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Javier Milei, a right-wing populist who wants to abolish the central bank and denies climate change, is the surprise winner of a primary election ahead of the general elections in Argentina. With over 30 percent of the vote, his party took the lead against the centre-right coalition Juntos por el Cambio (28.3 percent with candidate Patricia Bullrich) and the incumbent government alliance Unión por la Patria (27.3 percent with candidate Sergio Massa). Europe's press eyes the presidential election in October with trepidation.

Two years ago, after the withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban entered Kabul and took control of the country once more. Although the economy has not collapsed, millions live in poverty. The situation is particularly difficult for women and girls, who among other things are no longer allowed to study or attend higher education and are only allowed to travel with an escort.

Robert Fremr will not become a Czech constitutional judge. As Vice-President of the International Criminal Court in The Hague from 2018 to 2021, he was considered a top candidate for the post. Now it has emerged that before 1989 he convicted opponents of the communist regime, and he has withdrawn his candidacy. According to the national press, the case shows how sensitive issues related to the communist past remain for countries like the Czech Republic.