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Mexican President’s Party Wins Most States in Sunday Elections
Date: June 6, 2022
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s ruling party won four of six state elections held on Sunday, preliminary results showed on Monday, strengthening President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s grip on power ahead of the contest to succeed him in 2024. Lopez Obrador’s leftist National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) and its allies captured the governorships in the states of...
Lebanese Security Chief Fears Political Paralysis, Social Collapse
Date: June 3, 2022
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A senior Lebanese security official has said the risk of political paralysis has increased since an election produced a fractured parliament last month, warning of a possible “disaster” because there is no majority to legislate. Major General Abbas Ibrahim also said he was concerned about social instability, saying this worried him more...
The Meeting, Then the Mob. A ‘turning Point’ in Sri Lankan Crisis
Date: May 11, 2022
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – On Monday morning, hundreds of supporters gathered at the prime minister’s official residence in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital of Colombo where they urged Mahinda Rajapaksa not to resign. Arguably the country’s most powerful man, and scion of the dynasty to which his younger brother, President Gotabaya...
After Philippines Election Triumph, Marcos Visits Dictator Father’s Grave
Date: May 11, 2022
By Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr. went to the grave of his father, the disgraced Philippines dictator, the day after winning the presidential election, a visit that underscores the polarisation over the return to rule of the notorious political dynasty. Images shared by Marcos’s team on Wednesday showed him in dark...
A Rival Sits Out Lebanon’s Election. Now Hezbollah Could Fill the Void
Date: May 9, 2022
By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – The stakes are high in Lebanon’s election. The heavily armed Hezbollah movement has seen one of its main rivals descend into disarray, handing it an opportunity to cement power over a divided country that’s sinking into poverty. Abdallah al-Rahman will not be casting a ballot,...
UK to Urge N. Ireland Parties to Form Government Under Brexit Shadow
Date: May 9, 2022
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Northern Ireland minister will urge leaders of the province’s political parties on Monday to form a new post-election power-sharing government, a challenge made more difficult by unresolved Brexit issues. Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein won the most seats in the Northern Ireland’s devolved assembly for the first time last...