NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is due to make her electoral debut, potentially strengthening the opposition’s challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in parliament after he was humbled in a recent election, politicians and analysts said. The family has long been the glue holding factions of the main opposition Congress […]
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Singapore’s new prime minister vows to ‘lead in our own way’ as Lee dynasty ends
Singapore’s new prime minister Lawrence Wong vowed to make “tomorrow better than today” as he took his oath of office on Wednesday in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure stability in the Asian financial hub. A US-trained economist, Mr Wong, 51, succeeds Lee Hsien Loong, 72, who stepped down after two decades. He […]
North Korean official whose propaganda helped build the Kim dynasty dies aged 94
Kim Ki Nam, a North Korean propaganda chief who helped build personality cults around the country’s three dynastic leaders, has died aged 94, the North’s state media said. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the country’s current leader, Kim Jong Un, visited the body of Kim Ki Nam at a funeral hall […]
Togo’s ruling party wins a majority in parliament, likely keeping a dynasty in power
FILE – Togo’s President, Faure Gnassingbé, centre, looks on, prior to the start of the ECOWAS meeting, in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Togolese voters headed to the polls on Monday, April 29, 2024, to vote in the country’s parliamentary elections that will test support for a proposed new constitution that would scrap future […]
Why Trump’s dynasty, built on corruption and violence, won’t end with him
No, you’re not being hyperbolic if you say MAGA is a fascist movement. You’re just being accurate. That was one of the biggest points made by NYU historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of the book “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present,” during our recent “Salon Talks” conversation. Ben-Ghiat explained that Donald Trump is leading a “right-wing counterrevolution against […]
The Rothschild family is worth an estimated $1 billion. Meet the remaining heirs of the legendary dynasty.
Nicky Hilton is married to James Rothschild, an heir of the Rothschild family’s banking fortune.David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images The Rothschild family amassed their fortune from their powerful European banking dynasty. Lord Jacob Rothschild and his wife, Serena, had four children: Hannah, Beth, Emily, and Nat. The family’s philanthropy has focused on Jewish charities […]