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Added on the 14/12/2019 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Turkish MPs are taking the oath in Parliament. Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP party and its allies have a majority of the 600 seats in parliament following the parliamentery elections on 14 May. Erdogan is set to be sworn in on Saturday as head of state after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule for another five years. IMAGES
A heavy police presence lingers outside the home of Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, as Scotland's ruling party faced fresh turmoil following her husband's arrest as part of a police investigation into financial irregularities. Peter Murrell, 58, was chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP) for nearly 25 years until he quit last month. In a statement, Police Scotland said they had taken a 58-year-old man into custody for questioning over "the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party." The police raided several properties besides Sturgeon's home in Glasgow. IMAGES
Images of police searching former Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon's house after her husband Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), was arrested over the party's finances. IMAGES
The newly elected Prime Minister of Malaysia, the perennial opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, says he is grateful to have been granted the "opportunity" to "lead this nation" after "decades of trials and tribulations." SOUNDBITE
The newly elected Prime Minister of Malaysia, the perennial opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, says he is grateful for his family and for the "reformists and friends from the the DAP (Democratic Action Party), Amanah (National Trust Party) and Keadilan (People's Justice Party" for their longstanding support and "steadfastness". SOUNDBITE