Category: Politics

RTBF: Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored the highest number of votes in the three overseas territories BRUSSELS, 23 APR — news, Alexander Shishlo. The candidate in presidents of France, the leader of the left movement “Rebellious France,” Jean-Luc Mélenchon gaining the highest number of votes in the three French overseas territories Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Martinique and Guiana, told Belgian TV channel RTBF. According to the channel, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon for Mélenchon voted the accounting period by 34.45% of the voters for the National front leader marine Le Pen of 18.16% for former economy Minister Macron — 17,97%. In Martinique, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is gaining 27,36%, Makron — 25.53 per cent, the candidate from the party “the Republicans” françois Fillon — loss of 16.85%. In French Guiana, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader from 24.72% of the votes, Le Pen — 24,29%, Macron — 18,75%. Guadeloupe candidate from the left, scored is 23.99%, inferior to

Photo: RIA Novosti No transfer of troops to the border with the DPRK in the South of Primorye is not conducted. This is stated in the press service of the Eastern military district, which is quoted by “Interfax”. “This is absolutely the planned activities of combat training that have nothing to do with political moments”, — commented on the movement of equipment head of the press service of the district Alexander Gordeev. According to him, the events associated with the completion of large-scale exercises of the air defense forces in the TRANS-Baikal landfill Telemba. “From there returns to the permanent dislocation of the machinery of defense. Participated including connections to the combined arms army in Primorye,” — said Gordeev. He also pointed out that recently held a field training of artillery, which ended the exercises with live firing on the range Tsugol in Zabaykalsky Krai, and “there is also equipment

Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on reports in the Western media about the fact that the Russian government allegedly decided on the redeployment of military forces to the border with the DPRK. On Friday, April 21, reports RIA Novosti. “Questions of deployment of troops in the country does not belong to the category public”, — said Peskov. According to the Agency, informed the British newspaper the Daily Mail wrote that the Russian leader Vladimir Putin gave the order to send additional military forces and equipment on the border with North Korea, fearing flow of refugees in the event of a missile attack on the United States to the DPRK.

Photo: TASS The Governor of Krasnodar Krai Veniamin Kondratiev invited the head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov to the Russian stage of world championship racing in the class machines “Formula 1” in Sochi. He said this on Friday at the Yalta international economic forum. “I want to invite you to the international event, which will take place in the Krasnodar region – stage “Formula-1″. Hope you get a good impression, the edge will take you to Sochi with all the kindness”, – quotes the Governor a press-service of administration of Krasnodar region. As explained in the Department, Sergey Aksenov thanked him for the offer and said that he would try to visit the stage. Grand Prix of Russia will be held in Sochi from 28 to 30 April. Yalta international economic forum opened yesterday and will end on April 22, with the participation of about 1.5 thousand people from 46

Photo: RIA Novosti President Vladimir Putin held operational meeting with permanent members of Russian security Council, said press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov. According to him, the meeting was attended by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, speakers of both chambers of Parliament Valentina Matvienko, Vyacheslav Volodin, the head of the Kremlin administration Anton Vaino, interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu, the FSB Alexander Bortnikov and SVR Sergey Naryshkin and Secretary of the Council Nikolai Patrushev. “I held a detailed conversation on topical issues of socio-economic development of Russia, the meeting condemned the attack yesterday on the police in Paris, expressed his condolences to the French in this regard. It was noted there is no alternative to international cooperation in combating terrorism,” — said Peskov. “In addition, the meeting featured the topic of cybercrime was also addressed international and regional issues, including Syria,” he added.

North Korea threatened to sink US aircraft carrier to demonstrate military power As noted by the media, we are talking about the nuclear aircraft carrier “Carl Vinson”, who leads the group, the US Navy issued earlier to the shores of the Korean Peninsula. Moscow. April 23. INTERFAX.RU — North Korea has said it is ready to sink U.S. aircraft carrier “Carl Vinson” to demonstrate its military power, said in an article published Sunday in the newspaper “Rodong Shimbun”, excerpts of which lead the Western media. “Our revolutionary forces are fully prepared to sink an American nuclear aircraft carrier with one blow”, the article says. The publication compared the carrier to a “rough beast,” the article says that an attack on him become “a good example of demonstration of our military power” The Western press notes that the article was published on the third page after two pages of stuff about

France opened for voting in the presidential elections PARIS, April 23 — RIA Novosti, Victoria Ivanova. Over 66,5 thousand polling stations in the first round of presidential elections in France was opened at 08.00 local time (09.00 GMT) in the French metropolis. Most of the sites will close at 19.00 local time (20.00 MSK). However, the law provides that the decision of the local authorities the opening time or the closing of polling stations may be shifted, the deadline for the close of polling — 20.00 (21.00 GMT). This year, in order to avoid leaks in social networks and foreign media, which may affect the completion of the voting, it was decided to move the time the polls closed for an hour only in large cities, they will work until eight in the evening Thus, the experts will have less hours to have time to track the first results of

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian defense Ministry restores the network of Arctic airfields, was announced at a meeting of the Board of the Russian defense Ministry, defense Minister, army General Sergei Shoigu. “Restored network Arctic airfields that will contribute to the development of transport and tourist infrastructure in the Arctic,” Shoigu said. He stressed that the proposals of the Ministry of defense to improve the military infrastructure of the Earth Franz Josef was approved by the President of Russia in the course of its work March 29 on the island of Alexandra Land.

The king of Saudi Arabia appointed Ambassador to the United States his son Saudi Arabia’s king Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al Saud was appointed Ambassador to the United States his son Prince Khaled. On Saturday, April 22, according to Press TV. Also on 22 April, the king held a number of personnel changes. “Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki was removed from his post of Ambassador to the United States. Ambassador appointed Prince Khaled bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz”, — stated in the Royal decree. This appointment is one of a series made by the king on April 22 the reshuffle. In addition, he is replaced by Adel al-Toraifi (Adel Al-Toraifi) on the post of Minister of information, former Ambassador to Germany of the bin Awwad al-Awwad (Awwad bin Al-Awwad), dismissed the head of the Ministry of civil service Affairs Khaled al-Argi (Khaled Al-Arj) and the commander of the army, created the

Media: North Korea has threatened Australia with a nuclear strike MOSCOW, 23 APR — RIA Novosti. This will be the case, if Canberra would follow the us policy to isolate and suppress Pyongyang, said the North Korean foreign Ministry. MOSCOW, 23 APR — RIA Novosti. North Korea has threatened Australia with nuclear strike if its government would have to follow the political course of the United States against Pyongyang, reports ABC TV channel with reference to the representative North Korean the Ministry of foreign Affairs. This statement was a response to a recent interview of Minister of foreign Affairs of Australia, Julie Bishop, who said that the nuclear program of North Korea is “a serious threat” to Australia. Bishop did not rule out the probability of an attack on Australia. The current government blindly and zealously follows the line of the United States. If Australia will continue to persist in