Peru’s closely contested presidential election entered a new phase of uncertainty on Friday after left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez announced plans to seek the annulment of the vote and called for new nationwide
Political debates about democracy often focus on culture, leadership, or polarization. But history points to a more prosaic—and more powerful—driver of political outcomes: how governments raise revenue. Across thousands of years of
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of striking a ₹1,000-crore deal to unseat her government, triggering a major political confrontation ahead of the state elections. Her
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Peru heads to the polls this Sunday in a decisive first-round election that will choose its ninth president in just ten years, a stark reflection of prolonged political instability. The race, led
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For sixteen years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has won every fight: four consecutive parliamentary supermajorities for his party, Fidesz; a constitution rewritten to his specifications; courts, media, and oligarchs brought to heel.
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi From personal allegations to identity flashpoints and the rise of new political faces, the run-up to the 2026 Assam Assembly elections has been shaped by a
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In Malda, a man who has voted in every election since 1984—holding a ration card, an Aadhaar number, and a name listed on previous electoral rolls—was this year asked to prove that
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Last week the Democrat attack on American police intensified. Boston police officer Nicholas O’Malley, an officer with an unblemished record, responded to a woman’s call that she was carjacked. Car highjacking is a violent
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Bangladesh emerged in 1971 with the promise of democracy, equality, and self‑determination. The 1972 Constitution enshrined those ideals, and the first general election in 1973 handed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Awami League an
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Italy is heading toward a pivotal moment that could reshape its democratic framework, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stakes her political future on a controversial overhaul of the country’s judiciary. The proposed
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In 2004, Smartmatic reached a turning point. The company had just successfully administered a referendum for Hugo Chávez — a move that demonstrated its willingness to operate in the interests of the
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