Horst Köhler lässt den Bundestag auflösen

Berlin (Deutschland), 21.07.2005 – Nach der gescheiterten Vertrauensfrage am 1. Juli 2005 von Bundeskanzler Schröder hat nun Bundespräsident Horst Köhler nach Artikel 68 des Grundgesetzes den 15. deutschen Bundestag aufgelöst.

Bundestagspräsident Wolfgang Thierse hat die Auflösung angenommen. Somit müssen innerhalb von 60 Tagen Neuwahlen stattfinden. Den Termin hat Köhler für den 18. September 2005 festgesetzt.

Der Bundespräsident begründete seine Entscheidung mit der vom Bundeskanzler Gerhard Schröder (SPD) dargestellten fehlenden Handlungsfähigkeit der Bundesregierung. Zu dieser Einschätzung des Kanzlers sehe er, Köhler, keine Alternative.

Angesichts der schwierigen wirtschaftlichen Lage Deutschlands, der schwierigen Situation der öffentlichen Haushalte und der persönlichen Situation vieler durch Arbeitslosigkeit betroffener Familien, der demographischen Entwicklung Deutschlands mit zu geringer Kinderzahl und wachsender Überalterung der Bevölkerung sei eine handlungsfähige Regierung notwendig, die sich auf „eine verlässliche, handlungsfähige Mehrheit im Bundestag“ stützen könne.

Nach eingehender Prüfung der verfassungsrechtlichen Aspekte und vieler Gespräche, die er mit Politikern und Rechtsexperten geführt habe, sei er zu dem Schluss gekommen, dass er zu keiner anderen Lagebeurteilung als der Bundeskanzler kommen könne. „Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass damit die verfassungsrechtlichen Voraussetzungen für die Auflösung des Bundestages gegeben sind.“

Die Bürgerinnnen und Bürger forderte er anschließend auf, von ihrem Wahlrecht sorgsamen Gebrauch zu machen.

Der Bundeskanzler nahm am Abend zu der Entscheidung des Bundespräsidenten Stellung. Er bezeichnete diese als eine „souveräne Entscheidung“. Er wies außerdem darauf hin, dass die große Mehrheit der Bevölkerung ebenfalls Neuwahlen wünsche. Für die kommende Bundestagswahl am 18. September kündigte er seine Kandidatur an.

Zwei Abgeordnete der Regierungskoalition, Werner Schulz (Grüne) und Jelena Hoffmann (SPD) wollen gegen die Entscheidung des Bundespräsidenten Klage beim Bundesverfassungsgericht einreichen. Sie halten das Verfahren, das zur Auflösung des Bundestages führte, für verfassungswidrig. Die Vertrauensfrage des Bundeskanzlers vom 1. Juli sei unecht, erklärten sie in einer gemeinsamen Stellungnahme.

Auch einige kleinere Parteien haben angekündigt, vor das Bundesverfassungsgericht zu ziehen, da auch unter anderem nicht genug Zeit bliebe, um die nötigen Unterschriften für die Zulassungen zu den Wahlen zu sammeln.

Der Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI) begrüßte in einer Stellungnahme die Entscheidung des Bundespräsidenten. Nach einer Wahl könne die Politik die Bedingungen dafür schaffen, „dass mehr Wertschöpfung und Wachstum in unserem Land entstehen“, erklärte der BDI-Präsident Jürgen R. Thumann.


ケーラー大統領、ドイツ連邦議会を解散

ホルスト・ケーラードイツ連邦大統領は現地時間21日午後8時15分（日本時間22日午前3時15分）からテレビ演説を行い、ドイツ連邦議会の解散を発表した。ゲアハルト・シュレーダードイツ連邦首相に対して7月1日に内閣信任決議が否決されたことに対するもの。総選挙は解散より60日以内に行われる。

この解散は5月22日から始まった長期にわたる政争の結果もたらされた。5月22日、シュレーダー首相率いるドイツ社会民主党（SPD）は、ノルトライン＝ヴェストファーレン州で、野党第1党のドイツキリスト教民主同盟(CDU）に支持率で逆転され、支持率第1位の座を失った。これに対してフランツ・ミュンテフェリング（ミュンテフェーリング）SPD党首は2005年秋に総選挙を行う意向を示した。しかしドイツ基本法では連邦議会の自主解散は禁止されている。任期満了前に議会を解散する唯一の方法は、連邦首相が連邦議会の信任を失うことである。野党を含め、各主要政党は、早期の選挙を支持した。しかし、SPDの連立政党である連合'90/緑の党のヴェルナー・シュルツ議員をはじめとする何人かの連邦議会議員は、故意に不信任を実現させての解散は憲法違反であるとの見解を示し、また解散が行われれば連邦憲法裁に提訴すると言明している。

最近の世論調査では、CDUの支持率は44％、一方SPDの支持率は27％にとどまる。解散の発表直後、ドイツのTV局ARDがニュース番組「今日のニュース」で放送した「連邦首相になってほしい人物」の世論調査では、シュレーダー首相の19％に対して、アンゲラ・メルケルCDU党首は74％となった。

与党SPD・緑の党連合は、連邦議会の多数派からの大きな反対に直面している。野党が多数党であるため、政府与党が提出した法案がことごとく否決されている。シュレーダー首相は、CDUは「法案否決戦術」を取っており、シュレーダー首相が法律を作り政策の変更を行うことを不可能にしていると主張している。これに対し、メルケル党首は、シュレーダー党首と与党連合は行動を取ることができないだけであると述べている。

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German Social and Christian Democrats agree on new government

Nearly two months after the German parliamentary election, the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Christian Democrats (CDU) and their sister party, the Christian Socialists from Bavaria (CSU), have reached a hard-fought deal to form a grand coalition, paving the way for Angela Merkel to become Germany's first female chancellor.

When the result of the elections on 18th September prevented both parties from forming a coalition with their respective preferred partners, the Greens and the Free Democrats, they were forced to engage in coalition negotiations with each other.

The negotiations were long and difficult; in the process, Gerhard Schröder (SPD) gave up his ambitions for the chancellorship, SPD chair Franz Müntefering resigned over the refusal of the party leadership to approve his candidate for a high party office, and Edmund Stoiber (CSU) withdrew from federal politics and abstained from becoming Minister of economics.

"After 39 years of being political opponents on the federal level CDU, CSU and SPD want to move our country forward in common responsibility as the federal government", chancellor-designate Merkel said at a joint press conference. Outgoing SPD chair Müntefering added that "cooperation is good for the country".

Under the new agreement the value added tax (VAT) will increase by 3% to 19% from the beginning of 2007, the legislative competence on the federal level and of the states will be modified, and further reforms of the job market will be implemented. Married persons with an income that exceeds 500,000 € will have to pay an extra 3% on their income, the same applies to unmarried persons with over 250,000 € income. Dismissal protection only kicks in after two years of employment. The agreement also includes several amendments, some of them define by the letter how the wording of the constitution will be changed.

The coalition agreement was criticised by trade unions, employers' federations, and industry organisations. A VAT increase would "stall the economy" said Klaus Wiesehügel, the head of a construction union. The chairman of Porsche, Wendelin Wiedeking, said that "we were only served lies. Everyone, whether low or high income, notices that."

Party conferences are expected to ratify the agreement next week; the election of Merkel as chancellor is scheduled for 22nd November.


ドイツ「大連立」交渉が合意、新内閣人事も決定

ドイツ連邦議会選挙からほぼ2ヶ月がたった今月11日、ドイツ社会民主党（SPD）とドイツキリスト教民主同盟（CDU）/キリスト教社会同盟（CSU）は、連立交渉の最終合意に達した。これによってアンゲラ・メルケルCDU党首の、ドイツ史上初めての連邦首相への就任が確定的になった。

9月18日の総選挙の結果は、両会派ともに、もともと連立相手として意中にあった他党との連立を組むことを困難にした。選挙前、SPDは緑の党と、CDU/CSUは自由民主党（FDP）との連立を主眼においていた。しかし選挙後の情勢は、SPDとCDU/CSUが連立交渉することを余儀なくさせた。

連立交渉は長期にわたり、困難なものとなった。交渉の過程で、ゲアハルト・シュレーダー首相（SPD）は首相続投を断念することになった。SPDのフランツ・ミュンテフェリング党首は同党幹事会で自らが推した候補が敗れ、党首の座を辞任することになった。CSU党首であるエドムント・シュトイバー・バイエルン州知事は、早くから経済相に内定していたが、連邦政府には加わらないとして、辞退を表明した。

共同記者会見の席で、メルケル首相候補は「CDU・CSUとSPDは、連邦政治の場で39年間政治的に対立してきた後、われわれの国を連邦政府という共通の責任において前進させることを望んでいる」と語った。退任が決まっているSPDのミュンテフェリング党首は、「（両党の）協力は国のためになる」と付け加えた。

新しい連立合意のもとでは、付加価値税は3パーセント増税され、19パーセントとなる。また連邦レベルと州レベルの両方で、立法権限が修正される。労働市場にはさらなる改革がなされる予定である。年収が50万ユーロを超える既婚者は、通常の税金に加え、収入の3パーセントの税金が課せられる。同じような特別税が年収25万ユーロ以上の独身者にも課せられる。解雇からの保護は、2年間連続で雇用された者にのみ適用される。また、連立合意は、いくつかの法律改正案を含んでいる。改正案のなかにはドイツ連邦共和国基本法（憲法）の条文の変更案を文書で定めたものが含まれている。

連立合意は労働組合と産業界からの批判を受けた。クラウス・ヴィーセヒューゲル建設組合組合長は、付加価値税の増税は「経済を停滞させる」だろうと語った。ポルシェ社の経営最高責任者（CEO）ヴェンデリン・ヴィーデキング氏は、「我々は嘘ばかりを振舞われてきた。誰であれ、低所得者でも高所得者でも、そのことには気付いている」と語った。

それぞれの党大会で、今週以降連立合意の承認が予定されている。ドイツ連邦議会が連邦首相を選出する選挙は11月22日の予定である。

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German, Iraqi driver abducted in Iraq

A German citizen and her Iraqi driver were abducted in Iraq on Friday.

The Baghdad bureau of the German TV station ARD received a tape from the hostage-takers on Monday evening. In it three armed men are demading that Germany breaks off diplomatic relations with the Iraqi government in exchange for the lives of the hostages. The station has refused to air the tape and only released a still image.

The hostage is a 43-year old archaeologist working in Iraq. She is a converted muslim and married to a Jordanian. Her 10-year old daughter is living with friends in Germany.

The German foreign ministry has established a crisis squad and is trying to negotiate the release of the hostages. But the vice chair of the parliamentary foreign committee, Hans-Ulrich Klose, called the demands of the kidnappers "unacceptable".

Germany did not participate in the Iraq War and does not have soldiers stationed there. It is however training Iraqi police officers in neighbouring countries.


Deutsche Archäologin und ihr Fahrer im Irak entführt

Bagdad (Irak), 29.11.2005 – Mit Berufung auf das Auswärtige Amt berichtet die Tagesschau, dass bereits am Freitag eine deutsche Archäologin gemeinsam mit ihrem irakischen Fahrer in der nordwestirakischen Provinz Ninawa entführt worden sei.

Mitarbeitern der ARD wurde in Bagdad ein Video der Entführer übergeben, in welchem diese unter Drohung der Tötung der Geiseln die Bundesregierung auffordern, zukünftig nicht mehr mit der neuen irakischen Regierung zusammen zu arbeiten. Weiterhin forderten die Entführer die Ausstrahlung des Videos im deutschen Fernsehen, jedoch ist dies von der ARD abgelehnt worden, und auf der Tagesschau-Website ist lediglich ein Standbild zu sehen.

Bei der Entführten handelt es sich offenbar um die gebürtige Münchenerin Susanne Osthoff. Neben ihrer Tätigkeit als Archäologin engagierte sie sich seit 1991 für Hilfsaktionen im Irak. Die bis vor kurzem im bayerischen Glonn lebende Osthoff spricht fließend arabisch und war mit einem Jordanier verheiratet. Für ihr Engagement in Krisengebieten erhielt sie 2003 von der Süddeutschen Zeitung einen Preis für Zivilcourage.

Das Auswärtige Amt hat bereits einen Krisenstab unter Leitung des Staatssekretärs Klaus Scharioth eingerichtet, der sich als oberstes Ziel gesetzt haben soll, das Leben Susanne Osthoffs und ihres Mitarbeiters zu retten.

Der stellvertretende Vorsitzende des Auswärtigen Ausschusses des Bundestages, Hans-Ulrich Klose (SPD), erklärte im Deutschlandfunk, dass die Forderungen seiner Ansicht nach zurückgewiesen werden sollten. Man müsse den Entführern klar machen, dass solche Forderungen unakzeptabel seien.

Im Anschluss an eine Sitzung des Bundeskabinetts appellierte Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) an die Entführer, die Archäologin und ihren Fahrer unverzüglich freizulassen.


Захват немецкой заложницы в Ираке

В пятницу, 25 ноября, на севере Ирака, а провинции Нинава (Ninawa), была захвачена и объявлена заложником гражданка Германии Сюзанна Остхофф (Susanne Osthoff). Вместе с ней был захвачен также её иракский шофёр.

На видео, которое было передано сотруднику немецкого телевизионного канала АРД (ARD) в понедельник, вечером 28 ноября, террористы угрожают убить заложников, если правительство Германии не прекратит сотрудничать с новым иракским правительством. По телевидению, это видео не было показано полностью, только один кадр, который можно видеть на интернет странице канала АРД.

Сюзанна Остхофф работает в Ираке с 1991 года. Она свободно говорит на арабском языке, приняла ислам и была замужем за иорданцем. В Ираке Сюзанна Остхоф занималась археологией и помогала различным организациям поставлять медикаменты и медицинские приборы населению Ирака. Сюзанна Остхофф участвовала в археологических раскопках в Турции, в Сирии, в Иордании, в Ираке и в Йемене.

Уже летом 2005 года Сюзанна Остхофф получала угрозы о возможном захвате в заложники. В то время она была в городе Мосул (Mossul) и помогала в строительстве культурного центра Германии. Из Мосула она уехала в Багдад в сопровождении американских солдат. В октябре Сюзанна Остхофф снова получала угрозы похищения. Немецкое посольство в Багдаде советовало её покинуть Ирак. Сюзанна Остхофф полагала, что она достаточно хорошо знакома с обстановкой в Ираке и имеет хорошие отношениями с местным населением, поэтому она продолжала свою деятельность в Ираке. Она сообщала властям, о своих перемещениях в Ираке. Поэтому, полагают, что кто-то выдал её маршрут передвижения.

С мая 2003 года по 27 ноября 2005 года в Ираке было захвачено 242 иностранных заложников, из них 43 были убиты, судьба ещё 73-х остаётся неизвестной.

Германия не поддержала военное вмешательствоСША в Ираке и не имеет войск в Ираке. Но, Германия проводит обучение иранских полицейских в соседних странах.

Министерство иностранных дел Германии организовало специальный кризисный штаб, главная цель которого — спасение Сюзанны Остхофф и её шофёра.

Представитель министерства иностранных дел Германии заявил, что требования террористов не могут быть приняты. Не исключено, что захват осуществлён не по политическим мотивам, а по криминальным, с целью вымогательства.

Сюзанна Остхофф (Susanne Osthoff)

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1 декабря 2005 года


Gilad Shalit to be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners

Gilad Shalit, the captive Israel Defense Forces soldier, is to be released as part of a prisoner exchange deal struck between the Israeli government and Hamas. Israel will reportedly return 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in return for Shalit, who will return "in the coming days" according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Shalit has been held captive in Gaza since June 2006 after he was captured in a cross-border raid by Palestinian militants.

In response to the release of Palestinian prisoners, there has been celebration in the streets of Gaza, handing out sweets and waving the green flag of Hamas. Under the deal, 450 Palestinian prisoners would be released this week and 550 more in two months. Meanwhile Shalit's family has been reported as waiting nervously in Jerusalem.


گیلعاد شلیط با زندانیان فلسطینی معاوضه می‌شود

قرار است گیلعاد شلیط، سرباز اسیرشدهٔ نیروهای دفاعی اسرائیل، به عنوان جزئی از قرارداد مبادلهٔ اسرا که بین دولت اسرائیل و حماس منعقد شده‌است، آزاد شود. بنا بر گزارش‌ها، اسرائیل ۱٬۰۰۰ اسیر فلسطینی را به ازای رهایی شلیط، آزاد خواهد کرد. بنیامین نتانیاهو، نخست‌وزیر اسٰرائیل بازگشت شلیط را «ظرف چند روز آینده» اعلام کرد.

شلیط از ژوئن ۲۰۰۶ که در نزدیکی مرزهای اسرائیل و غزه توسط اعضای حماس اسیر شد در غزه نگه‌داری می‌شود.

در واکنش به آزادی زندانیان فلسطینی، جشن‌هایی در خیابان‌های غزه برگزار شده‌است که در آن مردم با پخش شیرینی و تکان دادن پرچم سبز رنگ حماس به شادی می‌پردازند. طبق معامله، ۴۵۰ اسیر فلسطینی طی این هفته و ۵۵۰ نفر دیگر ظرف دو ماه آینده آزاد خواهند شد. گزارش شده‌است که خانوادهٔ شلیط، با نگرانی در بیت‌المقدس منتظر آزادی او هستند.


Vers un accord entre Israël et le Hamas pour la libération de Gilad Shalit

La radio israélienne affirme que le gouvernement a conclu un accord avec le groupe militant palestinien Hamas en vue de la remise en liberté du soldat Gilad Shalit.

La radio rapporte également que le Cabinet du Premier ministre Benjamin Netanyahu est en réunion mardi soir pour discuter de l'échange éventuel de prisonniers palestiniens contre Shalit, qui avait été capturé par le Hamas le 25 juin 2006. Les détails du plan ne sont pas encore connus.

Entre temps, les États-Unis affirment que le Quartet pour le Moyen-Orient a appelé à des pourparlers de paix entre Israéliens et Palestiniens, en Jordanie, le 23 octobre.


Gilad Shalit weurt trögkgeleverd veur Palestiense gevangene

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Gilad Shalit, 'ne gevange gehaje Israëlische soldaot van de verdeidigendje krachte, zal vriegelaote waeren es 'n óngerdeil van 'ne ruul van gevangene gemaak tösje de Israëlische regering en Hamas. Israël zal bliekbaar 1.000 Palestiense gevangene oetlevere in ruul veur Shalt, dae "de kómmendje daag" trögk zal kómme, volges de Israëlische premier Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Gilles Duceppe drops out of Parti Québécois leadership race

Just one day after announcing his intention to run for the leadership of the Parti Québécois (PQ), Bloc Québécois (BQ) leader Gilles Duceppe announced Saturday that he has dropped out of the race.

Duceppe also announced that he is supporting Pauline Marois, the only remaining candidate at the moment, in her bid to become PQ leader. Marois, a former PQ cabinet minister, is very popular with PQ members and shown to be the preferred PQ candidate in recent polls.

"We need to renew the dialogue of sovereigntist movement with Quebecers," said Duceppe in a press release.

Before their announcements on Friday, Duceppe and Marois had arranged to meet this weekend to get a feel for each other's intentions with regard to a leadership bid. Before those discussions could take place, Duceppe announced his bid to the media Friday morning. Marois announced her candidacy minutes later. “I decided this morning,” said Marois when asked about the timing of her decision.

PQ MNA Marie Malavoy expressed her surprise at Marois' declaration of candidacy on Friday, but offered her support. “Things happened very fast. I thought it would come after the weekend,”  said Malavoy at the time. “She couldn't allow it to float around all weekend. It was important for her to announce her candidacy quickly.”

It is not clear yet if other potential leadership candidates will join the race.


Gilles Duceppe se rallie à la candidature de Pauline Marois à la direction du Parti québécois

Au lendemain de l'annonce de sa candidature à la direction du Parti québécois (PQ) [1], Gilles Duceppe, chef de file du Bloc québécois (BQ) [2], a annoncé, samedi 12 mai 2007, son retrait de la course.

M. Duceppe a également annoncé son intention de soutenir la candidature de Pauline Marois, seule candidate encore en lice à l'heure actuelle pour le leadership de la formation souverainiste. Pauline Marois, ancienne députée et ancienne ministre, est très populaire parmi les militants du parti, et de récents sondages parmi les membres du parti semblaient lui accorder une nette préférence.

Dans le communiqué annonçant son retrait, Gilles Duceppe a indiqué que le Parti québécois devait renouer le dialogue entre le mouvement souverainiste et les Québécois.

Avant leurs annonces de vendredi, Gilles Duceppe et Pauline Marois s'étaient accordés pour se rencontrer ce week-end pour faire le point sur leurs intentions respectives dans la course à la direction du parti. Mais M. Duceppe avait pris de vitesse sa rivale, en annonçant sa candidature vendredi midi. Aussitôt prévenue, Pauline Marois avait à son tour diffusé, quelques minutes plus tard, un communiqué annonçant sa propre candidature, précisant un peu plus tard qu'elle avait pris sa décision dans la matinée de vendredi.

La députée Marie Malavoy, qui avait soutenu Pauline Marois lors de sa précédente candidature à la direction du PQ, en novembre 2005, et lui avait succédé comme député de la circonscription de Taillon, s'est montrée surprise par l'accélération du calendrier, mais a apporté son soutien à Mme Marois, indiquant qu'elle comprenait que celle-ci ne pouvait rester silencieuse dès l'instant où M. Duceppe avait bouleversé les plans initiaux.

On ignore, pour le moment, si d'autres candidats à la direction du Parti québécois entreront en lice ou si, après le retrait de M. Duceppe, qui a semble-t-il pris acte de nombreux ralliements à sa rivale et de sa moindre popularité parmi les 200 000 membres du parti, Mme Marois demeurera seule dans la course. Plusieurs figures du mouvement souverainiste, mais de moindre envergure que Gilles Duceppe et Pauline Marois, avaient indiqué, après l'annonce surprise de la démission d'André Boisclair, mardi 8 mai, qu'elles envisageaient d'entrer dans la course.


Gillibrand named as Clinton's Senate replacement

Today, David Paterson, the governor of New York, appointed Kirsten Gillibrand as the replacement in the United States Senate for Hillary Clinton, who left the position to become Secretary of State in Barack Obama's administration.

Gillibrand, 42, was a member of the House of Representatives from Hudson and is, like Clinton, a member of the Democratic Party.

"I believe I have found the best candidate to become the next senator from the state of New York. She is dynamic, she is articulate, she is perceptive, she is outspoken," said Paterson at a news conference.

This selection came after Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former President John F. Kennedy and leading candidate for the job, withdrew from the consideration for the seat on January 21 due to unspecified personal reasons. Kennedy was one of approximately 20 candidates that Governor Paterson said he considered for the position, including fellow New York Congressmen Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler.

New York's attorney general Andrew Cuomo was also considered. Cuomo was the top choice in voter opinion polls, according to CNN.

Clinton expressed approval of the appointment in a statement: "Kirsten is an intelligent and dedicated public servant and a dear friend. I'm pleased that this seat, which has been my great honor to hold, and which has in its history been held by leaders like former Senators Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Robert F. Kennedy, will be in such capable hands."

President Obama also approved of her, stating, "Kirsten has been a strong voice for transparency and reform in government and shares the belief that government should be open, accessible and work for all our citizens."

In statements, Gillibrand said that she will be a supporter of same-sex marriage and an advocate for women's rights. She has also promised a state economic stimulus package that would support New York's education as well as put forth funding for the environment and a new project that would create a high-speed rail system linking New York City with Albany, the state capital.

The appointment has been criticized by gun-control and immigration advocates. In particular Gillibrand's opinion on gun control laws has been rebuked, including her stance opposing restrictions on parts of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which outlines the right of citizens to bear arms, earning her support by the National Rifle Association.

"When I heard Gillibrand was his pick, I thought it was a joke. This is an insult to the families of gun violence victims across the state. Shame on Governor Paterson," stated Gloria Cruz of the Million Mom March which promoted tighter restrictions on the private ownership of firearms.

Gillibrand is set to be officially sworn in on Sunday, January 25.


Kirsten Gillibrand zur Nachfolgerin Hillary Clintons als Senatorin ernannt

Albany (New York) (Vereinigte Staaten), 26.01.2009 –

Der Gouverneur des Bundesstaates New York, David A. Paterson ernannte am 22. Januar die Demokratin Kirsten Gillibrand zur Nachfolgerin der bisherigen Amtsinhaberin Hillary Clinton, deren Sitz im US-Senat frei geworden war. Clinton hatte in der Regierung des neuen US-Präsidenten Barack Obama die Funktion der Außenministerin übernommen.

Paterson gab Gillibrand den Vorzug vor einigen prominenteren Bewerbern um den Posten, darunter waren Caroline Kennedy, der Tochter John F. Kennedys und der Generalstaatsanwalt des Bundesstaates Andrew Cuomo. Kennedy hatte ihre Bereitschaft, für den Posten zur Verfügung zu stehen, am Tage von Obamas Amtseinführung überraschend aus persönlichen Gründen zurückgezogen. Patersons Entscheidung könnte ihm bei seiner eigenen Wiederwahl 2010 zu Stimmengewinnen im ländlichen Teil des Bundesstaates verhelfen, vor allem im konservativen Hudson Valley, wo Gillibrand beheimatet ist.

Die Ernennung Gillibrands ist unterdessen auf Kritik gestoßen. Gillibrand hatte als einzige Kongressabgeordnete gegen das 700-Milliarden-US-Dollar-Hilfspaket fur die Finanzbranche gestimmt und wird von der National Rifle Association, durch die ein freier Zugang zu Waffen propagiert wird, hervorragend beurteilt. Der Bundesstaat New York hat allerdings eines der strengsten Waffengesetze in den Vereinigten Staaten.

New Yorks Bürgermeister Michael Bloomberg kritisierte Gillibrand offen dafür, gegen die Bemühungen New York Citys gestimmt zu haben, illegale Waffen von den Straßen der Stadt zu bekommen. Die Kongressabgeordnete Carolyn McCarthy erklärte, Gillibrand sei „das Postergirl der NRA, und das repräsentiert nicht den Staat New York“ und kündigte an, 2010 gegen Gillibrand kandidieren zu wollen. McCartys Ehemann war eines von sechs Opfern, die ein Amokläufer vor 15 Jahren in einem Pendlerzug auf Long Island erschossen hatte, ihr Sohn war bei der Schießerei schwer verletzt worden. McCarthy nannte Patersons Entscheidung „eine sehr schlechte Wahl“.

Nach ihrer Ernennung kündigte Gillibrand allerdings an, an Gesetzen mitwirken zu wollen, die Kriminellen den Zugang zu Waffen verhindert. Gillibrand unterstützt das Recht der Frauen auf eine Abtreibung und Gesetze, die die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe erlauben.

Kirsten Gillibrand ist 42 Jahre alt, verheirat und hat zwei Söhne. Sie wurde 2006 zum ersten Mal in den Kongress gewählt, als sie den damaligen republikanischen Amtsinhaber John Sweeney hinter sich ließ. Der 20. Wahlbezirk bei Albany erstreckt sich von Lake Placid in den Adirondack Mountains bis ins Dutchess County. Gillibrand war im Repräsentantenhaus Mitglied in den Ausschüssen für Landwirtschaft und für die Streitkräfte.

Nach der Verfassung muss sich Gillibrand nun im Jahr 2010 der Wahl stellen, um dann für die restliche Amtszeit bestätigt zu werden, 2012 findet dann die reguläre Wahl mit einer Amtszeit von sechs Jahren statt. Politische Berater sagen, dass ein erfolgreicher Kandidat für beide Wahlen mindestens 40 Millionen US-Dollar an Wahlkampfspenden aufbringen werden muss.


Gingrich, Perry fail to qualify for Virginia Republican presidential primary ballot

2012 United States presidential election

Republican candidates for President of the United States Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry have failed to qualify to be on the ballot for the Virginia primary election, scheduled for March 6, Super Tuesday.

Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Perry, Governor of Texas, did not submit the 10,000 signatures, with at least 400 from each of the state's eleven congressional districts, to the state's board of elections before the 5:00 PM deadline last Thursday required to gain ballot access, according to the Republican Party of Virginia.

Gingrich's and Perry's campaigns both claimed to have more signatures than needed, 11,050 and 11,911 respectively. Volunteers spent last night reviewing the submitted petitions and validating signatures. Reportedly Rick Perry is considering an appeal of the assessment.

Among other major candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney and Texas congressman Ron Paul submitted the required petition and qualified for the ballot. On Thursday, it was disclosed that candidates Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum also failed to gain ballot access.

According to the manager of the Gingrich campaign, Michael Krull, the former House Speaker plans to compete in the Virginia primary, despite not gaining ballot access, as a write-in candidate. Krull blamed a "failed system" for the campaign's inability to gain ballot access. Rick Perry's campaign manager said he was disappointed by that campaign's failure to qualify for the ballot. According to a recent poll of 489 Republican voters by Quinnipiac University, Gingrich leads in the state with 30% of support, followed by Mitt Romney at 25% and Ron Paul at 9%.

As Virginia's delegates to the Republican National Convention are not awarded on a winner-take-all basis, candidates other than the winner of the state's primary could also gain delegates from the state.


Virginia: Erste Republikaner scheitern

Richmond (Vereinigte Staaten), 28.12.2011 – Fünf Kandidaten der Republikanischen Partei für die US-Präsidentschaftswahl konnten bis zum vergangenen Donnerstag 17:00 Uhr Ortszeit nicht genügend Unterschriften einreichen, um sich für die Vorwahl zu qualifizieren. Die Kandidaten Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry und Rick Santorum dürfen in Virginia nicht antreten.

In dem Bundesstaat gilt bei den Vorwahlen nicht das „Winner takes it all Prinzip“, daher werden sich die Wahlmännerstimmen nun auf die verbliebenen Kandidaten Ron Paul, Buddy Roemer und Mitt Romney verteilen.

Die Demokraten in Virginia versicherten, Barack Obama habe genügend Unterstützerunterschriften gesammelt.


Giorgio Napolitano elected Italian president

The Italian Parliament in unified session elected Giorgio Napolitano the new President of the Italian Republic on May 10th.

Napolitano, 80, was elected on the fourth ballot with 543 valid votes (the threshold to win the election was 505). The number of great electors (the Parliamentarians of both houses and the regional delegates) present was 1,000, of which 990 voted.

The election process started on May 8th, but no winner emerged from the previous three ballots, which required a two-thirds supermajority.  Italian parliamentary rules allow a simple majority from the fourth ballot onward.

Other candidates who received more than two votes were Umberto Bossi (42), Massimo D'Alema (10), Giuliano Ferrara (7), Gianni Letta (6), Silvio Berlusconi (5), Roberto Dipiazza (3) and Sergio Pininfarina (3). There were 347 blank ballots, along with 14 votes of "null" and 10 vote that went to candidates who only received two votes or fewer.

Italy was in an unusual political situation in which the term of outgoing President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was due to expire as the new center-left government led by Prime Minister Romano Prodi needed to be appointed.  Prodi's coalition won the election of April 9-10, defeating the government of Berlusconi.  It was not known if the President of the Republic was to be elected first or if the old President was still able to assign the role of Prime Minister. It was decided, after the election of the two Presidents of the Senate and the House of Parliament, to elect the new President of the Republic first.

Ciampi's term expires on May 18, but he has agreed to resign on May 15 before Napolitano's inauguration.

Napolitano is the first person to be elected President of the Republic who previously was a member of the Italian Communist Party.


Giorgio Napolitano zum Staatschef Italiens gewählt

Rom (Italien), 10.05.2006 – In Rom fand heute der vierte Wahlgang zum neuen italienischen Staatspräsidenten statt. Gewählt wurde der 80-jährige Ex-Kommunist Giorgio Napolitano. Die Wahl Napolitanos wird als Erfolg für das Mitte-Links-Bündnis des designierten Ministerpräsidenten Romano Prodi gewertet.

Die Mitglieder von Romano Prodis Mitte-Links-Bündnis stimmten fast geschlossen für Napolitano. Die Anhänger des früheren Ministerpräsidenten Silvio Berlusconis gaben leere Stimmzettel ab.


Giorgio Napolitano è il nuovo Presidente della Repubblica

Alla quarta votazione, Giorgio Napolitano è stato eletto XI Presidente della Repubblica. Un lungo e accorato applauso da parte dei "grandi elettori" ha accolto lo spoglio della 505a scheda che recava il suo nome.

Alla quarta chiama i presenti erano 1.000, di cui 990 hanno preso parte alla votazione. Giorgio Napolitano ha ottenuto 543 preferenze (il quorum per il 4° scrutinio era pari a 505), Umberto Bossi si è fermato a quota 42, Massimo D'Alema ha ottenuto 10 voti, Giuliano Ferrara 7, Gianni Letta 6, Silvio Berlusconi 5, Roberto Dipiazza 3 e Sergio Pininfarina 3. I voti dispersi sono stati 10, 347 le schede bianche, 14 le schede nulle.

«Credo che potremo considerare Napolitano un presidente eletto da tutti. Sarà proprio così»: con queste parole Romano Prodi ha commentato "a caldo" l'elezione di Napolitano. Il Professore ha poi proseguito: «In questa occasione non posso non ringraziare il presidente Ciampi perché è stato dall'inizio alla fine un Presidente di altissimo profilo. Ha dato a tutti noi un esempio e io sono sicuro che Napolitano seguirà la stessa via. Davvero una bella giornata per la democrazia».

Positivo anche il commento di Silvio Berlusconi, nonostante la Cdl abbia votato scheda bianca: «Voglio esprimere i nostri auguri di buon lavoro al nuovo presidente Giorgio Napolitano e auspichiamo che intenda svolgere il ruolo che la Costituzione gli assegna con vera imparzialità».

È la prima volta che un ex iscritto al Partito comunista italiano è eletto al Quirinale. Giorgio Napolitano è il terzo presidente ad essere stato eletto dopo la quarta chiama (lo stesso numero di scrutini era stato necessario per l'elezione di Einaudi e Gronchi) ed il quinto ex Presidente della Camera dei deputati eletto Capo dello Stato (lo stesso era successo per Gronchi, Leone, Pertini e Scalfaro), oltre ad esser il terzo Presidente napoletano dopo De Nicola e Leone.


Джорджо Наполитано избран новым президентом Италии

Джорджо Наполитано родился 29 июня 1925 года.

10 мая 2006 года избран одиннадцатым президентом Италии.

Наполитано — бывший член итальянской коммунистической партии.

Во время Второй мировой войны был участником Сопротивления

С 1996 по 1998 годы Наполитано был министром внутренних дел Италии.

С 1999 по 2004 годы он член Европейского парламента.

В молодости Наполитано был актёром, и до сих пор  пишет стихи.

10 мая 2006 года


Giorgio Napolitano valdes till president i Italien.

Händelser 10 maj • maj • 2006 • kvartal 2 • vecka 19


乔治·纳波利塔诺当选意大利新总统

2006年5月10日，经意大利议会投票，81岁的乔治奥·拿波里塔尼当选意大利共和国新一届总统，任期七年，接替任期已满的现任总统钱皮。

由贝卢斯科尼领导的中右联盟与普罗迪领导的中左联盟在新总统人选问题上分歧严重，加之双方在参众两院分别占有的议席数相差不大，于８日开始在众议院大厅举行的首轮投票中，没有任何一位候选人获得法定所需的三分之二多数票。9日举行的第二轮和第三轮投票，也无候选人得票超过三分之二。在10日进行在第四轮投票中，乔治奥·拿波里塔尼获得543张选票，超过当选总统所需的半数票。

根据宪法，总统在参众两院联席会议上选举产生，参众两院全体议员和全国20个大区的代表组成的1010人“大选举团”参加投票。在前三轮投票中，获得三分之二多数票者可当选为总统；若前三轮无人当选，从第四轮投票开始，当选总统则需获得半数以上的选票。

现任总统卡洛·阿泽利奥·钱皮现年85岁，为无党派人士，于1999年5月18日就。选举前他表示考虑到年龄等因素，在本月18日总统任期届满后，他将不再谋求连任新一届总统。普罗迪和贝卢斯科尼均对钱皮拒绝谋求连任表示遗憾。


GitHub blocks public access to youtube-dl after RIAA issues DMCA notice

On Friday, code hosting and sharing website GitHub blocked the public access to youtube-dl, a software which can download videos from the internet via the command-line.   The blockade came after GitHub received a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) take-down notice from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  After stripping the metadata from the notice, GitHub published the take-down notice on their site.

Initially started in July 2008 by Ricardo Garcia, youtube-dl is a script written in Python which can download videos from multiple websites including YouTube, LiveLeak and Vimeo.  youtube-dl is a FLOSS software and is under public domain.  Currently, the repository on GitHub is locked for viewers other than maintainers of the project.

RIAA's DMCA notice alleged the script's purpose of existence was to "circumvent the technological protection measures used by authorized streaming services such as YouTube" and "reproduce and distribute music videos and sound recordings owned by our member companies without authorization for such use".

youtube-dl has multiple unit tests in its source code, which test whether the software works in different circumstances or not.  Some of the tests include checking if the script can download Creative Commons licensed videos, videos which did not have square pixels, videos with no age restriction, "offensive to some audiences" per YouTube community and age-restricted videos.  One of the tests included the URL of some copyrighted songs.  Citing this test, RIAA's take-down notice claimed "comments in the youtube-dl source code make clear that the source code was designed and is marketed for the purpose of circumventing YouTube's technological measures".

RIAA's notice published by GitHub alleged violation of 17 U.S. Code § 1201 Circumvention of copyright protection systems which says "No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title".  RIAA listed a number of forks of youtube-dl and requested GitHub via the notice they all be made inaccessible.

The notice did not list any incident of anyone using youtube-dl to download or share copyrighted material, nor mention any damages that actually occurred.  Unremarked by the notice, YouTube allows videos to be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.  When a copyright holder chooses to release their work, be it a photograph, a video, or audio, under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, they allow everyone to freely own, share or modify the work as long as the reusers properly attribute the author of the work.  YouTube also hosts many audio and video recordings in the public domain which can be used for any purpose without any restrictions.

youtube-dl is used by thousands of people around the world.  Multiple Creative Commons-licensed and public domain videos on Wikimedia Commons are uploaded via a tool called video2commons, which relies on youtube-dl to download media.  youtube-dl also lets users download videos from LiveLeak — a video-sharing platform for citizen journalism.  Videos downloaded using youtube-dl are also used for the purpose of fair use, or for evidence.

youtube-dl comes with a small JavaScript interpreter where it acts as a web-browser would behave while receiving video data from the server.  The script has "extractors" for various websites to handle videos from different sources.  Whenever something is displayed on the user's screen, the device has a copy of that content.  Web browsers "download" data while surfing the web, though most of it is not persistent on the device.  It is possible to download copyrighted photos by using a web-browser.  The way the world wide web works, there are no technological prevention measures to prevent recording and sharing of content such as RIAA talks about in the notice.  Photos and texts can be downloaded by taking screenshots, videos by screen recording tools, and audio by recording on a tape if not an audio recording software.

Multiple users expressed their disappointment on Twitter and Internet Relay Chat.  One of the users said "this is yet another example of why we should use git as it was intended, as a distributed network, rather than rely on one single proprietary server".  Git is decentralised version-tracking software which is used by a large number of software companies and projects.  It is possible to host one's own git server for software development.  While Microsoft's GitHub is a centralised git server, development of software using git does not require a GitHub account.

Soon after the public access to the repository was locked, multiple users started sharing the source code via self-hosted git servers, Tor sites and via the Torrent protocol leading to a Streisand effect.  Streisand effect is when a measure to censor information causes further spread of that information.  The binary files of the software are still available on its website for users to download.  Some people came up with esoteric ways to share the source code, by converting the compressed code into photographs and providing shell commands to convert to the source code.

GitHub's DMCA repository, where the takedown notice was published for public viewing, was subject to contant vandalism from multiple GitHub users.  One user submitted a pull request, merging the source code of youtube-dl along with the DMCA repository.  This enabled users to view youtube-dl's source code from within the DMCA repository, provided they know the commit id.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation said on Twitter "Youtube-dl is a legitimate tool with a world of a lawful uses.  Demanding its removal from Github is a disappointing and counterproductive move by the RIAA."  Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation, has been highly critical of DRM (digital rights management, the subject of the DMCA) for many years now.

Wikinews reached out to Sergey M․, one of the maintainers of youtube-dl script, however Sergey said he "won't give any comments at this time".  Later, he shared an update on the IRC channel.  Sergey said, "they require complete removal of so called YouTube's rolling cipher implementation [...] GitHub requires in order to reinstate the repo [...] under this conditions I could reinstate it in Saturday/Sunday already but this is an unsatisfactory outcome".  He also said, "I can't guarantee whether [or] not we will bend over them considering the situation with @phihag [Philipp Hagemeister] but we'll see soon what we can do in order to keep the max we have and mitigate potential legal issues at the same time".

EFF is yet to respond to Wikinews queries.  Wikinews also reached out to Philipp Hagemeister, a former maintainer and contributor of the youtube-dl project to discuss this takedown.

When did you get to know about the takedown notice and what were your initial reactions?

((Philipp Hagemeister))  I saw the takedown notice along with anyone else, on reddit.  Since I am no longer involved with the youtube-dl project (except for occasional contributions, my maintainership ended in 2016), I don't know any details.

((RS))  Does YouTube implement DRM for videos not under Creative Commons license, and if so, how does youtube-dl bypass it?  Could you please elaborate the procedure?

((Philipp Hagemeister))  YouTube implements DRM for YouTube Movies.  youtube-dl does not support those.

YouTube has multiple non-DRM video delivery protocols.  I'm not up to date about specifics; my last dabbling in this was in 2015.

One of these protocols is described here.  YouTube uses JavaScript to compute parts of the URLs.  youtube-dl executes this JavaScript, just like a web browser.

((WN))  Could you also explain in brief how youtube-dl functions, and how the maintainers had intended it to be used?

((Philipp Hagemeister))  youtube-dl downloads and plays videos and music, just like any other web browser, from over 1000 different services. Its uses are varied: It enables video playback on many devices (e.g. Raspberry Pi) where the video services don't work properly, it makes high-quality video playable for people with a bad or no Internet connection, it enables disabled users to use tools to play videos, and it is used for archival and research.

((WN))  What do you think of the DMCA notice?

((Philipp Hagemeister))  I think it is not warranted because youtube-dl is entirely legal.  As the DMCA notice has no effect for me personally, I'm not really the right person to address it.

((WN))  Why were the copyrighted tests in the source code?  Could they be replaced?

((Philipp Hagemeister))  I'm not sure why, but my guess is that users requested support for these videos and thus they were added as test cases.  They can be removed trivially, without losing any function of youtube-dl.

((WN))  Are you aware Electronic Frontier Foundation said it was a "disappointing and counterproductive move"?  What do you think should be the next steps?

((Philipp Hagemeister))  Yes, and I concur.  I'm no longer involved in the project. If I were, I would probably just remove the test cases, block these music videos (RIAA is not worth the trouble for me, that can be done by other projects), and get the project back online.
I understand people who think differently.


GitHub封鎖了公眾對Youtube-dl的訪問

上週五（23日），代碼託管和分享網站GitHub封鎖了公眾對Youtube-dl的訪問，這是一款可以通過命令行從互聯網下載影片的軟件。此次封殺是在GitHub收到美國唱片業協會（RIAA）的《數字千年版權法》（DMCA）取締通知後進行的。在剝離通知中的元數據後，GitHub在他們的網站上發佈了撤消通知。

Youtube-dl最初由里卡多·加西亞（Ricardo Garcia）於2008年7月開始開發，它是一個用Python編寫的腳本，可以從多個網站下載影片，包括YouTube、LiveLeak和Vimeo。Youtube-dl是一個FLOSS軟件，屬於公共領域。目前，GitHub上的倉庫對項目維護者以外的瀏覽者是鎖定的。

美國唱片業協會的《數字千年版權法》公告稱，該腳本存在的目的是「規避YouTube等授權流媒體服務所使用的技術保護措施，並在未經授權的情況下複製和傳播我們的會員公司所擁有的音樂影片和錄音。」

Youtube-dl的源代碼中有多個單元測試，用於測試軟件在不同情況下是否能正常工作。其中一些測試包括檢查腳本是否可以下載創意共享許可影片、沒有方形象素的影片、沒有年齡限制的影片、YouTube社區的「對某些受眾有冒犯性」的影片以及有年齡限制的影片。其中一項測試包括一些受版權保護歌曲的URL。美國唱片業協會的下架通知引用了這一測試，聲稱「Youtube-dl源代碼中的評論清楚地表明，該源代碼的設計和營銷目的是為了規避YouTube的技術措施。」

美國唱片業協會在GitHub上發佈的通知聲稱違反了《美國法典》第17章第1201條規避版權保護系統的規定，該規定稱「任何人不得規避有效控制對受本標題保護的作品的訪問的技術措施。」美國唱片業協會列出了一些Youtube-dl的分叉，並通過通知要求GitHub將它們全部無法訪問。

該通知並沒有列舉任何有人使用Youtube-dl下載或分享版權材料的事件，也沒有提到任何實際發生的損害。通知中沒有提到，YouTube允許影片在知識共享署名許可下進行授權。當版權持有者選擇在「知識共享署名」（CC BY）許可下發佈他們的作品時，無論是照片、影片還是音頻，只要再使用者正確地歸屬作品的作者，他們就允許每個人自由擁有、分享或修改作品。YouTube上還有許多公共領域的音頻和影片記錄，可以不受任何限制地用於任何目的。

Youtube-dl被全世界成千上萬的人使用。維基共享資源上的多個「共享創意」授權和公共領域影片都是通過一個名為video2commons的工具上傳的，該工具依靠Youtube-dl下載媒體。使用Youtube-dl下載的影片也會被用於合理使用的目的，或者作為證據。

Youtube-dl帶有一個小型的JavaScript解釋器，在這裏，它就像網絡瀏覽器從伺服器接收影片數據時的行為一樣。腳本有「提取器」，用於處理來自不同來源的影片的各種網站。每當有東西顯示在用戶的螢幕上時，設備就會有一份該內容的副本。網絡瀏覽器在瀏覽網頁時，會下載數據，不過大部分數據並不會在設備上持久存在。通過使用網絡瀏覽器可以下載受版權保護的照片。世界範圍內的網絡運作方式，並沒有技術預防措施來防止錄製和分享美國唱片業協會在通知中談到的內容。照片和文字可以通過截圖下載，影片可以通過螢幕錄製工具下載，音頻如果不是錄音軟件，可以通過錄音帶錄製。

多名用戶在微博和網絡接力聊天中表示失望。其中一位用戶說：「這又是一個例子，說明了為甚麼我們應該按照它的初衷使用git，作為一個分佈式網絡，而不是依賴一個單一的專有伺服器。」git是一個去中心化的版本跟蹤軟件，被大量的軟件公司和項目使用。可以託管自己的git伺服器進行軟件開發。雖然微軟的GitHub是一個集中式的git伺服器，但使用git開發軟件並不需要GitHub賬戶。

在版本庫的公開訪問被鎖定後不久，多個用戶開始通過自帶的git伺服器、Tor網站以及通過Torrent協議分享源代碼，導致了史翠珊效應。史翠珊效應是指當一種審查訊息的措施導致該訊息的進一步傳播。該軟件的二進制文件仍可在其網站上供用戶下載。一些人想出了玄妙的方法來分享源代碼，他們將壓縮後的代碼轉換成照片，並提供shell命令來轉換為源代碼。

GitHub的DMCA倉庫中，發佈了取締通知供公眾查看，但遭到了多個GitHub用戶的爭相破壞。一位用戶提交了一個pull請求，將Youtube-dl的源代碼與DAMC倉庫合併。這使得用戶可以在DMCA倉庫中查看Youtube-dl的源代碼，只要他們知道提交id。

電子前線基金會（Electronic Frontier Foundation）在Twitter上說：「Youtube-dl是一個合法的工具，有很多合法的用途。要求將其從Github中移除是美國唱片業協會令人失望且適得其反的舉動。」自由軟件基金會（Free Software Foundation）的創始人理查德·斯托曼（Richard Stallman）多年來一直對DRM（數碼版權管理，即《數字千年版權法》的主題）持高度批評態度。

英文維基新聞聯繫了Youtube-dl腳本的維護者之一謝爾蓋·梅（Sergey M․），然而Sergey表示他「目前不會給出任何評論。」隨後，他在IRC頻道上分享了一個最新的消息。謝爾蓋說，「他們要求完全移除GitHub要求的所謂YouTube的滾動密碼實現，以便在這個條件下恢復repo，我可以在週六或週日已經恢復，但這是一個不滿意的結果。」他還表示，「考慮到 @phihag（菲利普·哈格邁斯特，Philipp Hagemeister）的情況，我不能保證我們是否會向他們屈服，但我們很快就會看到我們能做甚麼，以保持我們所擁有的最大限度，同時減輕潛在的法律問題。」

電子前線基金會尚未回應維基新聞的詢問。英文維基新聞還聯繫了Youtube-dl項目的前維護者和貢獻者菲利普·哈格邁斯特（Philipp Hagemeister），討論此次取締事件。

你是甚麼時候知道取締通知的，最初的反應是甚麼？

菲利普 我和其他人一樣，在reddit上看到了取締通知。由於我已經不再參與Youtube-dl項目（除了偶爾貢獻，我的維護者身份在2016年結束），我不知道任何細節。

RS YouTube是否對非創作共用許可證下的影片實施DRM，如果是，Youtube-dl如何繞過它？ 能否請你詳細說明一下程序？

菲利普 YouTube對YouTube電影實施DRM，Youtube-dl不支持這些。

YouTube有多種非DRM影片傳輸協議。我不是最新的具體內容，我最後一次涉足這個是在2015年。

這裏介紹了其中一個協議。YouTube使用JavaScript來計算部分URL，Youtube-dl執行這個JavaScript，就像網絡瀏覽器一樣。

WN 你能不能簡單地解釋一下Youtube-dl的功能，以及維護者打算如何使用它？

菲利普 Youtube-dl下載和播放影片和音樂，就像其他網絡瀏覽器一樣，從超過1000個不同的服務，它的用途是多種多樣的。它可以在許多影片服務不能正常工作的設備（如Raspberry Pi）上播放影片，它可以讓網絡連接不好或沒有網絡連接的人播放高質量的影片，它可以讓殘疾用戶使用工具播放影片，它還可以用於存檔和研究。

WN 你怎麼看待《數字千年版權法》的通知？

菲利普 我認為沒有必要，因為Youtube-dl是完全合法的。由於《數字千年版權法》通知對我個人沒有任何影響，所以我並不適合解決這個問題。

WN 為甚麼源碼中會出現有版權的測試？能否將它們替換掉？

菲利普 我不知道為甚麼，但我猜測是用戶要求支持這些影片，因此它們被作為測試用例添加進來。它們可以被簡單地刪除，而不會失去任何Youtube-dl的功能。

WN 你是否知道電子前沿基金會（Electronic Frontier Foundation）說這是一個「令人失望和適得其反的舉動」？你認為下一步應該怎麼做？

菲利普 是的，我同意。我已經不參與這個項目了。如果我是，我可能會直接刪除測試用例，屏蔽這些音樂影片（美國唱片業協會不值得我這麼麻煩，這可以由其他項目來完成），然後讓項目重新上線。
我理解有不同想法的人。


Gordon Brown becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Gordon Brown has become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II invited him to form a government in a meeting at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon.

Brown, who has been Chancellor of the Exchequer for the past ten years, succeeds Tony Blair who tendered his resignation to the Queen earlier on Wednesday. In an emotional Prime Minister's Questions, Blair received a standing ovation from MPs and tributes from opposition leaders.

Tony Blair has led the Labour Party since 1994 and became Prime Minister following a landslide victory in the 1997 general election.

Gordon Brown was confirmed as leader of the Labour Party on 24th June after running unopposed in the recent leadership election. He is expected to announce appointments to the Cabinet over the next few days.

Later in the day, Tony Blair resigned his parliamentary seat for the constituency of Sedgefield to become an envoy to the Middle East for the Quartet, the nations and entities involved in seeking a resolution in the Middle East peace process (the United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia).


Gordon Brown ist neuer britischer Premierminister

London (Vereinigtes Königreich), 28.06.2007 – Der bisherige britische Schatzkanzler und Finanzminister Gordon Brown hat am 27. Juni Tony Blair in seinem Amt als britischer Premierminister abgelöst. Der 56-Jährige wurde von Königin Elizabeth II. im Buckingham Palace in London mit der Regierungsbildung beauftragt. Der scheidende Regierungschef Tony Blair hatte seinen Rücktritt bereits im Mai angekündigt. Er verlässt nach zehn Jahren im Amt seinen Wohnsitz in der 10, Downing Street. Am 24. Juni 2007 wurde Gordon Brown als neuer Chef der Labour Party bestätigt.


Gordon Brown devient Premier ministre du Royaume-Uni

Gordon Brown est devenu Premier ministre du Royaume-Uni. La reine Élisabeth II l'a invité à former un gouvernement lors d'une entrevue au Palais de Buckingham ce mercredi après-midi (heure locale).
Gordon Brown, qui fut Chancelier de l'Échiquier pendant les dix dernières années, succède à Tony Blair qui avait remis à la Reine sa démission plus tôt dans la journée. Dans des émouvantes questions au Premier ministre, Tony Blair a reçu une standing ovation des membres du parlement et les hommages des dirigeants de l'opposition.
Tony Blair dirigeait le Parti travailliste depuis 1994 et était devenu Premier ministre après une victoire écrasante lors des élections générales de 1997.
Gordon Brown a été confirmé comme chef du Parti travailliste le 24 juin dernier, n'ayant aucune opposition en son sein lors de l'élection pour la direction. Il est probable qu'il fera des annonces de nominations au sein du Cabinet lors des jours à venir.
Il est possible que Tony Blair démissionnera ensuite de son siège parlementaire de la circonscription de Sedgefield afin de devenir émissaire au Moyen-Orient pour le quartet composé des États-Unis d'Amérique, des Nations Unis, de l'Union européenne et de la Russie.


Gordon Brown è il nuovo primo ministro britannico

Al culmine della più importante giornata politica per il Regno Unito da dieci anni, l'ormai ex ministro del Tesoro e politico del Labour Party Gordon Brown è stato nominato dalla Regina Elisabetta II nuovo Primo Ministro.

Tony Blair, al termine del colloquio che l'ha portato a diventare una sorta di "disoccupato", aspetta la nomina dal quartetto (ONU, Unione Europea, Russia, Stati Uniti d'America) come mediatore di pace per il conflitto del Medio Oriente.


Gordon Brown officieel aangesteld als premier

In het Verenigd Koninkrijk heeft vandaag een historische machtswissel plaatsgevonden. Tony Blair, die gedurende tien jaar de naar eigen zeggen "grootste natie ter wereld" had geleid, maakte plaats voor zijn partijgenoot Gordon Brown, die afgelopen zondag officieel door het Labour-partijcongres tot partijvoorzitter was verkozen. In het Verenigd Koninkrijk is de voorzitter van de grootste partij in het Lagerhuis automatisch ook premier.

Brown en zijn vrouw Sarah Macauley werden vandaag zoals de traditie vereist door koningin Elisabeth II in Buckingham Palace uitgenodigd. De vorstin vroeg Brown premier te worden en een regering te aanvaarden en hij heeft deze opdracht aanvaard.

Gordon Brown is 56 en van Schotse afkomst. Hij was samen met Tony Blair de voortrekker van de modernisering van de Labourpartij in de jaren 90, maar de goede verhouding tussen de twee werd de laatste jaren - o.m. door de Irakoorlog, grondig verstoord. Hij wordt omschreven als intelligent en hardwerkend, maar ook als koppig en nors. Een echte Schot dus.

Blair inmiddels had enkele dagen geleden zijn ontslag al bij de koningin aangeboden. Hij is nu onderweg naar zijn kiesdistrict Sedgefield in Noord-Engeland. Daar zal hij wellicht ook zijn ontslag als parlementslid aankondigen. Blair is immers door de Europese Unie, de Verenigde Staten, Rusland en de Verenigde Naties benoemd als speciaal onderhandelaar voor het Midden-Oosten. Hij zal zich vooral met het Israëlisch-Palestijns conflict gaan bezighouden. In een toespraak voor het Lagerhuis gaf hij te kennen dat hij wilde zorgen voor duidelijke, veilige grenzen en een efficiënte Palestijnse staat. Blair blijft dus nog voor een poos een belangrijke speler in de wereldpolitiek.


Government forces kill 17 rebels in northern Yemen

The government of Yemen has said that it killed at least seventeen suspected members of a rebel group in the northern part of the country on Thursday.

The rebels, belonging to the Shi'ite Huthi group, were killed after violence overnight in Saada, a mountainous region in northern Yemen.

"The army and security forces have inflicted heavy losses upon the saboteurs and the rebels whether in terms of lives or equipment," a local official said as quoted by the Saba news agency.

Skirmishes between Yemeni forces and the Houthi rebels, named after their former leader Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, began during the 2004 Sa'dah insurgency. Clashes between the two have escalated in recent weeks, as the fighters attempted to overthrow the government.


Fuerzas gubernamentales matan 17 rebeldes en norte de Yemen

El gobierno de Yemen anunció el jueves que mató a al menos 17 miembros sospechosos de pertenecer a un grupo rebelde en el norte del país.

Los rebeldes, pertenecientes al grupo chií Houthi, fueron muertos durante episodios violentos durante la noche en Saada, una región montañosa en Yemen septentrional.

"El ejército y las fuerzas de seguridad han infligido graves pérdidas en los saboteadores y los rebeldes ya sea en términos de vidas o equipamiento", reportó un oficial, según fue citado por la agencia de noticias Saba.

El conflicto entre las fuerzas yemeníes y los rebeldes de Houthi comenzó en 2004, pero en las recientes semanas ha habido un aumento en los conflictos, mientras que los guerreros intentaron derrocar al gobierno.


ஏமனில் போராளிகளுக்கும் இராணுவத்துக்கும் இடையில் கடும் சண்டை

வியாழன், செப்டம்பர் 10, 2009, ஏடென், யேமன்:

ஏமனின் வடக்குப் பகுதிகளில் இடம்பெற்ற கடும் சண்டைகளில் 17 ஷியா முஸ்லிம் போராளிகள் கொல்லப்பட்டதாக இராணுவத்தினர் தெரிவித்தனர்.

ஏமன் மலைப்பகுதிகளில் வலுவோடு இயங்கி வரும் ஷியா போராளிகளுக்கு எதிராக இராணுவம் தாக்குதல் நடத்தத் தொடங்கியிருப்பதால் அந்தப் பகுதியில் மிக பெரிய அளவிலான சண்டை மூண் டுள்ளது. போராளிகள் தமது முன்னைய நிலைகளுக்கு திரும்பியிருப்பதாகத் தெரிவிக்கப்படுகிறது.

சாடா எனும் பழைமை வாய்ந்த நகரில் ஔத்தி (Houthis) போராளிகளின் ஆதிக்கம் இருந்து வருகிறது. அந்தப் பகுதியில் பின்பற்றப்பட்ட போர் நிறுத்தம் சில மணி நேரத்திற்கே நீடித்தது. இந்த போர் நிறுத்தம் அரசாங்க தரப்பில் பின்பற்றப்பட்டது. ஆனால் சில மணி நேரத்திற்கு பின்பு கடந்த இரண்டு நாட்களாக அங்கு இராணுவத்தில் கவச வாகனங்கள் தங்களின் தீவிர தாக்குதலை கிளர்ச்சிக்காரர் களுக்கு எதிராக தொடக்கி உள்ளனர்.

ஷியா முஸ்லிம் சிறுபான்மை சமுகத்தினர் இராணுவத்திற்கு எதிராக தாக்குதலை நடத்தி வருகின்றனர். இதன் காரணமாக சாடா நகரில் கடைகள் மூடப்பட்டுவிட்டன. மக்கள் வீட்டுக்குள்ளேயே இருந்து வருகின்றனர்.

வட ஏமனில் இந்த சண்டையில் பலர் கொல்லப்பட்டு விட்டனர். பலர் காயமுற்றுள்ளனர் என்று இராணுவ அதிகாரிகள் கூறினர்.

கடந்த 3 வாரங்களாக அங்கு நடந்து வரும் சண்டையில் 35 ஆயிரத்திற்கும் மேற்பட்ட மக்கள் தங்கள் வீடுகளை விட்டு வெளியேறி இருக்கின்றனர் என்று ஐநா கூறியுள்ளது. சாடா நகர மக்களுக்கு வெளியுலக தொடர்பு துண்டிக்கப்பட்டு விட்டதோடு உணவு பற்றாக்குறையும் அவர்கள் எதிர்நோக்கியுள்ளதாக ஐநாவின் பேச்சாளர் ஹிச்சாம் ஹசன் கூறினார்.


Government of Zimbabwe forces thousands out of their homes

200,000 people living around Harare, Zimbabwe have been evicted from their homes, which have been targeted in a demolition programme by the government. Most have been forced to sleep out in the open while rental prices in the city have skyrocketed.

The operations have targeted at least six Harare suburbs: Hatcliff extension, Epworth, Dzivaresekwa, Glenorah, Glenview, Budriro and Mbare.

The official government newspaper, The Herald, says that 22,735 people have been arrested in the drive against "illegal structures, businesses and criminal activities".

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) are pressing for the government for a six month waiting period to give residents time to make new housing arrangements. ZimRights director Munyaradzi Bidi told the IRIN news service: "About 200,000 people have been affected in the demolition drive — and many of them have papers to prove that they were legal occupants with lease agreements".


Gobierno de Zimbabwe saca a la fuerza a miles de sus hogares

2 de junio de 2005Harare, Zimbabwe — Cerca de 200.000 personas que viven en los alrededores de Harare han sido puestas en un programa de demolición por el gobierno. La mayoría ha sido forzada a dormir al cielo raso mientras los precios de alquiler en la ciudad se han disparado.

El periódico del gobierno dice que 22.735 personas han sido arrestadas en la operación, denominada por ellos "estructuras y negocios ilegales y actividades criminales".

La Asociación de Derechos Humanos de Zimbabwe (ZimRights) presiona al gobierno para que dé un período de espera de seis meses antes de esto, para que así los residentes encuentren nuevos hogares. El director de ZimRights, Munyaradzi Bidi, le dijo al servicio de noticias IRIN que "cerca de 200.000 personas han sido afectadas en estas demoliciones -y muchas de ellas tienen papeles que demuestran que eran ocupantes legales..."


Governments 'concerned' by situation in Ossetia

Several governments and the United Nations have expressed concern over the current situation in South Ossetia. Carl Bildt, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, has said that "the way in which the situation in South Ossetia has deteriorated is cause for profound concern. It is extremely important that all those involved show restraint and play their part in bringing about a political solution."

Bildt pointed out that "there have been reports of Russian warplanes having dropped bombs inside Georgia, beyond South Ossetia, and these reports have now been confirmed by various parties. This is cause for great concern. If this is the case, it is a violation of Georgia's territorial integrity. A great responsibility rests on Russia and I expect Russia to act constructively and with restraint."

The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office also commented on the situation. "We are monitoring developments in Georgia following news that there has been heavy fighting between Georgian forces and South Ossetian separatists," said the office in a statement. "We urge an immediate ceasefire in the fighting in South Ossetia and for a resumption of direct dialogue between all parties."

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, urged "the parties [involved in the conflict] to refrain from any action that could further escalate the situation and threaten the stability of the region."

The President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus, called for European governments to intervene: "It is only through active and common efforts of the entire Europe and through new initiatives that the frozen conflicts could be resolved and inefficient negotiation formats could be changed."


Regierungen 'besorgt' über die Situation in Süd Ossetien

München (Deutschland), 10.08.2008 – Mehrere Regierungen und die Vereinten Nationen haben ihre Besorgnis über die aktuelle Lage in Südossetien zum Ausdruck gebracht. Carl Bildt, der schwedische Außenminister, teilte mit „die negative Entwicklung der Situation ist Grund für berechtigte Besorgnis. Es ist sehr wichtig, dass alle Beteiligten sich zurückhalten und Ihre Rolle wahrnehmen, um eine politische Lösung zu ermöglichen.“

Bildt wies darauf hin, „dass es Berichte über russische Kriegsflugzeuge gegeben habe, die Bomben in Georgien sowie über Südossetien abgeworfen haben, und dass diese Berichte von mehreren Parteien bestätigt wurden. Dies sei Anlass zu großer Sorge. Wenn dies der Fall ist, ist dies eine Verletzung der Integrität des georgischen Gebiets. Eine große Verantwortung liegt auf Seiten Russlands, und ich erwarte von Russland ein konstruktives und zurückhaltendes Verhalten.“

Das englische Commonwealth Büro kommentierte die Situation ebenfalls. „Wir beobachten in Georgien heftige Kämpfe zwischen georgischen Einheiten und südossetischen Separatisten“, stellte das Büro fest. „Wir mahnen eine sofortige Feuereinstellung in Südossetien und eine Wiederherstellung des direkten Dialogs an.“ Der Sekretär der Vereinten Nationen, Ban Ki-Moon, verpflichtete „die Konfliktparteien von jeder Aktion Abstand zu nehmen, die die Situation weiter eskalieren und die Stabilität der Region gefährden könnte“.

Der Präsident von Litauen, Valdas Adamkus, rief europäische Regierungen zu Interventionen auf: „Nur durch starke aktive und gemeinsame Anstrengungen ganz Europas und durch neue Initiativen können die verhärteten Konflikte gelöst und unwirksame Verhandlungsmethoden verändert werden.“

Der georgische Präsident Micheil Saakaschwili und das georgische Parlament verhängten das Kriegsrecht.


Greek PM survives confidence vote

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a close confidence vote early Saturday morning. The vote was 153–145 for Papandreou.

Upon winning, Papandreou stated he may step aside if necessary. Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos stated a new government would be formed to last until the end of February. Venizelos has been proposed as a interim Prime Minister to succeed Papandreou.

Opposition leader Antonis Samaras demanded immediate elections. He stated, "The masks have fallen. Mr. Papandreou has rejected our proposals in their entirety. The responsibility he bears is huge. The only solution is elections." The confidence motion came about after Papandreou proposed a referendum on the Greek bailout plan. After fierce opposition from other European leaders, the referendum was scrapped on Thursday.


Griechisches Parlament spricht Ministerpräsident Papandreou Vertrauen aus

Athen (Griechenland), 06.11.2011 – Das griechische Parlament hat Ministerpräsident Giorgos Andrea Papandreou das Vertrauen ausgesprochen. Dabei stimmten 153 Parlamentsabgeordneten für Papandreou – einer mehr, als die sozialistische PASOK Fraktionsmitglieder hat. 145 Abgeordnete stimmten mit Nein, zwei Abgeordnete blieben der Abstimmung fern.

Vor der Abstimmung, die für Mitternacht angesetzt war, aber heute erst kurz nach halb eins am frühen Morgen begann, hatte Papandreou vor dem Parlament die Beschlüsse der EU als „letzte Chance“ für die Zukunft Griechenlands bezeichnet, die das Land sich nicht entgehen lassen dürfe. Seit 24 Monaten kämpfe seine Regierung gegen die Fehler der Vergangenheit, sagte Papandreou. Die Opposition habe sich nicht an den Bemühungen zur Überwindung der Krise beteiligt, kritisierte er. Zur Opposition gehört auch die Nea Dimokratia, die nach Papandreous Worten schuld an dem riesigen Finanzdefizit sei.

Die weitere Zukunft des Politikers ist dennoch unklar. Papandreou hatte angekündigt, mit der Opposition über die Bildung einer Übergangsregierung zu verhandeln, deren Aufgabe die Verabschiedung der im Rahmen des Sparprogrammes notwendigen Maßnahmen sei und die das Land bis zu vorgezogenen Neuwahlen führen soll. Die Nea Dimokratia setzt vor der Aufnahme von Koalitionsgesprächen allerdings den Rücktritt Papandreous voraus. Finanzminister Evangelos Venizelos verlangte die Bildung einer Übergangsregierung noch während dieses Wochenendes.

Doch ob es zu einer Regierung der nationalen Einheit kommen wird, ist ungewiss. Nea-Dimokratia-Vorsitzender Andonis Samaras fordert nunmehr Neuwahlen. „Die Maske ist gefallen. Papandreou hat unsere Vorschläge zurückgewiesen und muss die Verantwortung dafür tragen. Wahlen sind jetzt die einzige Antwort,“ bekräftigte Samaras seinen Standpunkt. Das Übergangskabinett müsse die Brüssler Beschlüsse umgehend umsetzen und dann Neuwahlen organisieren. Eine Beteiligung am Kabinett schloss Samaras aus, sofern ihm Papandreou angehöre.

Papandreou hatte am Freitag bekräftigt, auch die Übergangsregierung führen zu wollen, schloss jedoch nicht aus, sein Amt aufzugeben, um ein auf eine breite Basis gestelltes Übergangskabinett zu ermöglichen. Spekuliert wird darüber, wer das Land nun führen soll. Venizelos ist ein möglicher Kandidat für das Amt des Ministerpräsidenten, andere Personen, die als mögliche Nachfolger im Zusammenhang mit einer Ablösung Papandreous genannt worden waren, sind der ehemaligen Ministerpräsident Konstantinos Simitis und Loukas Papadimos, ein ehemaliger Vizepräsident der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB).


Greek prime minister reaffirms EastMed pipeline project is open for other countries to join

On Tuesday, the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reasserted the openness of the EastMed project, which is aimed at connecting the Eastern Mediterranean gas fields with the European mainland via a pipeline through contested waters.

In his Tuesday live-streamed talk at the United States think tank Atlantic Council's Washington headquarters, Mitsotakis reaffirmed that the EastMed project, which currently involves Greece, Cyprus and Israel, is open for other countries to join. "We don't seek to exclude anyone from energy cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean provided they respect international law", he said, repeating his January 2 remarks made on the EastMed signing ceremony.

He also commented on the Turkish-Libyan maritime border agreement, calling it "null and void" and "geographically ridiculous". "The agreement assumes that our islands, including our biggest island Crete, does not have an exclusive economic zone, which goes against everything we know in international law", he added. He also noted that the Libyan House of Representatives rejected the demarcation, and that Greece and Turkey might end up before International Court of Justice in the Hague if talks would fail. Mitsotakis underlined they keep channels to Turkey open for dialog and that he would be "very-very happy if Turkey were to reconsider its overall approach".

Later on Tuesday Mitsotakis met with the International Monetary Fund, then with President Trump, where he denounced the border agreement again. In regard of clashing exclusive economic zone claims, he noted "it is important to point out that the agreement signed between Turkey and Libya infringe upon Greece’s sovereign rights".

On last Thursday, the delegations of Cyprus, Greece and Israel had met for their seventh trilateral summit, that time in Athens at the Zappeion Hall, to sign an agreement to construct the EastMed pipeline by 2025. The meeting was attended by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and energy minister Yuval Steinitz, Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and energy minister Konstantinos Hatzidakis, and Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades and energy minister Georgios Lakkotrypis. The agreement was signed by the energy ministers.  Greek daily Kathimerini said Greece and Cyprus had to speed up to counter possible Turkish interference with the project.

Earlier that day, the Greek gas producer Energean signed a letter of intent on selling two billion cubic meters of gas per year to the Greek gas supplier DEPA. The planned pipeline capacity is 10 billion cubic meters per year. Energean has committed 1.7 billion dollars in the Karish and Tanin fields.

With this forming of political and economic alliance with Hellenic countries, Netanyahu envisioned the pipeline to end their "fringe country" status. Netanyahu called on Italy and Egypt to join the project, adding "We call on any other country that wishes to join us to do so". In Cyprus, the ruling Democratic Rally in Cyprus hailed the pipeline as an advancement in the nation's sovereignty. Progressive Party of Working People, the main opposition force, underlined that the agreement is only a legal framework, and actual construction is in the hands of still undecided private investors. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy underlined Turkish and Turkish Cypriot mining rights in the region, and projected a failure if these would be overlooked.

Otranto, Italy is a proposed end point for the pipeline, and Italian economic development minister Stefano Patuanelli sent a letter of support prior to the signing, but the minister said they are to build another pipeline to Igoumenitsa, Greece. The United States expressed its support via the December 20 signing of the Eastern Mediterranean Bill, a July 25 quadrilateral meeting in Washington, and sent Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join the trilateral meeting of EastMed countries on March 20 last year. The EU partially funded the feasibility studies, as it considers the EastMed pipeline to be a Project of Common Interest (PCI), ending the energy isolation of Crete and Cyprus, and diversifying the gas supply of Europe, when completed.

In December, a Turkish official said that the trans-Anatolian pipeline, which is already up and running, renders the EastMed building effort unnecessary, Cyprus Mail reported. On November 27, Turkey and Libya signed a maritime border agreement, according to which a section between Crete and Cyprus would cross the Turkish economic zone. Athens expelled the Libyan ambassador to Greece over this issue. Turkey maintains a position that only Northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Turkey, has the right to the exclusive economic zone around the island. Because of its drilling operations there, Turkey is already under EU sanctions, and was condemned in a joint statement by Egypt, Greece and Cyprus on October 8.

In 2017, a memorandum of understanding about the pipeline was signed between Cyprus, Greece and Israel.

According to the Cyprus Mail, the 2000 km long pipeline is to connect the fields with Crete, the Greek mainland, and would end in Otranto, Italy. The May 2019 map of gas routes by Gas Infrastructure Europe draws the pipeline between the Aphrodite gas field and Thesprotia, Greece, where it merges with the Poseidon line en route to Italy.

Alex Lagakos, deputy director of the Greek Energy Forum, said the project has a geopolitical significance rather than an economic one. He called it unlikely that the EU would finance the project, as it has committed itself to green energy. The estimated cost is six billion euros, but the saturation of the gas markets and competition from liquid natural gas (LNG) terminals are likely to keep private investors away, he noted. Egypt has two usable terminals in the Nile-Delta, in Damietta and Idku. On September 19, 2018, Cyprus and Egypt had signed an alternative deal to export Aphrodite gas through these ports via a new pipeline.

Haifa University geostrategy expert and former Israeli security official, Avinoam Idan, said the new EastMed supply can't be considered a significant geopolitical change to Europe's energy market, as it would not affect the market share of Russian gas. In the analysis of the German Institute for Economic Research, the high costs and technical challenges render the project unrealistic.

During the trilateral meeting of Cyprus, Greece and Israel on January 28, 2016, the then-envisioned EuroAsia Interconnector was considered as an alternative route to export the gas as electricity. The 1000 megawatt underwater cable connecting the three power grids is to be completed by December 2023. The estimated cost is 2.5 billion euros, and the EU considers it a PCI. EuroAfrica Interconnector, a similar project between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt, is also in its planning stage.


incubator:Wn/hu/Az EastMed gázvezeték projekt várja a csatlakozni vágyó országokat, erősítette meg a görög miniszterelnök

Az EastMed-projekt nyitva áll azon országok előtt, amelyek csatlakozni szeretnének, erősítette meg kedden a görög miniszterelnök. A Görögország, Ciprus és Izrael tervezte EastMed gázvezeték a Földközi-tenger keleti medencéjének gázmezőit kötné össze az európai kontinenssel, de vitatott hovatartozású tengeri területeken haladna keresztül.

– Senkit sem célunk kizárni a keleti medencében az energiaügyi együttműködésből, aki tiszteletben tartja a nemzetközi jogot[1] – nyilatkozta Kiriákosz Micotákisz keddi washingtoni útján, az Atlanti Tanács (Atlantic Council) központjában.  Micotákisz ezzel fenntartotta január 2-i álláspontját, amit a projekt államközi szerződésének ünnepélyes aláírásán képviselt.

Az általa „érvénytelennek” és „földrajzi szempontból nevetségesnek” tartott török-líbiai, tengeri határokat kijelölő szerződésről megjegyezte, hogy:

– Az egyezmény feltételezi, hogy a szigeteink, köztük a legnagyobb, Kréta sem, rendelkeznek kizárólagos gazdasági övezettel, és ez szembe megy a nemzetközi joggal, ahogy mi ismerjük.[2]

Hozzátette, hogy az egyezményt a líbiai képviselőház sem fogadta el, s lehetséges, hogy Görögország és Törökország ügye végül a hágai Nemzetközi Bíróság elé kerül. A párbeszédet ugyanakkor igyekeznek fenntartani, és örömmel venné, ha a török álláspont megváltozna.

A nap hátralevő részében a miniszterelnök találkozott a Nemzetközi Valutaalap képviselőivel, és Donald Trump amerikai elnökkel, ahol a tengeri határkijelölés kapcsán megjegyezte:

– Fontos rámutatni, hogy az egyezmény Törökország és Líbia között sérti Görögország szuverenitását.[3]

Görögország, Ciprus és Izrael múlt csütörtökön, a hetedik háromoldalú értekezletük alkalmával, az athéni Zapion Palotában írták alá az EastMed-szerződést. A találkozón jelen voltak izraeli oldalról a miniszterelnök, Benjámín Netanjáhú és az energiaügyi miniszter, Juval Stejnic; görög oldalról szintén a miniszterelnök, Kiriákosz Micotákisz és az energiaügyi miniszter, Kosztísz Hadzidákisz; illetve Ciprus részéről pedig az elnök, Níkosz Anasztasziádisz és az energiaügyi miniszter Jórgosz Lakotrípisz. Az egyezményt az energiaügyi miniszterek jegyezték. A Kathimerini görög napilap szerint a görögök és a ciprusiak igyekeztek mihamarabb tető alá hozni a megállapodást, mert török ellenlépésektől tartottak.

Szintén múlt csütörtökön két görög cég, a kitermelő Energean és a lakossági szolgáltató DEPA, szándéknyilatkozatot fogadott el évi két milliárd köbméter szállításáról – a vezeték tervezett kapacitása évi tíz milliárd köbméter. Az Energean 1,7 millárd dollárt irányzott elő befektetésre a Karis és Tanin gázmezőkön.

Netanjáhú várakozásai szerint a létrejövő hellén-héber politikai és gazdasági szövetség a gázvezeték révén segít majd felszámolni Izrael elszigeteltségét. Az izraeli miniszterelnök nyíltan felkérte Olaszországot és Egyiptomot a csatlakozásra, hozzátéve, hogy a felhívás minden ország számára nyitott. Cipruson a kormányzó Demokrata Párt a vezetéktől az ország függetlenségének erősödését várja. Az ellenzéki Progresszív Munkáspárt ugyanakkor kiemelte, hogy az egyezmény csak egy jogi keret a beruházásra, aminek finanszírozását olyan befektetőktől várják, akiket még nem sikerült meggyőzni. Hami Aksoy, a török külügyminisztérium szóvivője az észak-ciprusi és saját régiós bányajogaik fontosságát hangsúlyozta, és előre vetítette, hogy a projekt elbukik, ha ezeket nem veszik figyelembe.

Az olaszországi Otranto a vezeték tervezett végpontja – Stefano Patuanelli fejlesztési miniszter az aláírás előtt levélben biztosította támogatásáról a projektet, de korábban úgy nyilatkozott, hogy egy másik vezetéket is építenek Görögország felé, Igumeníca végponttal. Az Egyesült Államokban a támogatás jeléül december 20-án aláírták a Kelet-Mediterrán törvényt (Eastern Mediterranean Bill), korábban július 25-én négyoldalú értekezletet tartottak Washingtonban, illetve a március 20-i háromoldalú találkozón részt vett az amerikai külügyminiszter, Mike Pompeo is. Az Európai Unió részben finanszírozza a megvalósítási tanulmányokat, és kiemelt projektté nyilvánította a beruházást, mivel a vezeték összekötné az energetikailag elszigetelt Kréta és Ciprus rendszereit a kontinensével, és alternatív gázforrásul szolgálna.

A Cyprus Mail cikke szerint decemberben egy török tisztviselő úgy vélekedett, hogy a már működő Transz-Anatóliai vezeték (TANAP) feleslegessé teszi az EastMed megépítését. Törökország és Líbia november 27-én megállapodást írtak alá a tengeri határokról, ami szerint a Kréta és Ciprus közötti vizek török kézre kerülnének. Athén emiatt kitiltotta a líbiai nagykövetet az országból. A török álláspont az, hogy a teljes ciprusi kizárólagos gazdasági övezet egyedül a csak Törökország által elismert Észak-Ciprust illeti. A ciprusi vizeken folytatott török fúrásokat Egyiptom, Görögország és Ciprus közös nyilatkozatban ítélte el október 8-án, illetve miattuk az EU szankciókkal sújtotta Törökországot.

A mostani szerződés előzménye egy 2017-es egyetértési megállapodás Ciprus, Görögország és Izrael között.

A vezeték hossza a Cyprus Mail szerint 2000 km, és a gázmezőktől indulva érné el Krétát, Görögországnál érné el a kontinenst, és az olaszországi Otrantóban érne véget. Az Európai Gázinfrastruktúra Csoport (GIE) 2019 májusi térképe szerint az útvonal az Afrodité (Aphrodite) mezőtől indulna, és Theszprotía régióban érne véget, ahol az Olaszországba irányuló Poszeidon (Poseidon) vezetékbe csatlakozna be.

Alex Lagákosz, a Görög Energiafórum (Greek Energy Forum) igazgatóhelyettese szerint a projekt inkább alapul geopolitikai, mintsem gazdasági megfontolásokon. Az uniós finanszírozást valószínűtlennek tartja, mivel a szervezet a zöld energia mellett kötelezte el magát. A becsült 6 milliárd eurós költséget magánbefektetők kellene összeadják, azonban a telített gázpiacok és a cseppfolyós gáz (LNG) jelentette konkurencia távol tarthatja őket. Az egyiptomi Nílus-deltában, Damietta és Idku városokban már van két működőképes LNG-terminál. 2018. szeptember 19-én Ciprus és Egyiptom külön szerződtek arra, hogy egy új vezeték közvetítésével ezeken keresztül exportáljanak gázt az Afrodité-mezőről.

A Haifai Egyetem geostratégiai szakértője és volt izraeli biztonsági tisztségviselő, Avinoam Idan szerint az EastMed nem hozna jelentős változást az európai energiapiacra, mivel az orosz gáz részesedését nem befolyásolná. A Német Gazdaságkutató Intézet (DIW) szerint a magas költségek és a technológiai nehézségek valószínűtlenné teszik a vezetéképítést.

2016. január 28-i találkozójukon Ciprus, Görögország és Izrael a gáz alternatív exportálási módjaként egy elektromos vezetéket vázolt fel. A három ország között, kiemelt uniós projektként épülő 1000 megawattos EuróÁzsia-vezeték (EuroAsia Interconnector) 2023-ra készül el, becsült költsége 2,5 milliárd euró. Az Görögország, Ciprus és Egyiptom között futó EuróAfrika-vezeték (EuroAfrica Interconnector) szintén tervezési fázisban van.


Greek Prime Minister sworn in, new cabinet appointed

George Papandreou, the new Greek prime minister, and his cabinet were sworn into office on Tuesday, after winning general elections held on Sunday.

Papandreou, whose socialist PASOK party won the snap general elections, will also be foreign minister, a post he held from 1999 to 2004 in the cabinet of then Prime Minister Costas Simitis.

A new position — deputy prime minister — has been introduced, going to Theodoros Pangalos, who served as foreign minister between 1996 and 1999.

Louka Katseli will be economy minister.  She was special economy adviser to Papandreou's father — Andreas Papandreou — between 1993 and 1996, when he was prime minister.

George Papaconstantinou, a European Parliament lawmaker, is the new finance minister. Papaconstantinou has his work cut out for him, especially in tackling a ballooning budget deficit, which is projected to exceed 6% for 2009, a shrinking economy, and widespread public debt.

Evangelos Venizelos will be national defence minister, while Tina Birbili will be environment, energy and climate change minister.

The new government will have sixteen ministries, five of which will be headed by women.

"This cabinet has George Papandreou's stamp [of approval] all over it, he's utilising all of his close associates and creating a significantly upgraded Maximos Mansion," veteran Washington correspondent and Kathimerini editor Tim Ellis said on Wednesday, referring to the official residence and primary workplace of the prime minister.

Ellis said it appears the new Greek premier is creating a "White House-style" administration at the centre of government, "one able to follow, in the positive sense, what the ministers and ministries are doing."

PASOK, formerly Greece's biggest opposition party, won a convincing victory in Sunday's snap elections, attracting 45% of the votes and an absolute majority of 160 seats in the 300-seat parliament.


Griechenland: Giorgos Papandreou als neuer Ministerpräsident vereidigt

Athen (Griechenland), 07.10.2009 – Nur zwei Tage nach der Parlamentswahl wurde Giorgos Papandreou (PASOK) am Dienstag in Athen als neuer Ministerpräsident vereidigt. Der Regierung, die er am Abend vorstellte, gehören insgesamt 16 Minister an. Papandreou übernimmt selbst das Außenministerium. Neu ist ein Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie und Klimawandel. Es wird von Tina Birbili geführt, einer der fünf Frauen im Kabinett. Auch das Wirtschaftsministerium, dem angesichts der großen wirtschaftlichen Probleme des Landes eine Schlüsselrolle zukommt, wird von einer Frau geführt, der Professorin Louka Katseli. Ihr Wirtschaftsprogramm war als Teil des Wahlprogramms der PASOK wesentlich für den Erfolg der Partei bei den Nationalwahlen verantwortlich. Sie will die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung des Landes durch ein Konjunkturprogramm ankurbeln. Das Geld dafür sollen die wohlhabenderen Schichten der Bevölkerung in Form von Steuern aufbringen.

Die PASOK saß in der vorangegangenen Legislaturperiode auf den Oppositionsbänken und verfügt nun im Parlament über eine absolute Mehrheit von 160 der 300 Sitze. Mit dem neuen Regierungschef stellt die Familie Papandreou zum dritten Mal in der jüngeren Geschichte des Landes den Ministerpräsidenten. Sein Großvater, der den gleichen Vornamen trägt, regierte das Land in den 1960-er Jahren. Sein Vater Andreas, der die PASOK 1974 gegründet hatte, übte in den 1980-er Jahren und Anfang der 1990-er Jahre bis 1996 das höchste politische Amt in Griechenland aus. Er war wesentlich für die Verschuldung des Landes verantwortlich, mit der auch die neue Regierung zu kämpfen hat. 1999 war der gestern gewählte neue Ministerpräsident Giorgos schon einmal zum Außenminister in der Regierung von Kostas Simitis berufen worden. In dieser Zeit hat er sich um die Annäherung seines Landes an die Türkei bemüht.


Greek Socialist party wins general elections

The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) of Greece has won the country's general elections, results have shown.

The former prime minister, Costas Karamanlis of the New Democracy party, had resigned his position after the results were announced, and congratulated PASOK's leader George Papandreou.

PASOK had 43,99% of the ballot, compared to the conservative New Democracy's 33,49%, with almost all of the votes counted. The socialists now have a 160-seat majority in the 300-seat parliament. New Democracy is projected to have won 91 seats.

"We stand here united before the great responsibility which we undertake," Papandreou told a crowd of supporters in Athens. His party had waged "a good fight to bring back hope and smile on Greeks' faces [...] to change the country's course into one of law, justice, solidarity, green development and progress," he said.

In order to win an absolute majority in the parliament, PASOK needs to control at least 43% of the seats.


Sozialisten gewinnen Parlamentswahl in Griechenland mit 44 Prozent der Stimmen

Athen (Griechenland), 05.10.2009 – Die sozialistische Partei Griechenlands (Panhellenische Sozialistische Bewegung, kurz: PASOK) konnte bei den vorgezogenen nationalen Parlamentswahlen am Sonntag mit 44,9 Prozent der Stimmen einen erdrutschartigen Sieg über die Konservativen erringen, die das Land seit 2004 regierten. Der Regierungschef und Parteivorsitzende der konservativen Nea Dimokratia (ND), Kostas Karamanlis, der bereits am Sonntag seine Wahlniederlage zugegeben hatte, trat indes von der Parteiführung zurück. Seine Partei hatte mit 33,48 Prozent der Stimmen das schlechteste Ergebnis seit der Parteigründung im Jahr 1974 erzielt.

Die PASOK verfügt nun über 160 der 300 Sitze im Parlament, während die Konservativen nur 91 Sitze besetzen konnten. Der Spitzenkandidat der Sozialisten, Giorgos Papandreou, wurde vom Staatspräsidenten Karolos Papoulias mit der Regierungsbildung beauftragt. Außerdem sind im Parlament einige kleinere Parteien vertreten, die die in Griechenland geltende Drei-Prozent-Hürde überspringen konnten: die Kommunistische Partei Griechenlands (KKE), die mit knapp acht Prozent ins Parlament gewählt wurde, die völkisch-orthodoxe Partei Laikos Orthodoxos Synagermos (ΛΑΟΣ oder LAOS) mit fünf Prozent und die Linksallianz (SYRIZA), die knapp vier Prozent der Stimmen erreichte.

Griechenland steckt in einer tiefen Finanzkrise. Das Land steht faktisch kurz vor einem Staatsbankrott. Der konservative Regierungschef wollte durch vorgezogene Neuwahlen ein Wählervotum für seine Politik zur Bewältigung der Finanzprobleme des Landes bekommen. Karamanlis plante einschneidende Haushaltskürzungen und Streichungen von Stellen im öffentlichen Dienst, um die sich immer schneller drehende Schuldenspirale in den Griff zu bekommen. Sein sozialistischer Herausforderer forderte stattdessen ein Konjunkturprogramm zur Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen, um dadurch wieder finanziellen Spielraum für den Staatshaushalt zurückzugewinnen. Außerdem versprach Papandreou die Bekämpfung der Korruption im Lande.


El Movimiento Socialista Panhelénico gana las elecciones generales griegas

El Movimiento Socialista Panhelénico (PASOK) ha ganado las elecciones generales de Grecia, según se dio a conocer tras finalizar el escrutinio de votos.

El hasta ahora primer ministro Kostas Karamanlis del partido Nueva Democracia (ND) ha anunciado su dimision inmediata al conocer el resultado de la votación y ha felicitado al líder del PESOK Yorgos Papandreu.

En el mismo sentido, Karamanlis ha convocado, en el plazo de un mes, un congreso extraordinario para elegir al nuevo responsable del partido.

El PASOK ganó el 43,9% de los votos, mientras que ND, el 33,9%, tratándose del peor resultado obtenido por este partido en toda su historia. Así pues, de los 300 diputados que conforman el parlamento griego, 160 hacen parte del PASOK y tan sólo 93 de ND; los 47 escaños restantes serán ocupados por partidos minoritarios (20 para el KKE, el partido comunista; 15 para Laos, de extrema derecha; y 12 para Syriza, una coalición de izquierda).

Por su parte, Papandreu aseguró a la prensa que:


Elezioni in Grecia: vincono i socialisti

Con una percentuale del 43,9% di voti il Movimento Socialista Panellenico (PASOK), guidato dal leader George Papandreou, ha vinto le elezioni amministrative greche.

Ora i socialisti hanno 159 deputati su 300 nel Parlamento unicamerale, mentre l'uscente partito di destra della Nuova Democrazia controllerà 91 seggi. Il Partito Comunista (Kke) è arrivato terzo con il 7,5% dei voti e 21 seggi. I restanti posti spettano al partito di estrema destra Laos, 15 deputati, e alla Coalizione delle Sinistre Radicali, 13 posti.

Erano ben sei anni che la Grecia era governata da Kostas Karamanlis (Nuova Democrazia), che in queste elezioni ha raggiunto il 33,4% dei voti. Il leader della ND ha anche annunciato le dimissioni dal partito.

La svolta socialista è stata dettata dall'apprezzato programma elettorale del PASOK, che promette di far uscire il paese dalla crisi senza ulteriori sacrifici, adottando un piano anti-crisi da 3 miliardi di euro. «Lavorare insieme per cambiare il paese». È la frase che il neo-eletto Papandreou ha scelto per iniziare i suoi prossimi quattro anni di governo. Ha poi parafrasato il presidente statunitense Barack Obama dichiarando che «insieme ce la faremo: lo vogliamo, lo possiamo fare, ci riusciremo».


Grecja: przedterminowe wybory do parlamentu

W niedzielę odbywają się przedterminowe wybory parlamentarne w Grecji. Grecy wybierają w obowiązkowym głosowaniu 300 posłów.

Lokale wyborcze otwarto o godz. 7 lokalnego czasu (godz. 6 czasu warszawskiego) i będą czynne do godz. 19 lokalnego czasu.

Sondaże przedwyborcze największe szanse na zwycięstwo dają Pannheleńskiemu Ruchowi Socjalistycznemu (PASOK). Głównym konkurentem tej partii jest rządząca Nowa Demokracja (ND) premiera Kostasa Karamanlisa.

Pozostający w opozycji od 2004 PASOK, już w czerwcu 2009 odniósł zwycięstwo w wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego. Na spadek poparcia dla władz miały także wpływ oskarżenia rządu o brak przygotowania w czasie pożarów lasów w 2007 i w 2009 oraz w nieradzenie sobie z zamieszkami społecznymi, jakie wybuchły w kraju na przełomie 2008 i 2009.

Niedzielne wybory są przedterminowe, bowiem prezydent Karolos Papulias 7 września 2009 rozwiązał parlament. Wcześniej premier Karamanlis ogłosił rozpisanie wcześniejszych wyborów ze względu na potrzebe odnowienia i wzmocnienia swojego mandatu politycznego, potrzebnego do przeprowadzenia niezbędnych reform w obliczu kryzysu gospodarczego. Nowa Demokracja od 2007 roku miała 151 spośród 300 miejsc w parlamencie.

Uprawnionych do głosowania jest blisko 10 mln osób.


கிரேக்கப் பொதுத்தேர்தலில் சோசலிசக் கட்சி பெரு வெற்றி

கிரேக்கத்தில் ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை நடந்த நாடாளுமன்றத் தேர்தலில் எதிர்க்கட்சியான பாசொக் என்ற சோசலிஸக் கட்சி வெற்றியீட்டியது. 2004, 2007 ஆம் ஆண்டுகளில் தோல்வியடைந்த இக்கட்சி இம்முறை ஆட்சியைக் கைப்பற்றியது.

பாசொக் கட்சியின் தலைவர் ஜார்ஜ் பப்பாண்ட்ரியூ அரசாங்கம் அமைப்பதற்கான காய் நகர்த்தல்களில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளார்.

கட்சியின் வெற்றிச்செய்தியைக் கேள்வியுற்ற பப்பாண்ட்ரியு ஆதரவாளர்கள் மத்தியில் உரையாற்றும் போது குறிப்பிட்டதாவது:-

கிரேக்கத்தின் வரலாற்றையும், மக்களின் எதிர்காலத்தையும் மாற்றியமைக்கும் வெற்றி இது. இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளுக்குள் பொருளாதார நெருக்கடிக்குத் தீர்வுகள் காணப்படும். பிழையான கொள்கைகளை மக்கள் நிராகரித்துவிட்டனர் எனக் கூறினார்.

கட்சியின் ஆதரவாளர்கள் வீதிகளில் ஆடிப்பாடி மகிழ்ந்தனர். மேளம் அடித்தவாறு ஊர்வலம் வந்தனர். பச்சைக் கொடிகளை அசைத்து மகிழ்ச்சி வெளியிட்டனர். கிரேக்கத்தின் பிரதமர் கர்மான்சிஷ் தனது பழமை பேணும் கட்சியான புதிய மக்காளாட்சிக் கட்சி தோல்வியடைந்ததையடுத்து பதவி விலகினார். இவரின் ஆட்சிக்காலத்தில் கிரேக்கம் கடும் பொருளாதார நெருக்கடிகளை எதிர் கொண்டதால் மக்கள் இவரது ஆட்சியை நிராகரித்தனர்.

கிரேக்கப் பாராளுமன்றத்தில் உள்ள முன்னூறு ஆசனங்களில் 160 இடங்களை பாசொக் கட்சி பெற்றுள்ளது. ஆளும் கட்சி 91 இடங்களையே பெற்றது.

திங்கள், அக்டோபர் 5, 2009


PASOK zaferini ilan etti

Yunanistan'da 4 Ekim günü yapılan genel seçimleri Yorgo Papandreu'nun partisi olan Panhelenik Sosyalist Hareket (PASOK) %43,94 ile kazandığı açıklandı. Böylece PASOK tek başına hükümet kuracak sayıya ulaştı. Yunanistan İçişleri Bakanlığı'nın açıklamasına göre oyların %98,75'nin sayıldığı, sayılan oyların %43,94'nü PASOK, %33,49'unu Yeni Demokrasi Partisi (YDP), %7,53'ünü Yunanistan Komünist Partisi (KKE), %5,62'sini Ortodoks Halk Birliği Partisi (LAOS), %4,59'unu ise Radikal Sol İttifak ve Sol Koalisyon'unun aldığı belirtildi.

Batı Trakya'dan da 2 Türk aday milletvekili seçildi. PASOK listesinden seçimlere katılan Çetin Mandacı İskeçe'den,  Ahmet Hacıosman Rodop ilinden parlamentoya girdi.

Sonuçların açıklanmasının ardından eski Başbakan ve eski YDP lideri Kostas Karamanlis parti başkanlığından istifa ettiğini açıkladı. Seçimde 9.834.970 seçmen, 22.200 sandıkta oy kullandı.


Green Party of the United States nominates Jill Stein for president

Jill Stein, a Massachusetts physician, won the 2012 presidential nomination of the Green Party of the United States yesterday at the party's national convention in Baltimore. Per her request, Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign national coordinator Cheri Honkala of Minnesota was selected as her running mate.

Stein, who previously ran as the Green Party's nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002, when she lost to current Republican presumptive nominee Mitt Romney, had secured the party's presidential nomination last month with a victory in the California primary. With 193.5 votes in the final delegate tally, she edged comedienne Roseanne Barr, who finished second with 72, and air quality inspector Kent Mesplay.

Since announcing her campaign in 2011, Stein has run on a platform referred to as the Green New Deal. It consists of the institution of the right to a job, the adoption of green technologies and production for a shift to a green economy, reform of the financial sector, and the "strengthening" of democratic government. During her acceptance speech, she mentioned the Green New Deal, saying that it "ends unemployment in America." In addition, she attacked President Barack Obama, accusing him of continuing the policies of former president George W. Bush.

The vice presidential nominee, Honkala, previously ran as the Green Party nominee for Sheriff of Philadelphia. She is a poverty and homelessness activist, who was once homeless herself. Because of that, she believes she can run as a representative of the poverty-stricken, arguing that neither Obama nor Romney have addressed the issue.

The Green Party is a left-leaning political establishment founded around 1996. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader had best showing as the party's presidential nominee, winning 2.74 percent in the close 2000 election. Some believe Nader took enough votes from then-Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore to cost him election to Republican George W. Bush.

For 2012, the party is already on the ballot in 21 states, and hopes to ultimately attain access to 45 by Election Day. In 2008, the party appeared on 32 state ballots, and the presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney, a former Representative from Georgia, received 0.12 percent of the total.


Partido Verde dos Estados Unidos nomeia Jill Stein para presidente

Jill Stein, psicanalista de Massachusetts, venceu a nomeação do Partido Verde para a eleição de 2012 ontem na convenção nacional do partido em Baltimore. Por seu pedido, o economista Cheri Honkala de Minnesota foi escolhido como running mate.

Stein, que já concorreu como candidato do Partido Verde para Governador de Massachusetts em 2002, quando ela perdeu para o atual candidato republicano Mitt Romney, havia assegurado a nomeação presidencial do partido no mês passado com uma vitória na primária da Califórnia. Com 193,5 votos na contagem final dos delegados, ela venceu a comediante Roseanne Barr, que terminou em segundo com 72 votos, e o inspector Kent Mesplay.

Desde o anúncio da sua campanha em 2011, Stein tem adotado a plataforma do Green New Deal. Que consiste na instituição do direito ao trabalho, a adoção de tecnologias verdes e de produção para uma transição para uma economia verde, a reforma do setor financeiro, e o "fortalecimento" do governo democrático. Durante seu discurso de anúncio, ela mencionou o Green New Deal, dizendo que "terminaria o desemprego nos Estados Unidos." Além disso, ela atacou o presidente Barack Obama, acusando-o de continuar as políticas do ex-presidente George W. Bush.

O candidato à vice-presidência, Honkala, anteriormente foi candidato do Partido Verde para Sheriff da Filadélfia. Ele é um ativista dos pobres e dos sem-tetos. Por isso, ele acredita que pode representar a classe, argumentando que nem Obama e nem Romney têm abordado a questão.

O Partido Verde é um partido de esquerda política fundado por volta de 1996. Defensor dos consumidores Ralph Nader teve o melhor desempenho como candidato presidencial do partido, ganhando 2,74% na eleição de 2000. Alguns acreditam que Nader teve os votos que poderia ter dado a vitória ao democrata Al Gore.

Em 2012, o partido já está na cédula de votação em 21 estados, e espera alcançar o acesso a 45 estados até o dia da eleição. Em 2008, o partido apareceu em 32 estados, e a candidata presidencial Cynthia McKinney, ex-representante da Geórgia, recebeu 0,12% do total.


Greenpeace protest disrupts Tony Blair CBI speech

Two Greenpeace protestors entered the CBI conference at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London and delayed a speech being made by the Prime Minister Tony Blair, in which he was expected to announce the consideration of further nuclear power stations to offset the increasing gas prices being experienced by industry in the UK. The protestors, wearing yellow safety jackets over business suits, climbed up into the ceiling rafters and held banners saying "NUCLEAR: WRONG ANSWER", and dropped 'radioactive confetti' onto the delegates down below.

Greenpeace threatened to make noise and throw missiles at the Prime Minister should he make his speech. They requested a ten minute speech before Tony Blair's speech, but this was turned down by the conference organisers and the speech was delayed whilst delegates moved into an alternative room in the building so that the speech could continue without disruption.


Greenpeaceaktivister avbröt Blair

London – Två Greenpeaceaktivister som lyckats ta sig in på en CBI konferens på Business Design Centre i Islington, lyckades förhala den brittiske premiärministern Tony Blairs tal.

I sitt tal skulle premiärministern kungöra planerna på fler kärnkraftanläggningar för att lösa industrins problem med höjda gaspriser. Demonstranterna, som var iklädda gula jackor ovanpå kostymer, klättrade upp i taket på konferenssalen. Där hängde de ned banderoller med texten "NUCLEAR: WRONG ANSWER". Demonstranterna hotade att föra så mycket oväsen att talet inte skulle kunna hållas och krävde att få göra ett tio minuter långt anförande innan premiärministern. Arrangörerna vägrade dock utan flyttade istället konferensen till en angränsande lokal där premiärministern kunde hålla sitt tal utan avbrott.


Group claims responsibility for London explosions

German news magazine Der Spiegel reported today that a letter from an extremist Islamic organization calling itself "Secret Organisation Group of Al-Qaeda of Jihad Organisation" has appeared, a previously unheard-of organization, claiming responsibility for the explosions in London today.  The BBC later released a statement, translated from Arabic, from the group. The text reads as follows:

In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate, may peace be upon the cheerful one and undaunted fighter, Prophet Muhammad, God's peace be upon him.

Nation of Islam and Arab nation: Rejoice for it is time to take revenge against the British Zionist Crusader government in retaliation for the massacres Britain is committing in Iraq and Afghanistan. The heroic mujahideen have carried out a blessed raid in London. Britain is now burning with fear, terror and panic in its northern, southern, eastern, and western quarters.

We have repeatedly warned the British Government and people. We have fulfilled our promise and carried out our blessed military raid in Britain after our mujahideen exerted strenuous efforts over a long period of time to ensure the success of the raid.

We continue to warn the governments of Denmark and Italy and all the Crusader governments that they will be punished in the same way if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. He who warns is excused.

God says: "You who believe: If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly.

The statement was published on Qal3ah, an internet forum which has been used before for announcements by Al-Qaeda, though the validity of the claims are currently unconfirmed. At a press conference, the Metropolitan Police stated they had not received any claims of responsibility from any group.