The normally mundane ritual of electing a president every seven years has turned more fateful this year, with Italy’s political stability potentially hanging in the balance.
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Pressure Mounts on Tunisia’s President to Salvage the Economy
When President Kais Saied seized power in July, he vowed to rescue the failing economy. Tunisians are still waiting for him to fulfill that pledge.
Chile Writes Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On
Chile has lots of lithium, which is essential to the world’s transition to green energy. But anger over powerful mining interests, a water crisis and inequality has driven Chile to rethink how it defines itself.
Gabriel Boric, a Former Student Activist, Is Elected Chile’s Youngest President
The millennial will play an important role in helping shape a new legal framework for a nation that has been roiled by social upheaval.
Abuses Under Gambia’s Ex-Ruler Should Be Prosecuted, Inquiry Says
A commission’s long-awaited investigation reported widespread human rights violations, but it is not clear if anyone will be charged with crimes.
Chileans Will Vote For President on Sunday
The top contenders to lead Chile out of a turbulent era are a leftist 35-year-old former student activist and a 55-year-old far-right former congressman, offering voters a stark choice.
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Why Is Poland Fighting the Supremacy of European Union Courts?
Poland argues that its courts should supersede the bloc’s top court. The E.U. sharply disagrees.
Poland’s Top Court Rules Its Constitution Trumps E.U. Law
The ruling challenges the supremacy of European law, a cornerstone of the continent’s push for an “ever closer union” since it began more than 60 years ago.
Tunisian President Appoints Prime Minister Amid Protests Over Power Grab
President Kais Saied named Najla Bouden Romdhan, the country’s first female prime minister. But it may do little to dispel fears he is moving toward one-man rule of the nation where the Arab Spring began.