Search results

Running-mate choice boosts Odinga’s Kenya poll hopes

Location:

KENYA

Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s choice of the independent-minded and high-profile Martha Karua appears to have given him an electoral boost at the expense of Deputy President…

Nepotism scandal will pose reform risks in Paraguay

Location:

PARAGUAY

The move follows a mounting nepotism scandal known as ‘nepobabies’ -- the appointment without any open selection process of many close relatives as ‘advisers’ to politicians in…

Honduran elections are vulnerable to corruption claims

Location:

HONDURAS

The initial candidate selection has sparked concerns about the extent of corruption within the political system, with some candidates having been accused of corrupt activity and…

Move threatens Argentine Supreme Court's independence

Location:

ARGENTINA

The proposal, backed by President Alberto Fernandez, would increase the number of Supreme Court judges from five to 25. If approved, it will have a negative impact on already poor…

Panama political tensions set to rise before election

Location:

PANAMA

Election preparations.

Tanzania candidate may help to unify ruling party

Location:

TANZANIA

Given CCM's political dominance, Magufuli is in a secure position to be elected as Tanzania's next president. President Jakaya Kikwete is due to step down after two five-year…

Party cronies take control of Hungary’s universities

Location:

HUNGARY

The Orban government, under the slogan of increased efficiency, has established 34 public-interest trust foundations and outsourced almost the whole of the higher education sector…

Failed reforms threaten to weaken Iraq's Abadi

Location:

IRAQ

His call comes as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is seeking to revive plans for wide-scale reform of government, with a new initiative to replace cabinet ministers with…

Fractures will undermine Congo’s opposition poll hopes

Location:

CONGO-KINSHASA

However, this strategy had already been fatally undermined earlier in the week, when two of the would-be coalition’s leading members -- Felix Tshisekedi and Vital Kamerhe -…

New Kuwaiti Assembly will likely clash with government

Location:

KUWAIT

This followed parliamentary polls on December 5, a full four-year term after the last elections in November 2016. The emir had delayed naming a new cabinet after his ascension…