Fernandez enters office with her right-wing party holding absolute majority in the country’s legislature. Published On 8 May 20268 May 2026 Laura Fernandez has been sworn in as Costa Rica’s new president and has vowed to fight rising crime in the Central American country, as well as maintain close tiesRead More →
The two politicians’ alliance is aimed at uniting a fragmented opposition against current PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Published On 26 Apr 202626 Apr 2026 Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s biggest political rivals say they are joining forces in a bid to oust his coalition government in the upcoming electionRead More →
United States President Donald Trump has claimed that the Virginia election was “rigged”, without providing evidence, after voters narrowly approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map. With most ballots counted on Tuesday, the measure passed by a slim margin, 51.45 percent voting in favour and 48.55 percent against,Read More →
Threats, fines, and vetoes defined the relationship between Viktor Orban, Hungary’s now-outgoing prime minister, and the European Union for years. That seems to be about to change. On Sunday, Peter Magyar of the Tisza party won parliamentary elections by a landslide – and a mandate to access money from theRead More →
Amnesty International says internet blackout ‘especially alarming’ as election campaign ‘marred by massive repression’. Published On 14 Jan 202614 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Uganda is facing mounting calls to lift a nationwide internet blackout before a contentious election, with the United Nations sayingRead More →
Guinea’s 6.7 million voters eligible to cast a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote on a new constitution. Published On 21 Sep 202521 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Guinea is holding a long-awaited referendum on a new constitution that could allow coup leader Mamady Doumbouya toRead More →
Move comes as draft constitution is being put to a vote next month, raising fears for democratic transition. Guinea‘s military rulers have suspended the country’s three main opposition parties, including that of former President Alpha Conde, in the run-up to a constitutional referendum next month. The order on Saturday preventsRead More →
Early results showed centrist Rodrigo Paz take the lead, with 32.8 percent of the vote, in surprise outcome. Bolivia is heading to a presidential run-off between a centrist and right-wing candidate, confirming the end of two decades of government by the Movement for Socialism (MAS), according to the South AmericanRead More →
People in Bolivia are headed to the polls to elect the next president as well as the members of the Congress, with the governing socialists expected to lose power after almost 20 years due to a deep economic crisis and division within the leftist coalition. Ballot stations opened on SundayRead More →
For the first time in nearly two decades, Bolivia is on the precipice of a rightward shift. Voters in the South American nation will go to the polls on August 17 to choose the next president, as well as members of Congress. But schisms within Bolivia’s long-dominant left have openedRead More →
