Tag: Elections
Draghi’s Fall Reverberates Beyond Italy
ROME — Just over a month ago, Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy boarded an overnight train with…
Italy’s President Accepts Draghi Resignation, Calling for New Elections
ROME — Italy’s president on Thursday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, dissolved Parliament and called…
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss Will Compete to Replace Boris Johnson
LONDON — Britain’s Conservative lawmakers settled on their choices to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, advancing…
Prime Minister Race in Britain Remains Unsettled in Wake of Johnson’s Downfall
Not only did Ms. Mordaunt urge Britons to vote for Brexit, but she also played a minor, though…
Italy’s Unity Government Teeters, as Mario Draghi Offers to Resign
ROME — Italy’s golden period of stability suddenly seemed on the familiar precipice of chaos on Thursday after…
Shinzo Abe’s Party Triumphs in Parliamentary Vote, Extending Legacy
TOKYO — Two days after Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down at a campaign stop…
Israel’s Parliament Dissolves, Paving Way for Election in November
JERUSALEM — Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve Parliament on Thursday, collapsing the government, installing a caretaker prime minister…
‘Everything in Hong Kong Has Changed’: A Road to Reinvention
HONG KONG — On the day that Hong Kong was returned to China a quarter century ago, the…
Abroad, Jacinda Ardern Is a Star. At Home, She’s Losing Her Shine.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Abroad, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand remains a leading liberal light. During…
France’s Far-Right Surges Into Parliament, and Further Into the Mainstream
PARIS — In 2017, after the far-right leader Marine Le Pen and her allies won only a handful…
As Midterms Loom, Mark Zuckerberg Shifts Focus Away From Elections
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, made securing the 2020 U.S. election a top priority. He met regularly with…
Why Does Israel Have So Many Elections?
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel is moving in the coming days to dissolve Parliament and…