Democracy and its discontents
It was the date of certification of the votes by the 116th congress, an annual routine procedure to formally certify the victors of the presidential election held in November the year before. It was...
Tagged: Elections
French left-wing parties seal coalition deal to take on Macron
France’s Socialist Party on Friday sealed a coalition deal with the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party to run together in June’s parliamentary elections to try to deprive newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron of...
Philippines election a rematch of late dictator’s son and rights lawyer
Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country’s late dictator and the human rights lawyer who narrowly...
Macron, with eye on parliamentary vote, visits left-leaning Paris suburb
French President Emmanuel Macron paid a surprise visit to a Socialist-held working-class suburb of Paris on Wednesday on his first official outing since his re-election, in an effort to woo left-wing voters ahead of...
French president Emmanuel Macron wins re-election: a victory with deep challenges
Emmanuel Macron’s decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in the second round of France’s presidential election on 24 April 2022 is no surprise. For more than a year, opinion polls had been predicting it. As early...
France’s Macron defeats far-right, pledges change
Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, heading off a political earthquake for Europe but acknowledging dissatisfaction with his first term and saying he would seek to make amends. His...
Hungary’s pro-Russia Viktor Orbán wins fourth term as Prime Minister
Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory in Sunday’s national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a still incomplete vote count showed a strong lead for his right-wing party. In...
South Korea’s president-elect harnessed voter discontent. Now comes the hard part
South Korea’s new president-elect harnessed widespread public discontent and disillusionment to win Wednesday’s election but the same volatile forces that brought him to power may complicate his efforts to enact reforms, analysts said. Conservative...
Libya delays long-awaited election seen as key to peace
Authorities overseeing war-torn Libya’s first presidential election have confirmed that holding it on Friday as scheduled is “impossible” and suggested a month-long delay. The vote was intended to mark a fresh start for the...
Honduras set for first woman president as ruling party concedes election defeat
Honduras’ conservative ruling party candidate late on Tuesday conceded defeat in the presidential election, paving the way for his leftist rival Xiomara Castro to become the first female leader of the struggling Central American...
