corruption scandals

Japan PM Kishida Resign: Why did Japan’s PM Kishida resign: A visionary step or compulsion?

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Japan PM Kishida Resign: Why did Japan’s PM Kishida resign: A visionary step or compulsion?

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida announced on Wednesday that he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote scheduled for September making way for a new prime minister. The governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) controls both houses of parliament, ensuring that its president automatically assumes the nation’s top political job.Kishida, who was elected president of … Read more

Portugal’s election could add momentum to Europe’s drift to the right due to corruption, hardship

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Portugal’s election could add momentum to Europe’s drift to the right due to corruption, hardship

LISBON: Portugal is holding a general election Sunday against a backdrop of corruption scandals and economic hardship that have eroded faith in moderate mainstream parties and could push a significant number of voters into the arms of a radical right populist party. A slew of recent corruption scandals has tarnished the two parties that have … Read more