Politics
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Croatia’s president faces conservative rival in election run-off
Dec 30, 2024In two weeks, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic will face conservative opponent Dragan Primorac in a run-off election after the incumbent barely lost an outright victory on Sunday, according to official results. Milanovic, supported by the opposition... -
Syria’s leader says elections could take 4 years: Al Arabiya interview
Dec 30, 2024Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country’s new leader, stated on Sunday on Al Arabiya TV that polls might take four years, emphasized the value of relations with Russia and Iran, and urged the US to remove its sanctions.... -
Chad goes to polls amid opposition boycott
Dec 29, 2024Despite a boycott by the opposition, Chad is holding local, provincial, and legislative elections on Sunday as it begins a political transition following three years of military administration. The roughly eight million registered voters will be... -
Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia’s president
Dec 29, 2024Georgia on Sunday inaugurated governing party loyalist Mikheil Kavelashvili as president despite his election being declared “illegitimate” by the outgoing leader and opposition groups. The far-right former footballer was sworn in at a parliamentary ceremony moments... -
South Korean lawmakers impeach second president in two weeks
Dec 28, 2024South Korean lawmakers impeached acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, sinking the country even deeper into political crisis two weeks after his predecessor was suspended over a martial law declaration that shocked the world. Han, a... -
Panama president rules out talks with Trump over canal threat
Dec 28, 2024On Thursday, Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino denied that China was meddling in the Panama Canal’s operations and ruled out talks with US President-elect Donald Trump over sovereignty of the waterway. In response to Trump’s ultimatum... -
Canadian foreign, finance ministers meet Trump’s team on tariffs
Dec 28, 2024In an effort to deter the possibility of punitive tariffs, senior members of Canada’s cabinet met Friday with the nominees of US President-elect Donald Trump to head the departments of commerce and the interior. Howard Lutnick,... -
Impeached South Korean president defies Christmas summons
Dec 26, 2024South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for questioning on Christmas Day, the second time he has defied investigators’ demands in a week. Investigators probing Yoon had ordered him to appear... -
South Korean opposition postpones decision to impeach acting president
Dec 25, 2024The opposition in South Korea announced on Tuesday that it will postpone until later this week a decision to remove interim President Han Duck-soo from office. In response to Han’s unwillingness to enact special legislation to... -
China says Japan’s foreign minister to visit on Wednesday
Dec 25, 2024Beijing announced that Takeshi Iwaya, the foreign minister of Japan, will go to China on Wednesday to meet with Wang Yi, his local counterpart. Iwaya is making his first trip to China since taking over as...
