Following the European Parliament’s approval of the new Commissioners last Wednesday in Strasbourg, Ursula von der Leyen will have taken office 1 December 2019 as the first female President of the European Commission. In her opening statements, the new President...
Hong Kongers may rejoice on the triumph of pro-democracy candidates, but will this success pave the way for greater democracy for Hong Kongers or force China to stiffen its stand is a question, reply to which is being eagerly awaited by the industrial and political communities across the globe.
The protesters’ efforts in Algiers and other Algerian cities and towns seem to grow in the face of the approaching presidential elections, which the military vehemently backs, and which people in the streets now march against in their months-long weekly...
Jeremy Corbyn, the most left-wing leader that the Labour Party has had since Michael Foot in 1980-83, is the candidate for leadership of the United Kingdom and he is one of the symbols of the European left.
The past few weeks in Iraq have been marked by great uncertainty due to massive protests against the current political climate that has become a pawn of foreign interference. It started off as agitations against Tehran’s extraordinary influence over the...
Security risks, historically low turnout, voter fraud, lapses in the biometric system and bickering amongst political candidates are some of the reasons why Afghans are beginning to feel alienated from the Presidential Elections held in September. Although more than two...
The fourth presidential election after the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 was held on September 28. The use of Biometrics Voters Verification (BVV) and voter lists were the most distinctively novel features of the 2019 presidential election. Around 9.6...
What started as a protest in June 2019 against an extradition bill that would have undermined Hong Kong’s autonomy has now snowballed into a movement for greater freedom and political reforms, thus challenging the legitimacy of the government. Despite repeated...
The President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, has sought an extension for his presidential mandate. He follows a long list of African presidents who have sought out ways to extend their two-term presidency. Last week, a Guinean court jailed opposition and...
Nestled in the belly of the Balkans lies a landlocked nation whose soil represents the final successful revolution of the 20th century. On Sunday, the 6th of October, the people of Kosovo will head to the polls for the fifth...
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