++The politely called Euroskeptics or as we call them the Far Right has won 130 out of 751 seats in the European parliament. The French National Front led by Le Pen's daughter won 25% of the vote and the UKIP managed to win in the UK. The Dawn Party of Greece came in third. Now the far-right has begun fighting among themselves and departing whether they will cooperate with the French.
++Willie Wonka,Petro Poroshenko,the Chocolate billionaire won the presidency in the Ukraine on the first round. The Ukrainian forces began operations to seize the Donetsk airport.
++In the world's largest democracy,Narenda Modi and his Nationalist Party took office today and invited the Pakistan Prime Minister to attend.
++In Egypt, voters go to the polls and are likely to vote in General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. Personally,I think the overthrow of Mohammed Morsi and the show trials of supporters was a massive historical mistake. Even after the campaigns against the Moslem Brotherhood, Pew reports that they still retain a favorability rating of 40%. Yes, far below their 70% after Morsi's election but this reveals a hard base of support.
++Pope Francis ends his stay in Israel today after putting flowers at the memorial to Theodore Herzl, the founder of Zionism. Pope Paul had told Herzl that Jews were better off converting to Christianity. Pope Francis message was a bit different as he asked both Presidents from Palestine and Israel to visit the Vatican to talk about peace. Both accepted.
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