Argentina presidential election held on October 22, 2023, the stage is currently set for a run-off vote scheduled for November. The results have left the nation in a state of uncertainty, as the two leading contenders vying for the nation’s trust, Sergio Massa and Javier Milei.
The exit polls conducted for Switzerland’s public broadcaster indicated that the right-wing Swiss People’s Party was poised to solidify its standing as the largest faction in parliament. This election marked a turning point as the leading Green party faced a setback, losing ground.
Slovakia as of late held parliamentary elections that brought about the triumph of a pro-Russian politician, Robert Fico, and his SMER-SSD party.
On September 30, 2023, Mohamed Muizzu emerged victorious in the Maldives official political race, denoting a critical turning point in the country’s political scene.
Sinn Féin has emerged as the largest party in both local government and Stormont after the Northern Ireland council elections in 2023. The party gained 144 seats, an increase from the 105 council members elected in 2019.
The Greece election in 2023 features incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of the New Democracy party seeking re-election, with Alexis Tsipras of the Syriza party as his main rival.
The Ugandan parliament has passed a law that imposes up to 10 years in prison for identifying as LGBTQ+. Same-sex relations are already illegal in Uganda, and this new legislation targets activities including promoting and abetting homosexuality, conspiracy to engage in homosexuality and even identifying as LGBTQ+.
On March 11, 2023, hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets in what has been described as the biggest street protests in Israel’s history. The protests were organized in response to the government’s plans to reform the judiciary, which opponents say threaten democracy.
