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Around 2,000 demonstrators marched for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people in Bosnia and Herzegovina's first Pride parade on the weekend. More than 1,000 police officers were deployed for the event, in the run-up to which many homophobic comments were made. But the parade went off peacefully, much to the delight of the press in the region.

Putin's party United Russia defended its majority in most Russian regions in Sunday's elections. Only in Moscow, where many votes went to independent, communist and liberal contenders, did pro-Kremlin candidates suffer major setbacks. The press zeros in on opposition figure Alexei Navalny's election strategy.

Before being suspended last night by Prime Minister Boris Johnson the British parliament once again rejected his motion for a general election, meaning that there won't be a vote until the end of October at the earliest. Johnson remains adamant that the UK will leave the EU on 31 October but the House of Commons also passed a law banning a no-deal Brexit. Observers draw very different conclusions about the showdown taking place in the UK.

Four and a half months after its parliamentary elections Spain still has no government. Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the Socialists (PSOE) who won the election, needs the votes of the alternative left-wing party Podemos to be elected as prime minister. But Podemos is demanding ministerial posts in return for its support, while Sánchez refuses to form a coalition with the party. With the prospect of new elections looming once more, commentators discuss why Sánchez doesn't want the alliance.

The ZDF docudrama "Hours of Decision: Angela Merkel and the Refugees" has met with mixed reactions both in Germany and in Hungary. The film deals with the run-up to Angela Merkel's decision on 4 September 2015 to allow the refugees who had made it into Hungary to enter Germany.