TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has notified his governing party executives that he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, meaning Japan will have a new prime minister, Japan’s NHK public television and other media reported. Kishida was elected president of his governing Liberal Democratic Party in 2021 and his … Read more
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of speaking the language of the opposition and targeting the Congress party as if it was the ruling party at the Centre.On his arrival here from Spain, completing his foreign tour to attract investments, Stalin said investment commitments to the … Read more
BELGRADE: Serbians will cast their votes on Sunday in a snap election seen as an effort by President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) to secure another four-year term, after two mass shootings earlier this year rattled their popularity.A total of 18 parties and alliances are vying for the support of the … Read more
THE HAGUE: The process of forming a new Dutch government in the aftermath of far-right firebrand Geert Wilders’ stunning victory got underway Friday as leaders of political parties met with the chair of parliament’s lower house to appoint a “scout” to investigate possible coalitions. Wilders’ anti-Islam Party for Freedom, known by its Dutch acronym PVV, … Read more
MEXICO CITY: The former mayor of Mexico City will be the dominant ruling party‘s presidential candidate, moving the country closer to electing its first ever female president next year. The decision driven by polls of Morena party members means that Claudia Sheinbaum will run as the party’s candidate in the June presidential election. Mexico’s constitution … Read more