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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-How Germany's coalition works and could it fall apart?
BERLIN - The three parties in Germany's ruling coalition are facing increasing pressure to assert themselves following a series of...
Sep 26, 20243 min read
Factbox-Austrian political parties' plans for the economy
VIENNA - Austria holds a general election on Sunday with the next government facing an economy poised to contract for a second year...
Sep 24, 20243 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
Analysis-UK Labour Party struggles at first conference in power
LIVERPOOL, England - A bumpy start, or just rather flat? Regardless, few at Labour's annual conference in the northern English city of...
Sep 24, 20244 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
Factbox-The racial divide in South Africa's economy
JOHANNESBURG - Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa's economy remains deeply divided by race, spurring political debate...
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
Regional victory brings Germany's Scholz brief respite from growing pressure within party
BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) staved off the far-right in a regional election on Sunday, likely...
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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