Giacomo Ferrara

I like to see with my own eyes what others can only read in books — journalist, analyst and communicator #giacomoferrara

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#Armenia’s election may have been decided by the Electoral Commission, not the voters. 🇦🇲 #ProsperousArmenia gained enough votes to enter parliament, but the annulment of three polling stations kept it below the threshold and preserved #Pashinyan’s 3/5 majority.

#upcloser

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#Pashinyan won, but emerged weaker. 🇦🇲 With 64 of 105 seats, he keeps a majority and the 3/5 threshold for reforms—but falls short of the 2/3 supermajority needed for a constitutional referendum, a key demand from #Azerbaijan…

#armenia #upcloser #giacomoferrara

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Election Day in #Armenia. 🇦🇲 Nearly 2.5 million voters choose among 19 options, but the vote is really about PM #Pashinyan. Backed—or tolerated—by rivals and partners alike, his re-election raises one question: what exactly is Armenia voting for?

#upcloser #giacomoferrara

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Closing rally of Armenian PM Nikol #Pashinyan. 🇦🇲 Favored in every major poll, he still campaigns like an opposition leader—attacking his own challengers despite eight years in power.

#armenia #armenianelections #upcloser #giacomoferrara

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🇭🇺 Péter #Magyar gets almost all the €17bn of frozen #EU funds. Less confrontation with #Brussels than Orbán, but no major shift on #Ukraine or Russian energy

#hungary #budapest #giacomoferrara

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#Rubio in #Armenia 12 days before elections.

#pashinyan #trump #yerevan #geopolitics #giacomoferrara

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#Orbán era ends as new Hungarian Parliament takes office. 🇭🇺 Péter #Magyar becomes PM, restores #EU flag, lifts #Ukraine emergency, and vows reforms, accountability, and limits on future power concentration.

#hungary #választások2026 #upcloser #giacomoferrara

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#Hungary turns officially the page. Parliament today votes Péter #Magyar as prime minister. An era ends. The real test begins now.

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At the #EPC summit, #EU leaders spoke of “values and principles” while avoiding confrontation with #Azerbaijan over #Karabakh and democratic repression. Gas, trades and anti-Russian strategy still come first.

with @CesareBarberis

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#Orbán leaves Parliament after 36 years. No seat = no immunity — but still leader of #Fidesz. His next move may be international.

#hungary #magyarorszag #geopolitics #giacomoferrara

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#Hungary gets a new government — not necessarily a new direction.

Péter #Magyar wins with a two-thirds majority, pledging institutional reform.
But on #Ukraine, Russian energy, migrants…continuity remains.

#orban #giacomoferrara

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Péter #Magyar’s first press conference: rule of law, #EU funds, term limits, EPPO entry. 🇭🇺 Keeps veto on #Ukraine loan, tough on migration, pragmatic on energy. A strong mandate—but big responsibility.

#hungary #választások2026 #upcloser #giacomoferrara

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Hungary votes tomorrow. After 16 years in power, Viktor Orbán faces his toughest test against #Fidesz’s insider, Péter #Magyar. But a change in leadership may not mean a change in direction.

#hungary #magyarorszag #választások #orbán #giacomoferrara

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#US VP #JDVance in #Budapest backs Viktor #Orbán and takes aim at the #EU days before #Hungary’s vote. Amid sabotage claims and interference allegations, the election is increasingly shaped by geopolitics.

Full article in my IG stories.

#hungarianelections #giacomoferrara

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#Hungary’s April 12 vote looks more like a security crisis than a campaign. Spies, alleged plots and leaks dominate the narrative as #ViktorOrbán faces challenger #PéterMagyar.
Full article in my IG stories.

#hungarianelections #geopolitics #giacomoferrara

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#Karabakh leaders sentenced in #Baku. Including Ruben #Vardanyan. With Armenian elections ahead, his detention removes a potential challenger of PM Nikol #Pashinyan’s position.

Full English article in my IG stories: https://t.co/Yu0eRN73Ni

#armenia #azerbaijan #giacomoferrara

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#Hungary blocks the #EU’s €90bn loan to #Ukraine. #Orbán turns #energy dispute into financial veto.

Full English article in my IG stories: https://t.co/Yu0eRN73Ni

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#US ‘s #Rubio in #Budapest for a $20bn nuclear deal. But Russian energy to #Hungary remains intact. For #Orbán also a clear #Trump endorsement before elections.

Full English article in my IG stories: https://t.co/Yu0eRN7BCQ

#geopolitics #giacomoferrara

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Marco #Rubio in #Budapest signs a $20B nuclear deal with #Orbán. 🇺🇸🇭🇺 Energy on paper, politics in practice—boosting ties with #Washington while #Russia’s role in #Hungary’s energy mix remains intact.

#Upcloser #GiacomoFerrara

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In #Yerevan: $9bn nuclear deal.
In #Baku: strategic alignment.

#JDVance’s #Caucasus visit shows #Washington’s method — deals with both sides, partnership with the stronger one.

#armenia #azerbaijan #geopolitics #giacomoferrara

Full English article in my IG stories @ciaoferrara