Bloomberg Kenya is lurching towards a constitutional crisis as a standoff deepens between the two presidential candidates over how to manage a rerun of last month’s botched election. Both sides have entrenched their positions: Raila Odinga’s opposition coalition has called mass protests starting Tuesday to demand the electoral commission is overhauled before the vote takes place, while President Uhuru Kenyatta’s …

Bloomberg Lithuania’s ruling coalition was saved from collapse after lawmakers from its junior partner defied their own party by opting to support the 10-month-old government. The Social Democrats’ members of parliament voted 10-4 to remain in the alliance, with one abstaining. They decried the party’s “premature” decision at the weekend to quit. The party’s foreign and justice minister had already …

Bloomberg Berlin residents voted to keep open the city’s Tegel airport in a backlash over the fiasco surrounding Willy Brandt international, which is meant to replace the Cold War relic. The measure won 56.1 percent of the votes cast in Sunday’s election, surpassing the required majority, according to the city’s website. While the result sends a signal to Berlin’s Senate …