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Explainer-What government will emerge in Austria after the election?
VIENNA - Austria's parliamentary election on Sunday is a tight race between the ruling conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP) and the...
Sep 28, 20243 min read
Explainer-How will Japan's ruling party pick the next prime minister?
TOKYO - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will elect its new president on Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Austria's polarising far-right leader bids to become chancellor
VIENNA - He is abrasive, provocative and has one of the lowest approval ratings among top Austrian politicians, but far-right leader...
Sep 26, 20243 min read
Factbox-Why did Sri Lanka's president call a snap general election?
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on Nov. 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Explainer-What can Germany's far-right AfD do with its blocking minorities?
BERLIN - After coming second in the Brandenburg state vote on Sunday and winning the Thuringia state election this month, Germany's...
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Sri Lanka's new president Dissanayake promises change
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation...
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Russia-friendly groups' surge leaves Scholz's party few options after regional vote
BERLIN - The euphoria of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats at their regional election win over the far-right faded on...
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Factbox-What are the key challenges for Sri Lanka President Dissanayake?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the country's new president, giving the Marxist-leaning politician a key...
Sep 24, 20242 min read
Sri Lanka's president-elect breaks a tradition of political lineage
COLOMBO - Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist anti-poverty policies and pledge...
Sep 23, 20242 min read
Sri Lanka votes for new president with economic future at stake
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the country's fragile...
Sep 22, 20243 min read
For Sri Lanka's minority Tamils, election does not offer hope
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka - Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils...
Sep 21, 20242 min read
Factbox-What are the five key issues in Sri Lanka's presidential election?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation...
Sep 20, 20243 min read
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