Presidential candidate and former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan, vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar, presidential candidate and Indonesia’s Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, presidential candidate and former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo and vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD (from left to right) react on the stage during the last presidential election … Read more
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is electing a new parliament on Thursday as surging militant attacks and cries of foul have cast a shadow over the vote and deep political divisions make a coalition government seem more likely. The election comes at a critical time for this nuclear-armed nation, an unpredictable Western ally bordering Afghanistan, China, India … Read more
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) warned that the House GOP conference poses a “very real danger” of electing a Speaker and then in a few weeks going “back into the same mess.” “There’s a very real danger that [the House will] elect somebody, and three or four or five weeks from now, you’re going … Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela — Frightened by unprecedented violence on the streets and within prisons, Ecuadorians have a universal demand for the president they will choose Sunday — safety. The runoff election in the South American country pits an heir to a banana empire, Daniel Noboa, and an attorney, Luisa González. Both have limited governing experience and … Read more