Putin's re-election: the West denounces a distorted vote, authoritarian regimes applaud
Vladimir Putin at his campaign headquarters.
Maxim Shemetov / REUTERS
As agreed, Vladimir Putin was re-elected with a Soviet score: 87% of the votes after the counting of 99% of the polling stations.
The Quai d'Orsay, in a press release published this Monday, considers that
"the conditions for a free election have not been met"
and
"salutes the courage"
of the Russians who expressed their opposition.
Israel-Hamas war: IDF asks population to evacuate al-Shifa hospital area in Gaza
The Israeli army on Monday asked the civilian population to “immediately” evacuate the area of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City where fighting began shortly before dawn, a spokesperson said in a statement. message
published
on
the
social
network the south of the Gaza Strip, this spokesperson wrote in Arabic.
The Israeli army in Al-Shifa hospital on November 15.
- / AFP
Fight against drug trafficking: major police operation in the Castellane district of Marseille
The Castellane district, in Marseille.
LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
A major police operation was launched this Monday morning in the Castellane district of Marseille , Le Figaro
noted
.
At 10 a.m., several dozen police officers invaded the city, emblematic of the drug trafficking which is undermining France's second city.
The territorial units are supported by two Republican Security Companies (CRS) responsible for securing this “powder keg”, where several major deal points are located.
Today's figure: 87%
Vladimir Putin, whose re-election was assured, was reappointed with more than 87% of the vote.
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Hostesses fill participants' teapots during the closing meeting of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
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