Former French Prime Minister Édouard Balladur has passed away in Paris at the age of 97, after losing in a controversial presidential election against Jacques Chirac in 1995 and later coming under scrutiny for alleged illegal campaign financing. (translated)
Donald Trump is implementing his promised deportation program, which, however, proves to be politically unpopular as immigration policy changes in the run-up to the 2024 presidential elections. (translated)
The former opposition presidential candidate Brian Mundubile was arrested for treason following the controversial presidential election in Zambia, as reports of electoral irregularities and violence further inflame the political situation. (translated)
In the French presidential campaign, seven candidates are debating for the first time about the economy, migration, and state finances, while Marine Le Pen addresses austerity measures and immigration, and left-wing politicians take a stance against her ideas. (translated)
In the upcoming French presidential election campaign, numerous experienced politicians, including former presidents like François Hollande, are entering the race, while skepticism towards political routine is growing, and the strongest candidates, Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, are using their lack of government affiliation to position themselves as renewers. (translated)
French security authorities suspect Russian interference in the 2027 presidential election campaign, as fake documents and manipulated media are being spread about several potential candidates, particularly Édouard Philippe, Gabriel Attal, and Raphaël Glucksmann, to damage their public perception. (translated)
Brazilian President Lula da Silva criticizes the withdrawal of the US visa for Brazilian Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti as irresponsible and in response to Brazil's refusal to grant US diplomats visas, which further escalates tensions between the two countries and is also set against the backdrop of the upcoming presidential elections in Brazil. (translated)
The presidential election campaign in Brazil between Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro is developing into a dirty confrontation, in which both candidates are hurling serious accusations and insults at each other, while geopolitical tensions and internal conflicts within the Bolsonaro family further complicate the situation. (translated)
The 80-year-old President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been nominated by his Workers' Party for the presidential election in October 2026 and is seeking a fourth term, while his main challenger Flávio Bolsonaro has not yet fully secured the support of conservative circles. (translated)
The 80-year-old Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was officially nominated as a candidate for his fourth term at the congress of his Workers' Party and will compete against the significantly younger Flávio Bolsonaro in the presidential election in October, while relying on successes in the economy and simultaneously facing the challenge of high living costs. (translated)
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been nominated again by Brazil's leftist Workers' Party as a candidate for the presidential elections, while his challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, enters the race. (translated)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was officially nominated by his party as a candidate for a fourth term in the upcoming presidential elections in Brazil, where he will run against Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. (translated)
US President Donald Trump described the massive influx of migrants to the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta as "terrible" and warned of similar conditions in the USA if the Democrats were to win the presidential election in 2028. (translated)
The US government has activated the "Court for the Deportation of Foreign Terrorists" for the first time to examine the deportation of a 47-year-old Afghan woman with permanent residency, who is accused of being involved in a plot for a planned attack during the 2024 presidential election, while her relatives have already been arrested on similar charges. (translated)
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing growing resistance in European football due to his controversial World Cup investor plans, while Nasser al-Khelaifi, the president of Paris Saint-Germain, is being considered as a possible rival candidate for the upcoming presidential elections. (translated)
Flavio Bolsonaro, der Sohn des ehemaligen brasilianischen Präsidenten Jair Bolsonaro, wurde als offizieller Herausforderer von Amtsinhaber Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva für die Präsidentschaftswahl im Oktober 2026 nominiert, steht jedoch vor zahlreichen Herausforderungen, darunter die Suche nach einem Vizepräsidentschaftskandidaten und das Aufholen von politischer Unterstützung inmitten von Kontroversen über seine politischen und finanziellen Verstrickungen. #BrasilienWahl #FlavioBolsonaro #Lula
Das ist möglich. Ich glaube, es braucht eine europäische Stimme in den französischen Präsidentschaftswahlen.
Donald Trump bezeichnete das US-Wahlsystem als „manipuliert“, nachdem in New Jersey bekannt wurde, dass rund 6.600 nicht-US-Bürger aufgrund eines schwerwiegenden Softwarefehlers fälschlicherweise im Wählerverzeichnis registriert wurden, was jedoch keinen Einfluss auf den Ausgang der Präsidentschaftswahl 2024 hatte. #Wahlsystem #DonaldTrump #Softwarefehler
Nicaraguas Präsident Daniel Ortega hat angekündigt, die Präsidentschaftswahlen abzuschaffen, und erklärte, dass in Zukunft niemand versuchen werde, die Regierung an sich zu reißen, nachdem er die Kontrolle über das Land seit fast zwei Jahrzehnten aufrechterhalten hat, während er die oppositionellen Stimmen systematisch unterdrückt und ein autoritäres Regime etabliert hat. #Nicaragua #Ortega #Wahlen
Marine Le Pen hat Revision gegen ihre Verurteilung wegen Veruntreuung von EU-Geldern eingelegt, sodass sie ungehindert im Wahlkampf für die Präsidentschaftswahl im April 2027 antreten kann, während das Kassationsgericht bis zur Wahl über die Revision entscheiden wird. #LePen #Präsidentschaftswahl #Frankreich
