par Ali A. Hamadé, 21/06 16:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
With just 15 days until the snap general elections in the United Kingdom, the ruling Conservative Party has never been this weakened. The party is now fighting for its survival. Alarming polls predict not only a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party but also the implosion of the Conservatives, who are projected to secure an ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/06 11:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
élections Iran iranians Khamenei président Raïssi
Iranians vote on Friday to elect a new president from six candidates, including a lone reformist who hopes he can challenge the dominance of conservatives in the Islamic Republic. A presidential election had not been due until 2025, but was brought forward after ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash last month. Leading ...
par Natasha Metni Torbey, 28/06 22:06 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Donald Trump élections Joe Biden US
Following the first face-off of the presidential campaign, where US President Joe Biden squared off against his predecessor Donald Trump, concerns have arisen about the Democratic president's performance in the White House and his ability to continue governing the country. These concerns have echoed in both American and international media, ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/07 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
élections Prime Minister Starmer This is Beirut uk
Newly elected United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday began his first full day in office by declaring himself "restless for change" and pledging that growth would be his Labour government's "number one mission." Starmer also confirmed his previously declared intention to end the outgoing Conservative government's flagship scheme to ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/07 18:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
élections Iran négociations Nuclear Pezeshkian United States
Masoud Pezeshkian's victory in Iran's presidential elections has given a rare boost to efforts for scaling down years of tensions over Tehran's nuclear program, even with no indication of any upcoming breakthrough in the crisis. Pezeshkian's defeat of ultra-conservative Saeed Jalili, a former chief nuclear negotiator whose intransigence and style ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/07 10:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
élections France Marine Le Pen vote
French voters began casting their ballots on Sunday for the second round of the country's legislative elections, a historic vote in which the National Rally (RN) could emerge victorious, although there is still considerable uncertainty as to whether it will be able to secure an absolute majority in the parliament and form a government. Voters can ...
par Charles Chartouni, 08/07 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The mere observation of the international scene conveys a perplexing picture regarding both international political stability and domestic political evolutions. The parliamentary elections in France, the late European elections, and the incoming presidential elections in the US are challenging on multiple accounts: the sociology of the political ...
par Malo Pinatel, 10/07 19:15 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The day after the second round of the French legislative elections, which defied expectations, the question of forming the next government remains on everyone's lips. Indeed, no bloc seems capable of reaching an absolute majority to govern effectively. While the left-wing alliance around the Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) came out on top with 193 ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/07 09:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump élections Joe Biden président speach United States
A fired up Joe Biden again rejected speculation he would quit the US presidential race and tried to turn the spotlight on rival Donald Trump as he took his crisis-hit reelection bid back on the campaign trail Friday. But as he addressed a lively rally in the battleground state of Michigan, the drumbeat of Democrats urging the 81-year-old Biden to ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/07 14:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
élections EU Iran Nuclear président
Iran's president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said he looks forward to improved relations with European nations, even though he accused them of reneging on commitments to mitigate the impact of US sanctions. Pezeshkian won a runoff election against ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili last week. The 69-year-old has called for ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/07 14:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Bashar Al-Assad élections Syria vote
Syrians in government-held areas were voting Monday in their fourth parliamentary election since civil war erupted in 2011, a poll expected to keep President Bashar al-Assad's ruling Baath party in power. The election came amid overtures from Ankara towards Damascus, after ties were severed following the start of Syria's war in 2011, with Assad ...
par Charles Chartouni, 22/07 10:04 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
European elections, followed by domestic elections in France, the jump-starting of the United States presidential campaigns, the electoral parodies in Venezuela and Iran, and the unhindered war courses in Ukraine, Gaza, South Lebanon, South-West Syria and Sudan are interfacing and reconfiguring the international political scene around tangled ...
