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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been re-elected to govern the country for another five years. He won Sunday's run-off with 52.2 percent of the vote against opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's 47.8 percent. Europe's press looks at how fair the election was and what the result means for the future.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda has given his approval for the establishment of a commission to investigate Russian political influence in the country. Critics suspect the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party of wanting to use the corresponding law to target opposition leader Donald Tusk. Commentators examine potential motives and consequences.

Moscow and Minsk agreed on Thursday that nuclear weapons over which Russia retains control are to be stationed in Belarus. According to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenka the transfer has already begun. Commentators take different views of how much of a threat the move poses.

A group of nine EU members is calling for national veto rights to be abolished and replaced by majority decisions in foreign and defence policy in order to speed up decision-making processes. Hungary and Poland are apparently among the countries that want to stop the initiative, but others may follow.