Ruling Party

Following a day of meetings with leaders of the main political parties, Macedonia's President said he wanted proof of a parliamentary majority before handing any party or alliance a mandate to form a government.

Turkish main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has assured people his party has been working extremely hard to resolve the troubling situation created after the ruling party lost its parliamentary majority in the June 7 general election, which has led to a considerable uncertainty in the country.

Preliminary results from Turkey's parliamentary election suggest that the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has won over 25 percent of the vote, largely retaining the 26 percent support it received in general elections four years ago, according to unofficial results from Anadolu Agency. 

Ruling Party leader and Party of European Socialists (PES) President Sergey Stanishev is to enter the Energy Committee at the European Parliament.

Bulgaria without Censorship (BwC) leader Nikolay Barekov, from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and GERB MEP Vladimir Uruchev are also due to join the Committee, the Bulgarian National Radio has reported.

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic has set May 25 as the date for local elections, which will be held in accordance with the new EU-backed electoral law.

Elections will duly take place in Podgorica, Bar, Bijelo Polje, Danilovgrad, Zabljak, Kolasin, Plav, Pluzine, Pljevlja, Rozaje Savnik and Gusinje, Vujanovic said.

We should consider a situation in which a secession referendum is held in Bulgaria's city of Kurdjali.