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"Both sides have agreed to this. Please adhere to it!" Shortly after the surprising announcement by US President Donald Trump that all attacks on energy facilities in the Ukraine war would be stopped immediately, the leadership in Kyiv accused the aggressor Russia of a violation. #Ukrainekrieg #Ölkatastrophe #Sanktionen (translated)

We will propose a bipartisan bill to block all purchases of Russian oil. It will be sent for urgent voting and will be adopted by a large majority. Republican Representative Brian Fitzpatrick announced that a bipartisan bill to block any purchase of Russian oil will be proposed in the coming days. #Trump #Putin #Ukrajina (translated)

President Donald Trump's agreement to allow the export of Russian diesel to the American market has faced sharp criticism in Congress, where it is believed it could finance the Russian war against Ukraine and be in violation of existing sanctions laws. #Trump #Putin #Ukrajina (translated)

The Hayek Club Weimar warned of a possible economic and social decline. Only when cars fell silent on the side of the road, businesses closed, apartments remained cold, and families suffered from hunger would people, according to the club, recognize that they had watched for too long. It stated that the foundations of a livable life had been systematically destroyed, diligence and achievement devalued, and responsibility portrayed as a burden. The silence and the willingness to be deceived had facilitated the downfall, the club explained. #Gesellschaft #Verantwortung #Zukunft (translated)

"Do you want to go somewhere else? Then say it." Looking at the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt, CSU chief Markus Söder called on dissenters within the Union to leave. "Anyone who votes for the AfD does not have much of a future with us." Söder suggested that this probably stemmed from a deep wound within the CDU faction. After these events, Söder would find it "surprising" if the AfD did not also lead the government in the state. "It would be absolutely necessary. The voters in Saxony-Anhalt have already made a very clear statement." "Given the results, you can't say that. I just think that anyone considering doing something like that should have the backbone to make it public." "Also immediately move in the political direction." "Because I find that quite despicable." "Therefore, everyone who is playing with fire (...), should know that in the end it will probably lead to extreme AfD dominance, that the polls will turn into results." "If the second democratic government fails within a few years after the traffic light coalition, it would be a huge blow to democracy." "I appreciate him, I respect him, and I also find that very unfair." "Friedrich Merz remains Chancellor." CSU chief Markus Söder has again backed Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and campaigned for the CSU politician Ilse Aigner as Federal President. "The only personnel matter that personally interests me is not the chancellorship, but I would like Ilse Aigner to become Federal President if at all possible. I am very committed to that." #CSU #CDU #Politik (translated)

Today's referendum day was a kind of warm-up for the referendum that will be truly crucial for Slovenia's future development path, namely, the subsequent legislative referendum on the development law. Janša stated just before the announcement of the partial results that Slovenia continues to face significant problems compared to many other developed democracies. #Slovenija #referendum #JanezJanša (translated)

Traven Bine wrote that in his opinion, people who oppose the investigation of politicians like Golob are either completely manipulated, blinded, or cowardly, as they allow themselves to be directed by a group that he labeled as "the March eighth ones." #politika #preiskava #Slovenija (translated)

Zdeněk Šarapatka thanked his supporters and stated that their support helped him get back on his feet after the results of the Senate elections. According to him, the campaign in Prague 5 and 13 was not a fair competition about topics, but a contest over billboards. He claimed that one of the candidates was running a concurrent campaign for the Senate and the Prague City Hall, transferring funds between them, including money from a company building houses. According to Šarapatka, the state supervision office did not respond to the violations of the rules. The candidate, he claimed, received 14,606 votes out of a total of 45,782. Šarapatka also criticized the ODS, which, according to him, despite an agreement with his TOP 09, fielded its own candidate, thereby reducing the chances of defeating Václav Láska. He stated that their candidate hardly presented political positions during public appearances and instead relied on a romanticized story about the students' relationship with the school principal. He added that the students of the candidate's school, according to Šarapatka, got involved in the campaign, even though the principal was balancing on the edge of the education law. The candidate received 12,162 votes out of 45,782. As an earlier example of the split with ODS, Šarapatka mentioned its member Benda, who, according to him, appointed Matocha and Xaver Veselý to the Czech Television Council. He claimed that part of ODS contributed to his failure in the election despite the party agreements at that time. He also recalled that six years ago, at ODS's request, he supported its candidate in the second round of the Senate elections in Mělník, whom he claimed he had not seen publicly appear in the Senate since then. Šarapatka stated that he would not make the same mistake again. According to him, the result meant that there would be no amendment to the lustration law nor security clearances for government members and their deputies, and that there would be no qualified fight for a free Czech Radio and Czech Television. At the same time, he urged his supporters to keep going. #politika #volby #Senát (translated)

The author from Brandenburg wrote that the evening was the most relaxed since he opened his account on X, formerly Twitter. He received no hate comments from AfD supporters. He also thanked Volodymyr Zelensky and urged him to continue shutting down the Russian data centers. Donald Trump does not like that, he added. #Entspannung #Politik #Zukunft (translated)

Mojca B. wrote that the law was rejected, but the law on RTV will probably be adopted according to her. Considering the expected tight outcome regarding the RTV contribution, she wondered how unreasonable a person must be to predict the payment of anything, and asked what will happen at the referendum for the "rich." #politika #referendum #RTV (translated)

The author freewiseguy characterized the arbitrary extension of polling station hours as a typical dictatorial move and called for the immediate dismissal of Zorčič. He wrote that voters should not arrive at polling stations at 18:59 or 19:00 or from a distance of 50 meters, and asked where this is specified. He added that voters had access all day, not just in the last minutes. https://t.co/PVY1aNqeZP #volitve #demokracija #politika (translated)