BREAKINGBREAKING, The oldest sitting US president heeds calls to withdraw re-election bid, thrusting the high-wire race for the White House into an uncertain territory. US President Joe Biden has ended his reelection campaign after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, leaving the presidential race in uncharted territory. … Read more
Hung parliament as leftists and centrists combine to beat the far right. An inconclusive election has wrapped up in France. But there’s one certainty: that the far right won’t lead the next government. A leftist bloc came out on top, ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists, with the far-right National Rally (RN) beaten into third … Read more
Massoud Pezeskhian has promised to bring changes at home and engage leaders abroad. Iran has elected a new president. Masoud Pezeshkian has been described by many as a moderate candidate – who’s been promising social reforms and engagement with the West. But in the Iranian system, it is the supreme leader – not the president … Read more
UK Conservative Party suffers its worst election defeat in more than a century. The UK has a new prime minister. Keir Starmer has led the Labour Party to a landslide election victory – its first win in more than a decade. But has the electorate truly embraced Labour? Or was this also a vote against … Read more
Polls suggest PM Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives could face heavy defeat to Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. The United Kingdom is set to vote in a general election on July 4. The vote was called by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservative Party has been in power for 14 years. Polls suggest his rival, Labour leader Keir … Read more
President Aliyev’s New Azerbaijan Party is expected to win a new majority in the oil-rich country’s legislature. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has called snap parliamentary elections for September 1 that are unlikely to radically change the legislature’s makeup. On Friday, Aliyev issued a decree ordering the dissolution of parliament, which is dominated by his New … Read more
Main political parties have laid out their economic plans in election manifestos. The economy is turning a corner. That is the message delivered by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak since he called the general elections for July 4. But the latest data shows the worst might not be over for the United Kingdom yet. Economic … Read more
Main political parties have laid out their economic plans in election manifestos. The economy is turning a corner. That is the message delivered by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak since he called the general elections for July 4. But the latest data shows the worst might not be over for the United Kingdom yet. Economic … Read more
The party of Nelson Mandela forced to partner with former opponents. A coalition for South Africa. The African National Congress has been forced to share power for the first time after a bruising election. The left-wing ANC will partner with former opponents from the centre-right. But what lies ahead and how will it work? Presenter: … Read more
Success of populist and far-right parties in European Parliament election poses a threat to mainstream politicians. European far-right parties made substantial gains in the EU’s parliamentary election. In France and Germany, parties once considered to be on the fringes are now establishing themselves as viable challengers to the establishment. So what is driving this shift … Read more