The centre-right People’s Action Party (PAP) of Singapore have retained their hold over the city state’s governance, claiming 83 of the 93 parliamentary seats. Continue reading ‘A mandate, but not a blank cheque’: Singapore’s PAP shown to be mortal
Power changed hands in the Dominican Republic for the first time since 2004 due to the pandemic and the incumbent’s curse, an expert has told Redaction Politics. Continue reading Coronavirus ends Liberation Party’s grip on the Dominican Republic
Members of the UK opposition have expressed rage at the government’s decision to resume granting licences for arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Continue reading Fury from opposition MPs as UK government resumes arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Glenn Greenwald has denounced Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response as “deliberate” sacrifice of more than 50,000 lives to save a dwindling economy. Continue reading Glenn Greenwald: Brazil’s Covid-19 response ‘not inept but deliberate’
When Evo Morales was ousted by a military coup last November, many neoliberal figures heralded the end of socialism in Latin America. Continue reading Morales’ MAS surge ahead of rival parties months after the Bolivian coup
Sinn Féin has promised to hold Ireland’s new government to account after narrowly missing out of power following a breakthrough election for progressives. Continue reading Ireland’s ‘grand coalition’ leaves door open for resurgence of radical left politics
A new Prime Minister has been nominated by president Emmanuel Macron during a cabinet reshuffle last Friday in France. Continue reading Full steam to the right for Macron’s new Prime Minister Jean Castex
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not proceed with his promise to begin annexing up to 30 per cent of West Bank territory on Wednesday. Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Labour Frontbenchers warn of ‘Rubicon’ moment as Netanyahu misses self-imposed deadline for Israeli West Bank annexation
Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party may have been swept by a Green wave in the municipal elections, but his 2022 bid for re-election is in no danger, an expert has told Redaction Politics. Continue reading Don’t count on Macron’s collapse – or on the rise of French nationalism
Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has slammed inequality of access to healthcare in the world’s worst-hit countries by the Covid-19 pandemic – at a time when the world’s total confirmed cases has crept over 10 million. Continue reading Jeremy Corbyn laments worldwide healthcare inequality amid coronavirus pandemic
