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- Czech Republic
- 14 January 2018
Milos Zeman faces an uphill battle to secure the second presidential term
Milos Zeman, the pro-Russian and eurosceptic President of the Czech Republic, will face a pro-EU…
George Weah wins Liberia’s presidential election on a promise to fight corruption
George Weah, a former international football star who grew up in a slum, has become…
Italian President dissolves parliament, setting the country on the path to general elections
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has dissolved parliament, launching a two-month campaign. The general election would…
Catalan separatists regain control of the regional parliament
Catalonia’s pro-independence parties scored a victory in the region's election on December 21, winning an…
Sebastián Piñera wins Chile’s presidential election, but he faces the most diverse Congress since 1990
Billionaire Sebastián Piñera secured the presidential election victory on December 17, after winning 54.6 per…
The political mood in Italy is shifting towards the right
Italy's centre-right led by former three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a clear victory in…
Uhuru Kenyatta wins the re-run presidential vote, but the scale of boycotts robs his victory of legitimacy
Kenya’s chaotic re-run presidential election on October 26 returned Uhuru Kenyatta to power, as expected.…
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- Asia-Pacific
- 31 October 2017
Jacinda Ardern ends the centre-right National party’s nine-year grip on power
37-year-old Jacinda Ardern was sworn in as New Zealand’s Prime Minister on October 26th, becoming…