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… of the leftist populist Hugo Chávez , banned opposition leader Henrique Capriles from running for office for 15 … its legislative powers. The court withdrew  that decision after a wave of protests , criticisms from within the regime … incumbents subvert democracy before. Here is what’s new: It is becoming the main way democracies break down …

… After Merkel’s “victory,” uncertainty about next German … Chancellor Angela Merkel Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social … and will have 246 seats – well short of a majority in the new Bundestag, which will have 709 members. The CDU-CSU’s …

… After the EU extends the UK’s exit date, Johnson loses, then wins, vote for a new election … After the EU extends the UK’s exit date, … sitting of the House concluded, Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Leader of the House, announced the government would bring …

… After election disaster, UK more likely to seek a softer … from about 15 percent to 29 percent and they won 12 new seats in addition to the seat they held in the outgoing … results diverge from its preferred outcome. While welcome news for a government that found itself bereft of a working …

… German parties agree on coalition and Sweden elects first female prime minister—twice … German parties … prime minister—twice Last Wednesday, almost two months after the September election for the German Bundestag, the … colors—to replace the coalition of Christian Democrats (CDU & CSU) and the SPD headed by Angela Merkel. Also last …

… Theresa May resigns as party leader and Tories change rules to speed selection of new one … Theresa May resigns as party leader and Tories … the party’s 160,000 members will choose the next leader. After the House of Commons had rejected the withdrawal …

… After the election and still divided, Catalonia needs to … of Madrid, the Catalan parliament was dissolved, and new elections were called for December 21. The Rajoy … the election by Marta Rovira in place of the ERC’s jailed leader, Oriol Junqueras, won 21.4 percent of the vote and 32 …

… challenger, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who entered the race after her husband Sergei, a dissident activist and blogger, … the unanimous support of the 27 member states and one leader—Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—has already gone … has made known his strong opposition to the imposition of new sanctions on Belarus. With that in mind, Poland, the …

… After dramatic increase in Sinn Féin vote, Ireland awaits a new government … After dramatic increase in Sinn Féin vote, … who has been Taoiseach since replacing Enda Kenny as the leader of Fine Gael in June 2017, requested President Michael …

… February 14 at 2pm. Last Wednesday, more than four months after the Sept. 24, 2017 election, after a failed attempt by … the Greens, and then a protracted negotiation between the CDU-CSU and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the CDU-CSU … acting leader until a special party congress in April elects a new leader – most likely, Andrea Nahles, leader of …

… After five-day marathon, EU leaders agree on €750 billion … initiative, the Commission proposed creation of a new €750 billion recovery instrument, Next Generation EU … very, very great. And therefore I cannot say whether we will come to a result this time. …I expect very, very …