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Democrats' bet on a generation of liberal voters has backfired badly

Latino, black and younger voters once helped Obama win power - Trump made gains with all three groups this election. Why?

Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader's coalition claims victory

The parliamentary majority will allow Anura Kumara Dissanayake to consolidate power and advance reforms.

Sri Lankan Leader’s Leftist Coalition Wins Elections

The National People’s Power won a parliamentary election that will allow the country’s new president to unroll his reform agenda, including broader welfare assistance.

World - The New York Times - 13 hours ago

Iran executes German-Iranian dissident

The German-Iranian had denied leading a group that bombed a mosque in 2008, killing 14 people.

Bad Polls for Japan’s Ruling Coalition May Cloud BOJ Rate Path

World - Yahoo News - October 21

Police in Haiti battle gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital

Police in Haiti are clashing with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in the capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs

Austria far right shunned for coalition despite winning election

Herbert Kickl's far right party won the elections, but no other party would form a governing coalition with him.

North Korean Troops Train in Russia as Moscow Deepens War Coalition

The U.S. and its NATO allies have warned that dispatching North Korean troops to the front lines in Ukraine would represent a major escalation in the conflict between Moscow and the Washington-led ...

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Japan’s ruling coalition to lose majority in election, national broadcaster says

PM Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic party faces losses amid voter anger over funding scandal and cost of living. Japan’s ruling coalition is certain to lose its majority in parliament in ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Japan's Shigeru Ishiba suggests he intends to stay on as PM after ruling coalition loses majority

It is the first time since 2009 that the Liberal Democratic Party has lost its parliamentary majority.

Business - CNBC - October 28

Japan's ruling coalition loses a majority in the lower house, creating political uncertainty

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has lost a majority in the 465-seat lower house in a key parliamentary election Sunday

World - ABC News - October 27

Coalition calls on next president to focus on executive branch transparency, accountability

A coalition of groups is calling on the next president to focus on executive branch transparency and accountability. In a letter dated Tuesday to former President Trump and Vice President Harris, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Scholz calls crisis meetings to salvage Germany’s warring coalition

Differences between ruling partners deepen ahead of 2025 budget deadline

World - Financial Times - November 4

Gears 6 Almost Blasted Off To Space, Says Former Coalition Boss

Space, the final frontier... for Gears of War 6? That apparently was in the cards years ago when former The Coalition head honcho Rod Fergusson was at the studio. However, those plans may have ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 4

Clashes over budget could push Germany’s ailing coalition to collapse

With contradictory proposals unlikely to mesh, leaders to decide whether there is scope for alliance to continue. When, in 2021, Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats went into a “traffic light” coalition ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Germany's Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses

Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could undermine the ruling three-party coalition that relies on Lindner’s ...

World - ABC News - November 6

'It's simple, really' - why Latinos flocked to Trump's working-class coalition

As well as winning over Hispanic voters, Trump improved his position in some surprising corners.

Trump’s Support From Black and Latino Voters Gives Republicans New Hope

Donald J. Trump picked up support among Latino and Black working-class voters, giving the party hope for a new way to win in a diversifying nation.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

The end of Germany’s dysfunctional coalition offers Europe new hope

Paralysis in Berlin is a big reason the EU is ill-prepared for Donald Trump’s return

World - Financial Times - November 7

Germany's coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government

Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition

World - ABC News - November 7

Germany engulfed by political crisis as Scholz coalition falls apart

Europe’s most powerful economy is left rudderless, when EU leaders are nervous about a new Trump presidency.

The Guardian view on Germany’s collapsed coalition: politics in the shadow of Donald Trump | Editorial

A snap election triggered by Olaf Scholz will be crucial in shaping Europe’s response to last week’s events in the US. Spying a possible silver lining to events in the US, some commentators have ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

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