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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, gives a press conference during the follow up of the Catalan autonomic election day, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, gives a press conference during the follow up of the Catalan autonomic election day, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin re-appoints Mishustin as Prime Minister

STORY: Putin re-appoints Mishustin as Prime Minister SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of footage published by Duma on Friday 2. Kremlin footage of Mishustin in a meeting on May 6, 2024 3. various of Mikhail Mishustin speaking (File) STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree, re-appointing Mikhail Mishustin as the Prime Minister, according to the Kremlin press office. "In accordance with the point 'a' of Article 83 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, appoint Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin as the Chairman of the government of the Russian Federation," said the decree. The decree enters into effect since the day of signing. Earlier on Friday, Russia's State Duma had approved Putin's nomination of Mikhail Mishustin as the Prime Minister. Mishustin was first appointed as Prime Minister in 2020, after serving as the head of the Russian Federal Tax Service from 2010 to 20

Belarus celebrates 79th anniversary of Victory Day

STORY: Belarus celebrates 79th anniversary of Victory Day SHOOTING TIME: May 9, 2024 DATELINE: May 10, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Minsk CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko laying flowers at the Victory Monument 2. various of celebrations STORYLINE: Belarus hosted a series of events on Thursday to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet Union in the Eastern Front of World War II. Representatives from all walks of life gathered at Victory Square in Minsk and laid flowers at the Victory Monument. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attended the rally after returning from Moscow, where he had watched the military parade on Red Square that morning. Lukashenko said that the Belarusian people will always remember the names of the martyrs and the glory of the defenders and liberators. Lukashenko sent congratulatory messages to the leaders and people of some former Soviet republics. He called on the Ukrainian pe