All members
of the Austrian Cabinet of the far-right party resigned last week, after the
Vice Chancellor had resigned and new elections were called for by the President
because of the exposure of a plot by the far-right leader to receive illegal
campaign contributions from the Russian
Federation .
The
Ukrainian Prime Minister resigned last week and the newly installed President
dissolved Parliament. He called for new parliamentary
elections in two months.
British
Prime Minister Theresa May announced late last week that she is resigning as
Conservative Party leader and Premier, effective June 7. New parliamentary elections will be called and
a new prime minister chosen by July. May has been attempting unsuccessfully to win parliamentary approval for her deal with the European Union for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom. A referendum was approved in June of 2016 to leave, but the deal is controversial, particularly about the status of the border with the Irish Republic. The deadline to leave has been extended repeatedly. The U.K. must leave by the end of October, with or without a deal to leave in an orderly manner in regard to various major issues, namely the border, customs, trade, the status of EU nationals and fishing rights.
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