In India’s upcoming general election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces an alliance of opposition parties. Modi, who has served as Prime Minister for 10 years, has garnered support from India’s majority Hindu population. Results of the general election, which begins on April
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has voiced the importance of ensuring that technologies uphold democratic values. Blinken addressed the ministerial conference of the third Summit for Democracy, hosted in Seoul, South Korea. He said it is necessary to shape a technological
Joe Biden had an easy night’s work on Super Tuesday – apart from in the territory of American Samoa where previously unknown Jason Palmer claimed a win. The entrepreneur clinched 51 of the 91 ballots cast – while Biden won 40. It’s an
Senior European Union officials are considering Poland’s new government’s plan to address democratic backsliding. The European Commission initiated Article 7 proceedings in 2017, threatening Poland’s EU voting rights and funds overrule of law concerns. After a centrist government took office in October,
Joe Biden has comfortably won Nevada’s Democratic primary as widely expected. The president, 81, was up against author and motivational speaker Marianne Williamson, who also ran in 2020, and entrepreneur Gabriel Cornejo. Biden’s victory comes days after he won South Carolina’s first-in-the-South Democratic primary with
A truck driving at high speed ran out of control and plunged into a ravine in southwestern Congo, killing 18 passengers on board and injuring more than a dozen others, police said. The truck was “filled with goods and carrying many passengers”
Taiwan continued to resist pressure from mainland China yesterday as voters ushered its ruling Democratic Progressive Party back into power for an unprecedented third term. Britain welcomed victory by new president Lai Ching-te, who vowed to “safeguard Taiwan from threats and intimidation
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s constitutional court upheld Tuesday the results of last month’s presidential election. Incumbent Felix Tshisekedi’s controversial victory was once again confirmed as the court rejected a petition by a challenger to annul the vote. About 18 million
The People’s Democratic Party was victorious in Bhutan’s parliamentary elections, winning 30 out of 47 National Assembly seats, signaling their return to power. The Bhutan Tendrel Party secured 17 seats, making it the main opposition party in the new government. The Election
Congo entered a second day of voting Thursday after a chaotic rollout and lengthy delays forced officials to extend the balloting in the country’s general election, drawing criticism from some opposition candidates as concerns mount that the logistical hurdles could affect the