Tag: parliamentary
What to expect as Syria holds first parliamentary elections since Assad’s ouster
By The Associated Press BEIRUT — Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country’s longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in December. Under the 50-year rule of the Assad dynasty, Syria held regular elections in which all Syrian citizens could…
Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups
By The Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova’s pro-Western governing party won a clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups in an election that was widely viewed as a stark choice between East and West. With nearly all polling station reports counted on Monday, electoral data showed the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity, or PAS,…