Politics
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Erdogan: From a Prison Cell to Turkey’s Presidency
Before he ran Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan sold simit from a red three-wheel cart in Istanbul. He wore…
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EU Invites Canada to Become First Associate Member as Skeptics Question What It Means
STRASBOURG, September 17 — Mark Carney stood in the front row of the European Parliament chamber and let…
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Iceland Referendum Rejects Reopening EU Accession Talks
REYKJAVÍK, September 16 — Iceland has rejected the reopening of European Union accession talks, with 52.8 percent of…
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Sweden’s Right-Wing Bloc Wins 2022 Election by Three Seats as Sweden Democrats Surge
STOCKHOLM, September 13 — Sweden’s general election, held on Sunday, September 11, 2022, was one of the closest…
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How Sweden’s Far-Right Party Went From Political Outcast to Government Partner
STOCKHOLM, September 11 — Sweden voted on Sunday in a general election that will fill all 349 seats…
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Solomon Islands PM Wale Survives No-Confidence Vote After Motion Withdrawn
HONIARA, September 12 — Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale narrowly survived a no-confidence motion this month, less…
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Michael Taube: Carney’s EU mistake is nearly complete
TORONTO, September 12 — Michael Taube, a Canadian columnist and former speechwriter in the office of Prime Minister…
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Anti-AfD Protests Surge as Germany Faces Two State Votes
BERLIN, January 22 — Hundreds of thousands of Germans took to the streets over the weekend in a…
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AfD Wins 43.8 Percent in Saxony-Anhalt but Falls Short of a Majority of Seats
MAGDEBURG, Sept. 6 — Germany’s political landscape shifted decisively eastward on Sunday as the Alternative for Germany (AfD)…
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New Kazakhstan Government Retains Core Economic Team
NUR-SULTAN, September 5 — Kazakhstan completed the formation of its first government under the new unicameral Kurultai parliament…
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Guinea-Bissau Voters Back Referendum Expanding Presidential Powers
BISSAU, Sept. 3 — Voters in Guinea-Bissau have approved a constitutional referendum granting the president expanded powers, with…
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When a neighbour’s political culture starts to look familiar
MANILA, Sept. 3 — A Malaysian columnist’s recent reflection on political decay in Southeast Asia has cast a…
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Libya’s Rival Sides Sign Deal for Elections Within Two Years
Tripoli — Libyan officials said representatives from the country’s rival eastern and western administrations signed an agreement to…
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Hanson Accuses Albanese and Chalmers of Crossing a Line as One Nation Tops Newspoll
August 31, 2026 — Sydney, Australia Pauline Hanson warned that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers’…
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Robert King Resigns From OBA Announces Independent Parliamentary Status
Hamilton, August 31 — Robert King, the Independent Member of Parliament for Smith’s North, announced his resignation from…
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Trump’s Greenland Push Shadowed Iceland’s EU Talks Referendum, Which Voters Rejected 52.8% to 47.2%
Reykjavík, August 29 — The fresh possibility of a second term for U.S. President Donald Trump has rekindled…
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Netanyahu Condemns Settler Attacks on Qusra and Jalud in the West Bank
Jerusalem, August 29 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly denounced recent settler violence in the West Bank on…
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2027: Ekiti ADC Reps candidate unveils campaign team
Ado Ekiti, August 23 — Emmanuel Fayose, the African Democratic Congress candidate for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency, announced…
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International election observation: divisions over quality of monitors
BRUSSELS, July 25 — The practice of international election observation dates back to the 1857 plebiscite in Moldavia…
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Timeline of Key Events in Ukraine’s Defense Leadership Since 2022
KYIV, July 16 — Against the backdrop of a war now in its fifth year, the internal political…
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Worldwide trend threatens democratic governance with term limit evasion
PARIS, July 21, 2026 — The ancient Athenian agora, where citizens once debated the limits of power, might…
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Electoral Authoritarianism Rises in Hybrid Regimes Since Cold War
WASHINGTON, July 21 — Hybrid regimes are political systems that blend democratic and authoritarian elements, a definition introduced…
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Starmer faces Labour leadership transition as Burnham eyes 2026 succession
LONDON, July 21 — The shift is under way at the top of British politics. Andy Burnham has…
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War-Weariness Drives Backlash in Prolonged Conflicts
ROME, July 20 — On a continent where the memory of industrialised slaughter still shapes national boundaries and…
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