Nick Miles
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So in a way, he's jumped before he could be pushed.
Basically, Kalin Georgescu, an almost unknown, radical, some people call him a nationalist, some call him a pro-Russian candidate, but he certainly didn't have the backing of any particular parties.
Basically, Kalin Georgescu, an almost unknown, radical, some people call him a nationalist, some call him a pro-Russian candidate, but he certainly didn't have the backing of any particular parties.
He came from nowhere, came first in the first round of the presidential election on the 24th of November, and looked set, most likely, to win the second round of that election, the runoff, on the 6th of December.
He came from nowhere, came first in the first round of the presidential election on the 24th of November, and looked set, most likely, to win the second round of that election, the runoff, on the 6th of December.
Then the President, President Yohannes, and the Constitutional Court, the Central Electoral Committee, came up with documents suggesting that Mr. Georgescu's astonishing sudden rise to success in that first round came off the back of a wave of support from TikTok users.
Then the President, President Yohannes, and the Constitutional Court, the Central Electoral Committee, came up with documents suggesting that Mr. Georgescu's astonishing sudden rise to success in that first round came off the back of a wave of support from TikTok users.
And there were suspicions also, never fully comprehensively proven, but certainly loudly made by the secret services that he was a pro-Russian candidate and that he'd been financed or supported in some way by Russia.
And there were suspicions also, never fully comprehensively proven, but certainly loudly made by the secret services that he was a pro-Russian candidate and that he'd been financed or supported in some way by Russia.
Next steps politically, the interim president will be Elie Bolojan. He's the president of the Senate, the leader of the National Liberal Party, one of the coalition parties in government. Mr. Yohannes, in his very bitter outgoing speech, said that his resignation wouldn't solve the political crisis. It would actually make it worse. But we'll, I think, have to see what actually happens.
Next steps politically, the interim president will be Elie Bolojan. He's the president of the Senate, the leader of the National Liberal Party, one of the coalition parties in government. Mr. Yohannes, in his very bitter outgoing speech, said that his resignation wouldn't solve the political crisis. It would actually make it worse. But we'll, I think, have to see what actually happens.
My point is, I want us to go back to a Germany that we had before my time, a peaceful Germany without attacks on innocent people, and I would vote for Alternative fΓΌr Deutschland, the AfD. At the moment, this is the only salvation for Germany.
My point is, I want us to go back to a Germany that we had before my time, a peaceful Germany without attacks on innocent people, and I would vote for Alternative fΓΌr Deutschland, the AfD. At the moment, this is the only salvation for Germany.
We've just arrived at the school complex. It's a big site with lots of different schools. What happened yesterday was that one particular centre that was for adult learning was the epicentre of this attack. And this morning, I'm just looking, there are still lots of police here. Flowers and candles have been left and a few of them are alight at the moment. Lots and lots of press as well.
We've just arrived at the school complex. It's a big site with lots of different schools. What happened yesterday was that one particular centre that was for adult learning was the epicentre of this attack. And this morning, I'm just looking, there are still lots of police here. Flowers and candles have been left and a few of them are alight at the moment. Lots and lots of press as well.
There is this vacuum of information at the moment because we haven't really learnt a huge amount in the past 12 hours. The police are saying that they haven't named the attacker yet. They do say that he is among the 11 people dead. The police are also saying that they believe he acted alone, didn't seem to be part of a gang. Detectives say they don't believe this was an act of terror.
There is this vacuum of information at the moment because we haven't really learnt a huge amount in the past 12 hours. The police are saying that they haven't named the attacker yet. They do say that he is among the 11 people dead. The police are also saying that they believe he acted alone, didn't seem to be part of a gang. Detectives say they don't believe this was an act of terror.
Swedish media reporting that this was a 35-year-old man, the perpetrator, who's described as a local recluse and someone who legally had a gun. But worth stressing, this is unconfirmed for now.
Swedish media reporting that this was a 35-year-old man, the perpetrator, who's described as a local recluse and someone who legally had a gun. But worth stressing, this is unconfirmed for now.
No, we don't. So no information about their backgrounds, who they were, whether this was a targeted or random in terms of the classroom and locations within the complex that the gunman chose. This is a centre which, like others here in Sweden... are for people who haven't finished their secondary school education, so people typically 20 years old and above.