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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emphasized the importance of ensuring that Syria does not become a source of further instability in the region during a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, according to a statement by Türkiye's Communications Directorate.

The SYRIZA disciplinary committee voted 8 to 6 not to exclude former president Stefanos Kasselakis from the leadership race.

The majority decided to archive the case without further examination. 

Positive to holding a meeting of the SYRIZA candidates appears to be the side of the SYRIZA PC Presidential candidate, Stefanos Kasselakis according to sources close to him.

Kasselakis reportedly wants rules to be set and a defined and dignified framework for the election race without threats of deletions.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party, a party rooted in Nazi ideology, just celebrated an unprecedented election victory on Sunday night, with its leader talking about a new era for the far right. This is seen as another worrying sign for Europe, as a surge by populist far-right forces shows no sign of slowing down.

New Democracy has shown remarkable resilience over the last 50 years. It endured great economic and political crises, intense internal divisions and the disintegration of mainstream parties.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pledged not to allow terrorism to become a major threat for Türkiye again.

"We will not allow the terror threat that we broke its back to be revived again," Erdoğan said during an event in the eastern city of Bitlis on Aug. 25.

Will the outcome of the elections in France and the UK trigger a wave of support for progressive forces across Europe as a whole? There are some important differences between the two countries that need to be noted. In the UK, extreme populism and promises of magical solutions were tried and they failed dismally.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has dismissed concerns of a populist surge after Sunday's European Parliament elections, stating that the political center held firm, creating momentum for change.

The prime minister rejected the dilemma between "right turn" and "centrist persistence" and prepares for "a reshuffling of "everyday life"

When criminal organizations disguised behind a political mantle engage in illicit activities, the full force of the law must be applied.