget and set up a multiannual plan with goals for the administration. Lula, who had previously disclosed 21 of the future ministers, also tapped other moderate figures to his cabinet in order to secure support in Congress.

☆ Lawmakers tell Live Nation CEO they want answers on the Taylor Swift Ticketmaster fiasco
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Taylor Swift accepts an award onstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 held at PSD Bank Dome on November 13, 2022 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Lawmakers have some questions for Live Nation's CEO after Ticketmaster bungled the recent sale of Taylor Swift tour tickets. Ticketmaster was supposed to open up sales for 1.5 million verified Taylor Swift fans last month ahead of general public ticket sales. Ultimately, 2 million tickets were sold during the presale and the general public sale was canceled, company representatives said. Eras tour tickets were priced from $49 to $450, with VIP packages starting at $199 and reaching $899.

☆ Live Nation, Ticketmaster may need breakup, some senators say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Taylor Swift poses on the red carpet for the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) at the PSD Bank Dome in Duesseldorf, Germany, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Ticketmaster and owner Live Nation Entertainment, the events ticketing giant behind the recently botched sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets, should be broken up by the Department of Justice if any misconduct is found in an ongoing investigation, Democratic senators said Monday. "This may be the only way to truly protect consumers, artists, and venue operators and to restore competition in the ticketing market." Live Nation and Ticketmaster merged in 2010 after a DOJ-brokered settlement that officials said would encourage competition and send ticket prices down. Instead, "across all genres and venues, Ticketmaster prices have more than tripled in the past 20 years," the senators wrote.

[1/3] Taylor Swift poses on the red carpet for the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) at the PSD Bank Dome in Duesseldorf, Germany, November 13, 2022. The company said it is working to shore up its technology "for the new bar that has been set by demand for the Taylor Swift's Eras Tour". Chaos around the Swift tour prompted calls for the U.S. government to break up the company. For those who did not get tickets to the Eras tour, Swift said her hope was to provide "more opportunities for us to all get together and sing these songs." She has promised hits from albums spanning her career on the Eras tour.

The EPA shut down the refinery, formerly called Limetree Bay, in May 2021 after a series of chemical releases into the environment sickened neighboring residents. The plant owners intend to restart the facility, but have let it fall into disrepair, the EPA said last month. The new Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit would require detailed air-quality analyses and the use of the best available air pollution control technology, the EPA said Thursday. An earlier owner, Hovensa, was required to spend $700 million on pollution control equipment, among other obligations after violating the Clean Air Act by increasing emissions without first obtaining pre-construction permits and installing required pollution control equipment. Hovensa went bankrupt and shut down the plant the following year; later Limetree Bay Ventures bought the refinery in December 2015.

☆ Friday's public ticket sale for Taylor Swift Eras Tour canceled after extreme demand
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Taylor Swift poses with her awards during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 held at PSD Bank Dome on November 13, 2022 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Tickets for Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour will no longer be put on sale Friday, after Ticketmaster said there is an insufficient ticket inventory to meet high demand. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

☆ Taylor Swift tour ticket fiasco leads to calls for Ticketmaster and Live Nation to break up
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Taylor Swift accepts an award onstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 held at PSD Bank Dome on November 13, 2022 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Live Nation, which merged with Ticketmaster in 2010, has faced longstanding criticisms about its size and power in the entertainment industry. People amplified their complaints this week when tickets for Swift tickets went on presale on Ticketmaster's website. "Eras" tour tickets are priced from $49 to $450, with VIP packages starting at $199 and reaching $899. "The [Taylor Swift] portal is not going well for many Swifties," Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., wrote in a tweet Tuesday.

☆ Ticketmaster extends presale period for Taylor Swift 'Eras' tour to deal with 'unprecedented demand'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ticketmaster has extended presales for tickets to Swift's upcoming "Eras" tour after fans flocked to the site, causing site disruptions and slow queues. The ticket seller took to social media to update fans about the intermittent issues its site was currently facing. "There has been historically unprecedented demand with millions showing up to buy tickets for the TaylorSwiftTix Presale," the company said. "Eras" tour tickets are priced from $49 to $450, with VIP packages starting at $199 and reaching $899. Ticketmaster has rescheduled a number of ticket queues in order to deal with demand, including West Coast venues and Capital One onsale.

[1/2] Taylor Swift receives the award for the Best Longform Video during the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) at the PSD Bank Dome in Duesseldorf, Germany, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayDUESSELDORF, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift walked away with four prizes at MTV's Europe Music Awards on Sunday, including best video for her 10-minute "All Too Well". Double-award winners included Nicki Minaj for best song and best hip-hop, and the French DJ and record producer David Guetta won the best electronic award and best collaboration. The U.S. pop singer Swift, wearing a dress of bejewelled mesh, won best artist, best pop, best video and best long form video. British pop star Harry Styles won in the "best live" category and the Thai-born Lalisa 'Lisa' Manoban won best K-pop.

Its other major shareholder, PSD Investment, will provide the same amount through "direct and indirect financial and liquidity support," Polestar said. "We welcome the continued support from our major shareholders at a time when the capital markets are volatile and unpredictable," Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said in a statement. Volvo, like other major carmakers, has in recent years invested heavily in making its own electric vehicles and has also said it was committed to supporting Polestar. Volvo aims to sell only fully electric cars by 2030, while Polestar has a goal to launch three more cars by 2026. In February, Volvo formed a joint venture with battery manufacturer Northvolt to build a battery plant in Gothenburg which would produce battery cells specifically for electric Volvo and Polestar cars.

☆ Președintele, despre asociațiile din România care o acuză de „atentate la independența justiției”: „Fac campanie electorală”
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: agora.mdPreședintele, despre asociațiile din România care o acuză de „atentate la independența justiției”: „Fac campanie electorală”Contează opinia oamenilor care vor ca în Republica Moldova să se facă justiție, nu a celor care au criticat anterior DNA-ul și pe Laura Codruța Covesi. Este replica Maiei Sandu, care a calificat critica celor trei asociații ale magistraților din România care o acuză „de grave atentate la independența justiției” pentru că a anulat decretul prin care Vladislav Clima a fost numit în funcția de președinte al Curții de Apel Chișinău, drept campanie electorală. „Nu știu dacă CSM-ul din România le-a permis să facă campanie electorală acestor asociații în Republica Moldova. Această decizie a mea de revocare din funcție a lui Clima s-a întâmplat cu o lună în urmă. Până la urmă pentru noi contează opinia oamenilor care vor să se facă justiție, nu a celor care au criticat DNA-ul și care au criticat-o pe Codruța Covesi.

Persons: Laura Codruța, Vladislav, Maia Sandu Organizations: DNA, Apel, CSM, PSD Locations: România, Republica Moldova, Apel Chișinău, RM

☆ România: PSD a depus moțiunea de cenzură pentru demiterea prim-ministrului Florin Cîțu
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Partidul Social Democrat (PSD) a depus miercuri, 23 iunie, moțiunea de cenzură împotriva Guvernului Cîțu. Moțiunea va fi citită miercuri în Parlament, urmând ca săptămâna viitoare să fie dezbătută și votată, scrie Digi 24. Potrivit sursei citate, prim-vicepreședintele PSD a mai declarat că probabil moțiunea va fi dezbătută și votată săptămâna viitoare. Cu toții au spus foarte clar că este oportun să depunem moțiunea de cenzură și acest guvern să plece. Se vor regăsi pasaje de la fiecare cuprinse în moțiune”, a spus Marcel Ciolacu.

Persons: Sorin Grindeanu, Președintele PSD, Marcel Ciolacu, Președintele, Ludovic Orban Organizations: Partidul Social Democrat, PSD, Partidul Național Liberal, PNL, Președintele PNL Locations: România

☆ „Este cetățeanul nostru”; De ce a fost acceptat condamnatul penal Cristian Rizea pe listele Partidului Noi?
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: jurnal.md„Este cetățeanul nostru”; De ce a fost acceptat condamnatul penal Cristian Rizea pe listele Partidului Noi? Președintele Partidului Politic Noi, Vladimir Dachi, a declarat în cadrul dezbaterilor electorale de la Jurnal TV că fostul deputat PSD Cristian Rizea, condamnat la 4,8 ani de pușcărie în România, a fost acceptat să candideze pe listele partidului Noi pentru că are cetățenia R.Moldovei. ( ...) El are buletin, pașaport moldovenesc, este cetățean al R.Moldova”, a declarat Dachi. Liderul AUR, Vlad Bilețchi, l-a contrazis pe Dachi, spunându-i că prin includerea lui Rizea pe listele partidului NOI nu se mai poate vorbi despre lupta împotriva corupției. De menționat că Rizea inițial a fost inclus pe listele partidului NOI, însă pe 4 iulie, când partidul a fost înregistrat de CEC în cursa electorală, numele acestuia nu s-a mai regăsit în listă.

Persons: Cristian Rizea, Vladimir Dachi, PSD Cristian Rizea, Igor Dodon, Vlad, Rizea, Plahotniuc, Plahotniuc . Organizations: Partidului Noi, Partidului Politic Noi, Uniunii Europene, PSD, CEC Locations: PSD, România

☆ România: Liviu Dragnea nu va fi eliberat din închisoare. Decizia Tribunalului București este definitivă
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +1 min

Fostul lider PSD, Liviu Dragnea, rămâne în închisoare. Magistrații Tribunalului București au respins cererea fostului lider al PSD de eliberare condiționată, scrie Digi 24. Propunerea sau cererea de eliberare condiționată va putea fi reînnoită după 27 august 2021. Decizia Tribunalului București este definitivă, notează sursa citată. Anterior, magistrații Tribunalului București au amânat pentru joi, 27 mai, decizia privind eliberarea condiționată a fostului lider PSD, Liviu Dragnea.

Persons: Liviu Dragnea, PSD Liviu Dragnea Organizations: PSD, Tribunalului, Tribunalului București, București Locations: Tribunalului București, Rahova, Teleorman

☆ Un nou partid PAS pe arena politică, în preajma alegerilor anticipate. Partidul NOI s-a redenumit Partidul Alternativă și Șanse
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-21 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Un nou partid PAS pe arena politică, în preajma alegerilor anticipate. Partidul NOI s-a redenumit Partidul Alternativă și ȘanseMonitorul Oficial a publicat un anunț prin care Partidul Politic Noua Opțiune Istorică a devenit Partidul Politic Alternativă și Șanse. Schimbarea vine tocmai în ziua când la CEC s-au înregistrat primele formațiuni politice în alegerile parlamentare din 11 iulie 2021. Noua abreviere a formațiunii va fi PAS, exact ca cea a Partidului Acțiune și Solidaritate. În registrul Agenției Serviciilor Publice, apare informația că partidul este condus de Victor Alexeev.

Persons: Victor Alexeev, Victor Ponta, Vladimir Plahotniuc . Organizations: Partidul, Partidul Politic, Partidului, PSD, Partidul Democrat Locations: PAS, CEC, Republica Moldova

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