Thailand’s Old Guard Keeps Its Grip After Voters Seek Change
The country went months without naming a new prime minister, only for Parliament to elect Srettha Thavisin, a candidate that many frustrated voters say represents the establishment.
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The country went months without naming a new prime minister, only for Parliament to elect Srettha Thavisin, a candidate that many frustrated voters say represents the establishment.
The country needs a free and fair election to escape Western sanctions. But familiar concerns about government repression and ballot rigging are dogging the vote.
Frans Timmermans is stepping down at a crucial time for European climate laws to become the lead candidate for a left-wing coalition in the Dutch elections in November.
Nurses, doctors and workers of all kinds are seeking to escape the country’s economic turmoil, an issue that has become a central theme in the election scheduled for Wednesday.
Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a coup in 2006, has come back to Thailand at a time when the country is struggling to elect a new leader.
Outsiders overperformed, underscoring the volatility of Latin American politics. Candidates calling to emulate El Salvador’s crackdown on crime did not do well.
Luisa González and Daniel Noboa were the top candidates to emerge from Sunday’s election in a country where declining security has been the leading issue for most voters.
The landslide victory by the candidate of an upstart party signals an uncertain new chapter in Central America’s largest country.
A former first lady and an anticorruption candidate are on the ballot in a runoff contest.
With the country’s attention riveted on violence perpetrated by gangs and drug cartels, the security issue is paramount — and may be decisive.