The leader of India’s main opposition party Rahul Gandhi brandished a copy of the Indian constitution at an election rally — not the Chinese constitution, as members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) falsely suggested. They shared a picture taken at a rally during India’s national elections but a clearer photo from the event […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African opposition parties made a final appeal to voters Tuesday as the country faces the possibility of a landmark change in its young democracy. At the heart of Wednesday’s national election is the question of whether South Africans will deliver their biggest rejection yet of the ruling African […]
(Bloomberg) — Protesters are gathering in Taipei as opposition lawmakers try to push through controversial legislation giving them greater investigative powers and effectively curbing the authority of President Lai Ching-te. Most Read from Bloomberg Anger at the measures has already sparked violent clashes inside the legislature and some of Taiwan’s largest protests since the 2014 […]
With just days to go until South Africa’s closest election since the dawn of democracy three decades ago, John Steenhuisen took to the stage and vowed to rescue South Africa from its current government. The final election rally by the Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s biggest opposition party, was like the party itself: slick, well-organised […]
(Bloomberg) — A leading female opposition lawmaker will challenge Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike for control of the capital, setting up a rare race between two women for one of the highest-profile posts in Japanese politics. Most Read from Bloomberg Former opposition leader Renho Saito, who usually goes by her given name, will take on Koike […]
(Bloomberg) — A Thai court sentenced a lawmaker from a reformist party to three years in jail under the country’s royal defamation law, adding to the legal challenges of the main opposition party that’s facing dissolution despite winning a general election a year ago. Most Read from Bloomberg Chonthicha Jangrew, 31, from Move Forward Party […]
South Africa’s main opposition party Democratic Alliance made its final appeal to South Africans to help it unseat the ruling African National Congress as it concluded its campaign ahead of elections this week. The Democratic Alliance is the biggest opposition party in South Africa and has gathered some smaller opposition parties to form a pact […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s main opposition party Democratic Alliance on Sunday made its final appeal to South Africans to help it unseat the ruling African National Congress as it concluded its campaign ahead of elections this week. The Democratic Alliance is the biggest opposition party in South Africa and has gathered some smaller opposition […]
A video of Rahul Gandhi, leader of the main opposition Congress party in India, was manipulated to make it appear he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win the country’s ongoing elections. Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is widely expected to win the vote but Gandhi made no such remarks as of May 26, 2024. […]
(Bloomberg) — Before India’s marathon election kicked off in April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was promising to come back to power with an even bigger majority than he won five years ago. Most Read from Bloomberg With less than two weeks to go before election results are announced, the picture is looking less certain for […]
(Bloomberg) — Before India’s marathon election kicked off in April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was promising to come back to power with an even bigger majority than he won five years ago. Most Read from Bloomberg With less than two weeks to go before election results are announced, the picture is looking less certain for […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations approved a resolution Thursday establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs, a move vehemently opposed by Serbs who fear it will brand them all as “genocidal” supporters of the mass killing. The vote in the 193-member General […]