Elections
Liz Truss Can Change Britain’s Tax Rates. She Cannot Order Anyone to Trust Her.
Liz Truss has been prime minister for less than a month, and her government’s economic programme has already produced one of the most dramatic confrontations between politics and financial markets Britain has experienced in years.
Britain Buried Its Queen. It Is Also Deciding What Her Seventy Years Meant.
On Monday, Britain held the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. Around two thousand people attended the service, including presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and representatives from countries across the world. Archbishop of…
One in Five Swedish Voters Chose a Party the Political Establishment Once Refused to Work With.
Sweden’s election has produced a change of government, but the politician most responsible for changing Swedish politics may not become prime minister. After an extraordinarily close count, the bloc of right-wing parties finished with 176…
Chile Wanted a New Constitution. It Just Rejected the One It Was Given.
Two years ago, Chileans voted overwhelmingly to replace their constitution. Tonight, they have overwhelmingly rejected the constitution written to replace it. The margin is not close. With almost all polling stations counted, 61.86% have voted…
Kenya’s Election Is Disputed Again. This Time, the Most Important Battle May Happen in Court.
Kenya has a president-elect, at least according to the official result announced on Monday. William Ruto, the current deputy president, was declared the winner of the 9 August election with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly…
The FBI Searched a Former President’s Home. That Should Be Both Normal and Extraordinary.
On Monday, FBI agents searched Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. By Friday, a federal judge had unsealed the search warrant and an inventory of material seized from the property, showing that investigators removed…
Iraq Held an Election Nine Months Ago. It Still Doesn’t Have a Government.
It was the second time this week that Sadr’s supporters had breached the heavily fortified area containing parliament, government buildings and foreign embassies. On Wednesday, demonstrators entered the parliamentary building before eventually withdrawing. Yesterday they…
Sri Lanka Has Chosen a New President. Almost Nobody Voted for Him.
On Wednesday, parliament elected Ranil Wickremesinghe to complete the remainder of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidential term. Wickremesinghe received 134 votes, defeating Dullas Alahapperuma, who received 82, and Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who received three. Constitutionally, the process…
Sri Lanka Got Rid of Its President. Now Comes the Harder Question: Who Has the Right to Replace Him?
He flew to the Maldives on Wednesday as thousands of protesters returned to the streets, then travelled onwards to Singapore. On Thursday, he submitted his resignation. Parliament formally announced it on Friday. Sri Lanka no…
France Re-elected Macron. Then It Took Away His Parliamentary Majority.
Two months ago, Emmanuel Macron won re-election with 58.55% of the valid vote. Last Sunday, French voters gave his political coalition only 245 of the 577 seats in the National Assembly, leaving it 44 seats…
France Elected Macron President. It May Not Want Him to Govern Alone.
Less than two months ago, Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen by more than seventeen percentage points and became the first French president in twenty years to win re-election while still in office. Tonight, France…
America Is Investigating January 6. The Riot May Not Be the Most Important Part.
More than seventeen months after supporters of Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol, Americans watched the first prime-time public hearing of the House committee investigating January 6 on Thursday night. The images remain extraordinary…
