More than 1 ton of Tsalapish babek, prepared by local craftsmen, was looted at the holiday in the village today, the mayor of the village Ivaylo Danailov told “Maritsa”. A celebration of “Tsalapish babek and wine 2023” is being held for the third year in a row in the village of the same name. This … Read more
ANPMinister Weerwind for Legal Protection NOS News•today, 10:46 Minister Weerwind goes through the dust because of the private use of his official car during the period that he was mayor of Almere. “It was a stupid mistake on my part, I should have applied the rules. I’m going to fix this properly.” “I thought I … Read more
ANPMinister Franc Weerwind on arrival at the Binnenhof for the weekly Council of Ministers In association with Broadcasting Flevoland NOS News•today, 21:11 Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind abused his official car during his time as mayor of Almere. He used the car with driver for private trips, something that is not allowed according to … Read more
Shane Winsser – wikiportret.nl, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikipedia NOS News•yesterday, 22:55 Hein van der Loo has been nominated by the city council of Almere as the new mayor. The 51-year-old Van der Loo, now mayor of Zwijndrecht, takes over from D66 member Franc Weerwind, who has been Minister for Legal Protection since the beginning … Read more
Track ’88 In collaboration with Hamburg ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 09:06 An activist interrupted Maastricht Mayor Penn-te Strake’s New Year’s speech on Sunday evening. The action did not last long: a guard intervened and removed the man from the room. The activist drew attention to the homeless situation in the municipality of Limburg. According to him, too little … Read more
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) mayoral elections have been suspended due to clashes. The dispute relates to the oath of office of the appointed members. The advisers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP got into a scuffle. AAP councilors chanted and protested. The conflict between the BJP and AAP councilors … Read more
A Turkish court today sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to prison and banned the opposition politician from political activity, seen as a strong potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in next year’s elections. This means that once the sentence is confirmed, he could be removed from his post as mayor of the Turkish metropolis. Imamoglu … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 3:57 pm•Edited today, 16:28 Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison for insulting members of the Election Commission. The prosecutor had asked for a prison sentence of at least 15 months and a ban from political activity. The court also banned Imamoglu from engaging in … Read more