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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Think the economy is to blame for the AfD's success? A survey found the AfD was rated 17-23% more competent vs. the centre-right on: crime prevention, refugee police, east German issues On economy+jobs: 2-4% Education policy: 11%. The AfD wants to decrease lessons on the Nazis

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Orban is out in Hungary, greatly weakening Putin’s influence in Europe. And now, Putin: “I think the conflict in Ukraine is heading toward a conclusion.”

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Orban's affinity for Putin has been known for more than a decade. Sharing my Al Jazeera article from 2014 as he meets Trump.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

@adrianlema.bsky.social Hi Adrian, I'm a journalist. Could you follow me back so I can write you a DM please? Thank you.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

@datarescueproject.org Hi, do you have an email specifically for press inquiries? Thank you

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

@danielabehrens.bsky.social Hello, I'm a journalist. Can you please tell me the press contact for Ms. Behrens? Thank you

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

@drfranksauer.bsky.social Hi Frank, I'm a journalist. Could you follow me back so I can write you a direct message please? Thank you.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

“Act civilised, act kind, act tolerant, because this is the problem with what’s happening in the region,” - U.S. ambassador to Turkey speaking to journalists in Lebanon

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David J. Doorey (aka The Law of Work) @thelawofwork.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hey look, government bans replacement workers and refuses to intervene to waive the law at the request of the employer and…. Voila…. A new tentative deal is reached. www.thestar.com/business/dhl...

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DHL Express Canada reaches tentative agreement with union

DHL Express Canada has reached a tentative agreement with its union, paving the way for the company to resume operations.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Turkey delayed Finland's Nato entry for nearly a year during Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Turkey and Greece finally find some common ground

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Was the TACO acronym such a good idea? #Iran

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

8-year-old girl killed during Israeli strikes in Iran. NYT on the civilians lost in this war (published a few days ago):

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Update on Iran into Turkey entry requirements for Brits from the UK govt

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Brett McGurk was asked if it make sense for US to go into war with Iran. He didn't say no.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

German Chancellor Merz on Fox News spoke about "imported antisemitism". He earlier accepted support from a far-right party whose politician was twice convicted of using Nazi slogans. The politician wasn't a migrant.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Rubio says AfD isn't extremist. One of its politicians was twice convicted of using Nazi slogans. The party is also backed by Musk.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

15 million votes for arrested Istanbul mayor #Imamoglu to be presidential candidate. There are 1.7 million members of his party. #Turkey

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Turkish people can vote today to make arrested Istanul mayor the opposition’s presidential candidate. The party is allowing non-members to vote. When his first election victory was cancelled in 2019, a conservative district flipped to the secularists.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

US senator condemns arrest of top Turkish opposition figure, Istanbul Mayor Erkem #Imamoglu Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on the foreign affairs committee says she urges the immediate release of İmamoğlu and others; says the arrests seem politically motivated detentions. #Turkey

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Photo reportedly of Istanbul mayor, top opposition official, being detained by police. Via BirGün. #Turkey

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Mayor of Berlin gives support to Turkey's top opposition official who was arrested today, the mayor of Istanbul.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

“Trump's claim about Canada becoming safer under American rule is a dubious one at best. The U.S. homicide rate, for example, is nearly four times higher per capita, according to recent U.S. and Canadian data.” -CBC

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Suspected driver who allegedly drove their car into a crowd is German, reports German public broadcaster, citing authorities He reportedly had mental health issues. So did an Afghan asylum seeker who carried out an attack that killed two. How will politicians react this time?

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Mannheim, Germany where a person allegedly drove into a crowd today, also saw a police officer killed by an asylum seeker from Afghanistan 10 months ago.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Mannheim, Germany where a person allegedly drove into a crowd today, also saw a police officer killed by an asylum seeker from Afghanistan 10 months ago.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Driver allegedly drove into a crowd in Mannheim, Germany. One dead, several injured - Der Spiegel

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

You're not going to bring [the Russians] to the table if you're calling them names... - Rubio Why is it ok to call President Zelensky a dictator but not, as you say, call Vladimir Putin names? - ABC's George Stephanopoulos #Zelensky #Ukraine

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Zelensky to meet King Charles tomorrow, BBC reports. #Ukraine

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The argument was so un-German. Even competing German politicians often don't argue with each other in public. But she's very likely on her way out.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

#Ukraine is not alone, says Germany's foreign minister.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Is Elon Musk going to be asked why he's not wearing a suit at the White House? #Zelensky

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

#Ukraine gets support from EU parliament after that Zelenksy - Trump press conference.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

One of Turkey's most prominent journalists, Nevsin Mengu, was given a suspended prison sentence yesterday. "if she is convicted in another case, the suspended sentence will be enforced."- Hurriyet.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Historic day for #Turkey if Ocalan's call for PKK to lay down its arms pans out. Turkish people across the political spectrum feared a civil war, or a bombing, or an attack at any moment. But could drown out news of massive human rights violations happening right now.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

JD Vance on what he finds offensive when talking to new immigrants. And how the war in #Ukraine is about "ethnic rivalries"

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Investigation launched against a top opposition contender to be Turkey's president. Allegations over the validity of his diploma which he rejects.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

#Germany’s distribution of parliamentary seats, based on ARD forecast. Blue is the far-right AfD, the second largest party for the first time

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Far-right in second place in #Germany AfD 19.5 % Christian Democrats 29 % (new chancellor) Social Democrats 16 % (Scholz’s party) -ARD public broadcaster’s forecast

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

The far-right & the Elon Musk-backed AfD: a list, including the use of Nazi terminology 🇩🇪 German election today

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

He's been convicted of twice using Nazi slogans. A court ruled he can be called a fascist.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Man stabbed at Berlin's Holocaust memorial. #Germany

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I spoke with Mercedes & BMW about how they're asking Germans to vote and oppose extremism in Sunday's election. Mercedes says the AfD would be bad for business. Dozens of businesses have gotten together to make the call, which I covered in a radio piece for Monocle and for its newsletter:

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

A Berlin teacher made pro-Trump and pro-AfD comments to their students and some of them cried, a German newspaper reports.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Berlin. A week to go before the election with the far-right AfD expected to be in second place for the first time.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Protest against extremism a week before Germany’s election in Berlin. AfD likely in second place.

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Driving a Tesla is ‘like driving a Beetle in 1939 Germany’

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

@fabioellger.bsky.social Hi Fabio, I'm journalist. Can you please follow me back so I can write you a direct message? Thank you

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Kristina Jovanovski @kjovanov.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Something has to change in Germany, says the likely next chancellor of the country and leader of the conservative Christian Democrats on the suspect attack in Munich. He accepted support from the far-right AfD in parliament for the first time ever two weeks ago.

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