When Jacinda Ardern announced this week that she would step down as New Zealand’s prime minister, her decision caught the world by surprise. She called leading a country “the most privileged job anyone could ever have,” but said she would leave office by February. It was particularly striking to see a leader voluntarily relinquish power […]
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How Political Primaries Drive Britain’s Dysfunction
In the United States, too, the rise of inside-party primaries has empowered candidates at the extremes, and the result is likely to be a greater disconnect with the public.
Voters Go to the Polls in Divisive Election Between 2 Political Titans
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a former leftist president once imprisoned amid a corruption scandal, is seeking to oust President Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right leader who has questioned the integrity of Sunday’s election.
Iraq’s Instability Deepens Amid Political Paralysis and Clashes
Politicians have failed to form a new government nearly a year after the last elections. Baghdad just saw its worst militia clashes in years. And despite vast oil wealth, the state can’t provide basic services.
1972: Greece Grants Political Asylum to 6 Russian Sailors
The men asked for asylum after their trawler sailed into a bay near Piraeus harbor.