Europe, explained. One story at a time.
Stories that cross borders and shape the continent.
The Student List won about 2.2 million votes to about 1.7 million for the SNS, taking a projected about 138 of 250 seats, after nearly two years of protests that began with the Novi Sad canopy collapse.
The Interior Ministry put turnout at 410,000 nationwide, while unions said about 800,000 took part. The Interior Ministry reported 1,314 arrests as unions called fresh protests for 31 October and a nationwide strike for 5 November.
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A local ceasefire has begun around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region, to allow humanitarian aid in and civilians out. The pause, mediated with the involvement of United States First Lady Melania Trump, began at three in the morning Kyiv time on 27 October, while strikes continued elsewhere in Ukraine.