[ad_1] Britain’s governing Conservative Party on Friday lost two of its safest parliamentary seats in a significant and ominous setback for the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, who must call a general election that will decide his fate within the next 15 months. Voting in the Conservative strongholds of Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth took place on Thursday to replace two of the party’s lawmakers — one of whom quit after an allegation of sexual assault —…
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[ad_1] MADRID — Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years under a left-wing government. Here’s what you need to know about the vote. ___ WHAT IS AT STAKE? Opinion polls indicate the political right has the edge going into the election, and that raises…
"Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco"
[ad_1] Estonia goes to the polls on Sunday 5 March in a general election to choose new members of the 101-seat parliament – or Riigikogu. Here’s everything you need to know about Estonian politics, parties, personalities and the issues at stake as the Baltic nation votes: How did we get here? Prime Minister Kaja Kallas pulled off a surprise win in the 2019 general election, and went on to form a centre-right government coalition with…
"Your quick and easy guide to Estonia’s general election"
[ad_1] TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses on Saturday suffered by her party. Voters in Taiwan overwhelmingly chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island in an election in which lingering concerns about threats from China took a backseat to more local issues. Tsai had spoken out many times about “opposing China and defending Taiwan” in…
"Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss"
[ad_1] RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics. Da Silva received 50.9% of the vote and Bolsonaro 49.1%, according to the country’s election authority. Yet the morning after the results came in — and congratulations had poured in from world leaders — Bolsonaro…
"Lula to reclaim presidency in Brazil election"
[ad_1] Marine Le Pen’s comments in an interview in early February this year were particularly forthright: “I do not believe AT ALL that Russia wishes to invade Ukraine,” she said. The remarks were also rather unfortunate, given that barely a fortnight later Vladimir Putin sent thousands of troops, amassed on Ukraine’s border, into the country. Russian bombardments have since flattened towns and cities, and there have been multiple reports of Russian soldiers murdering, torturing and…
"French election: What exactly is Marine Le Pen’s stance on Russia and Vladimir Putin?"
[ad_1] SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made two major personnel changes Monday, seeking to cap off a series of developments perceived as damaging to his administration before October’s presidential election. The first move brought the exit of Brazil’s embattled education minister, who resigned amid a scandal involving allegations of evangelical pastors demanding bribes. Politicians of different parties, including some supporting Bolsonaro, had wanted Milton Ribeiro to leave the job. The second shift…
"Brazil’s Bolsonaro shakes up administration, eying election"
[ad_1] Chris Christie urged Donald Trump to hand over the Republican baton to a younger candidate during an appearance at Harvard University yesterday. The former GOP Governor, who helped the 45th President prepare for election debates by playing Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, also suggested that while he is now reluctant to support Mr Trump in 2024, he would do so if a “socialist” figure like Bernie Sanders won the Democratic nomination. Speaking to an…
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