Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is expected to secure a third term in office, according to forecasts, as voters headed to the polls on Wednesday. Meanwhile, in Bulgaria, the president appointed Andrey Gurov, the country's deputy central bank governor, as interim prime minister to oversee a new parliamentary vote. Elsewhere, a brawl erupted in the Turkish parliament over a controversial Justice Ministry appointment, and Norwegian Olympian Sturla Holm Laegreid admitted to cheating on his girlfriend after winning a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics.
Mottley, a strong advocate for climate action and the country's first female leader since its independence in 1966, is expected to win despite voter concerns over the cost of living and crime, according to The Guardian. The Bulgarian News Agency (BNA) reported that President Iliana Iotova nominated Gurov on Wednesday. She plans to formally task him with forming a caretaker government.
In Turkey, a fistfight broke out in parliament as lawmakers clashed over the appointment of Akin Gurlek as Justice Minister. Opposition legislators attempted to block Gurlek, appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, from taking the oath of office, according to Euronews. Footage showed legislators pushing and throwing punches during the ceremony.
Norwegian Olympian Sturla Holm Laegreid confessed to cheating on his girlfriend in a live television interview moments after winning a bronze medal in the biathlon at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday, Sky News reported. Laegreid told fans he "had a gold medal" until last week but squandered it by being unfaithful.
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