Presidential Elections
latest news & developmentsThe Trump presidential campaign a billionaires’ ballot
In the fight are Patrick Soon-Shiong and Jeff Bizos, who put pressure on the editors of the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post, X’s Elon Musk and Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel
Gaza and the US elections: Harris is a flawed but better alternative to Trump
Ultimately, a vote for Harris is a vote against the extremism and corruption of Trump, but it is not necessarily a vote for a more just or ethical foreign policy
Trump or Harris for president: The wars will rage on regardless
No matter which of the candidates wins the presidential race, US foreign policy is unlikely to change radically
Manufacturing a presidential candidate: The case of Kamala Harris
The US vice-president needs to come up with a message that resonates with the white middle and working class to win them over in this election
The impact of Citizens United on American democracy and campaign finance
A landmark court ruling resulted in ‘dark money’ – donations from untraceable sources, both big business and citizens – shaping America’s democracy
Trump could run for president from behind bars
The United States Constitution does not prevent him from contending the elections and the majority of Republicans continue to support him
The American political process is disconnected from economic reality
While the Democrats and Republicans use an outdated political playbook, people need protection from the capitalist system itself
Xiomara Castro’s win in Honduras could address the country’s endemic corruption and violence
After more than a decade of violent repression and undemocratic rule that emerged after the 2009 ouster of Manuel Zelaya, a new leader takes the reins of the Central American…
How tenure elongation and a lack of term limits weakens the integrity of elections in Africa
Sitting presidents shouldn’t be given a window to legally hijack their countries
Rights are at risk without principled leadership in the US Supreme Court
COMMENT: My sons, I weep because Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who fought gender discrimination, has died and Donald Trump, under whom hardwon victories have been eroded, wants to…
Lazarus Chakwera is sworn in after winning Malawi’s historic presidential election
The opposition presidential candidate won the vote by 20 percentage points, after last year’s poll was overturned because of irregularities
Malawi Court bars South African lawyers from presidential re-election case
The electoral commission’s decision to appoint expensive foreign advocates has been widely criticised
Uganda’s popstar MP Bobi Wine to contest 2021 presidential vote
Wine, 36, entered Parliament in 2017, and has emerged as a leading critic of President Museveni
Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency in landslide
Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in a TV show, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko
Trump lawyer says he paid $130 000 to porn star linked to president
‘The payment to Ms. Clifford was lawful, and was not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone’