Elections
Pakistan’s Establishment Could Shape the Election. It Could Not Completely Shape the Voters.
Pakistan’s general election has produced exactly the kind of result that makes the word “winner” unusually difficult to use. Candidates aligned with imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan have won more National Assembly constituencies than…
The ICJ Did Not Rule That Israel Is Committing Genocide. What It Did Say Still Matters.
The International Court of Justice issued one of the most closely watched legal decisions of the Gaza war on Friday. South Africa has accused Israel of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention through its military campaign…
Milei Says Argentina Has No Alternative to Economic Shock. The Real Question Is Who Absorbs It.
Javier Milei became president of Argentina today, completing an extraordinary transformation from television economist to congressman to head of state in only a few years. His inaugural address was strikingly different from the optimism normally…
Geert Wilders Won the Dutch Election. He Still Has to Convince Other Parties to Let Him Govern.
The Netherlands produced one of Europe’s largest electoral surprises this week. Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom, or PVV, won 37 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives, making it comfortably the largest party after years…
Argentina Has Chosen Radical Change. Winning the Election Was the Easy Part.
Argentina has chosen Javier Milei. Economy minister Sergio Massa conceded tonight after Milei won the presidential runoff by a decisive margin, completing one of the most extraordinary political rises in modern Argentine history. Milei entered…
Pakistan Will Hold an Election in February. The More Important Contest Is Already Happening.
Pakistan finally has an election date. The Election Commission announced this week that the country’s general election will take place on 8 February 2024, ending months of uncertainty over when voters will choose a new…
Argentina Has Nearly 140% Inflation. Its Economy Minister Just Finished First.
Argentina voted today in the first round of its presidential election, and the result initially appears almost impossible to reconcile with the country’s economic conditions. Economy Minister Sergio Massa finished first with roughly 37% of…
Poland’s Opposition May Have Defeated a Government Accused of Weakening Democratic Institutions. Now It Has to Repair Them Without Doing the Same Thing.
Poland voted today in an election that may end eight years of government by the conservative Law and Justice party, or PiS. PiS remains the largest individual party, winning roughly 35% of the vote according…
Kevin McCarthy Prevented a Government Shutdown. Three Days Later, His Own Party Helped Remove Him.
The United States House of Representatives removed Kevin McCarthy as Speaker on Tuesday, something that had never happened before in American history. Eight Republicans joined all Democrats who voted to support a motion introduced by…
Ukraine’s Greatest Long-Term Vulnerability May Not Be Western Military Capacity. It May Be Western Political Patience.
Slovakia voted yesterday in an election whose consequences extend beyond a country of roughly 5.4 million people. Former prime minister Robert Fico’s Smer party finished first with about 23% of the vote, placing him in…
Gabon’s Election Was Deeply Distrusted. That Still Does Not Make a Military Coup Democratic.
Military officers seized power in Gabon on Wednesday shortly after electoral authorities announced that President Ali Bongo Ondimba had won another term. The officers cancelled the election result, dissolved several state institutions and placed Bongo…
Argentina’s Economy Has Failed So Repeatedly That Radical Change Is Starting to Look Less Risky Than the Status Quo.
Argentina voted today in its unusual nationwide presidential primaries, and the strongest individual performance came not from either of the political movements that have dominated the country for decades but from Javier Milei, a libertarian…
