Day: December 8, 2018

The chosen successor to Merkel The German party “Christian democratic Union”, was elected the new Chairman. Upstairs Angela Merkel, who held the post for 18 years, will be replaced by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. This decision was taken at the party Congress in Hamburg on Friday, 7 December, reports Reuters. The party’s Secretary General and former Prime Minister of Saarland in the struggle for the post surpassed former head of the CDU and the Christian social Union (CSU) in the Bundestag, Friedrich Merz. They received 517 and 482 votes respectively. The third candidate of the major candidates — health Minister Jens Spahn, has disappeared after the first round of voting. Only Congress participates 1001 delegate. Election of the Chairman of the CDU are anonymous. To win in the first round a candidate must gain an absolute majority of votes. If not, a second round in which there are two contenders that received

Tsipras called the tie “a noose around the neck of the Greek people” Moscow. 7 Dec. INTERFAX.RU Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras explained at a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, why not wear a tie, comparing them with the “noose around the neck of the Greek people”. Upstairs Asked by journalists why he continues to go without a tie, claiming that the Greek economy out of the crisis, Tsipras amazement made a helpless gesture: “I already wore a tie, but very quickly it was removed. Tie (for me) like a noose around the neck of the Greek people”. “The symbolism is very important,” he explained. This Tsipras added: “If I’m Mr. Putin would give such a gift, at the next meeting I might wear it.” “Agreed, let’s do that”, — Putin agreed. Read also: Putin has rejected allegations of a conspiracy of Russia against Greece

Putin appointed Valery Limarenko, acting Governor of the Sakhalin region MOSCOW, December 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed President of the group of companies “ASE” (ASE) Valery Limarenko, acting Governor of the Sakhalin region. This was reported by press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. Upstairs “The Russian President by his decree appointed acting Governor of the Sakhalin region Valery Limarenko”, — he told reporters. The press service of the Kremlin has also disseminated the relevant document. The President held a meeting with the Department Secretary, reported on the official Kremlin website. The position of head of the region has been vacant since then, as in late September, Putin appointed Oleg Kozhemyako, head of Sakhalin in 2015, acting head of Primorsky Krai. NewsThan the well-known Oleg Kozhemyako 58-year-old Limarenko, doctor of economic Sciences, works as the President of joint stock company engineering company “ASE”, management company of

Putin rejected the allegations of conspiracy against Russia Greece Moscow. 7 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected suggestions that Russia is satisfied with some sort of conspiracy against Greece, and called such claims nonsense. Upstairs “As for this page (a situation with mutual expulsion of diplomats of the Russian Federation and Greece — if), I think it is important to note that we initially did not agree with the grounds for the expulsion of our diplomats. I can hardly imagine that someone sane and in Greece, and in Russia weaves any machinations against Greece or any conspiracy plans. It’s just nonsense and nonsense,” Putin said after talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. If the security services have some questions to each other, which is also possible, that there are many ways to resolve this kind of situation, without any theatrical gestures. I hope that this page is,

Agalarovy asking the court to reject U.S. charges of interference in elections trump MOSCOW, Dec 7 — RAPSI. Businessman Aras Agalarov and his son Emin went to court in the US with a motion to dismiss the claim of the National Committee of the US Democratic party with accusations of hacking into its computers and theft of electronic data during the presidential election. Upstairs According to agalarovyh not complied with certain requirements under U.S. law “On corrupt and under the influence of organized criminal groups in organizations” (RICO) referenced by the Committee are referred to in the application made to the Federal court for the southern district of new York. Approval agalarovyh national Committee, in particular, has not led any evidence of any connection between their actions and the alleged conspiracy, at the same time in the statement of claim does not say a word about what they might know