#coalition-government

#coalition-government

The SNP has won a fifth successive Scottish Parliament election, but fallen short of its target of an overall majority at Holyrood. The party won 58 seats, with 65 needed for a majority. The Conservatives lost their position as the parliament's largest opposition party, suffering their worst-ever Holyrood election result to finish with 12 seats. The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, returned 10 MSPs.

With 88 percent of votes counted, projections credited the left bloc with 84 seats in the 179-seat parliament and the right with 77, with 90 seats needed for a majority.

You know what is at stake. Whether I will continue to be your prime minister depends on how strong a mandate you give the Social Democrats in the parliamentary election to be held on March 24th, 2026. It will now be up to you, the voters, to decide which direction will be set for Denmark for the next four years, and I am really looking forward to it.

While the previous law required most newly installed heating systems to use at least 65% renewable energy, often with a heat pump, the reformed legislation will allow households to keep using oil and gas. It also removes a mandate for expert consultation when installing a new heating system.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin insisted he still intends to lead Fianna Fáil into the next general election despite the recent turmoil within the party over its Presidential election debacle.

I am pleased to announce that after long discussions we have reached agreements on the principles on which the draft law will be based, Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein said in a statement.

As Minister Bas takes on her new role within the SPD, she emphasized the urgency of addressing the party's recent performance and the housing crisis impacting many Germans.

The Sumar platform called for an immediate cancellation of a bullet purchase from Israel, asserting it violates the government's commitment to refrain from such deals amid the Gaza conflict.