BRASILIA (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced on Thursday to 27 years and three months in prison hours after being convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, dealing a powerful … Read More
Karol Nawrocki, who takes over as Poland’s president on August 6, owes his rapid ascent to a significant shift in voters’ political opinions and ideological preferences, some of which have echoes in the political scene in the United States. Those trends, … Read More
SEOUL, June 3 (UPI) — South Koreans headed to the polls in record numbers on Tuesday to vote for a new president exactly six months after a botched martial law decree by impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol unleashed political turmoil … Read More
May 26 (UPI) — Venezuela’s ruling party, led by President Nicolas Maduro, swept to victory in regional and parliamentary elections. The elections Sunday came as multiple opposition groups called for Venezuelans to boycott the vote in protest to last July’s … Read More
The liberal, pro-EU mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, has fought off a strong challenge from a Romanian right-wing nationalist to win the presidency after months of political turbulence. George Simion, the leader of the far-right AUR party, won a dramatic … Read More
Unless he is banned, ultranationalist Călin Georgescu seems very much in the race to win the presidential election rerun in May. Romania has set a date to rerun its presidential election after concerns of Russia’s “aggressive hybrid action” first time … Read More
BEIRUT, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its … Read More
Moldova’s pro-EU President Maia Sandu has claimed a second term after a tense election run-off seen as a choice between Europe and Russia. The Moldovan Central Electoral Commission confirmed Sandu’s victory on Monday morning. Sandu won 55% of the vote, … Read More
Protests have erupted in the Venezuelan capital Caracas against President Nicolás Maduro’s claim of victory in the country’s disputed election. Crowds of people have been making their way, by foot, to Miraflores – the presidential palace – in protest. Others … Read More
MEXICO CITY, June 3 (Reuters) – Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and protege of Mexico’s popular outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, won a landslide to become the country’s first female leader, though the scale of her victory sparked jitters … Read More