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Lula launches presidential campaign to ‘rebuild Brazil’ and Unseat Bolsonaro

May 9, 2022admin

Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched his campaign for a new presidential term Saturday, vowing to rebuild Brazil after what he called the “irresponsible and criminal” administration of far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. The campaign launch sealed a remarkable political comeback for the 76-year-old leftist icon, four years after he was jailed on controversial […]

France’s presidential election rematch is no replay as Macron, Le Pen eye suspenseful final duel

April 11, 2022admin

France is poised for a rematch of the 2017 presidential election run-off with centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen once again advancing to the final after first-round voting on Sunday. But the 2022 race has so far been anything but a replay of the contest Macron won five years ago. And the […]

French presidential election: How France’s once-dominant political parties fell from grace

April 11, 2022admin

With humiliating eliminations from France’s presidential vote on Sunday, the historic rightwing Republicans party joins the Socialists in facing a moment of truth—rebuild a viable political project or risk consignment to the history books. Republicans candidate Valerie Pecresse finished in fifth place according to projections after failing to woo back voters who turned to centrist […]