There is no clear mechanism to force early elections in Israel. But there are other ways to oust the Israeli prime minister.
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El Salvador’s President Claims Election Victory in a Landslide
While votes were still being counted, Nayib Bukele easily won a second term, riding enormous support for his crackdown on gangs, even if the price has been restricting civil liberties.
Pakistan’s Military Is Swaying Elections, Now More Than Ever
A political crackdown has been more visible than those in previous years, analysts say, making this week’s vote among the least credible in the country’s history.
In Northern Ireland, a Knotty Brexit Problem Is on the Brink of Being Solved
Four years after Britain officially left the E.U., the U.K. government on Wednesday published the details of a deal to restore the power-sharing government in Belfast.
Imran Khan Gets 14 Years in His Second Sentence in Two Days
The sentences, just over a week before Pakistan’s national election, come as the former prime minister’s party has been battered by a crackdown.
Former President Zuma Threatens ANC Hold on South Africa
Six years after he was forced from office, former President Jacob Zuma, who still has a loyal following, is campaigning for opponents of the party he once led, the African National Congress.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
The verdict is widely seen as part of a military-led campaign to sideline Mr. Khan’s political party.
Finland Votes for President
Voting took place as the alliance’s newest member grapples with concerns about potential aggression from its neighbor Russia.
A Collective ‘No’: Anti-Putin Russians Embrace an Unlikely Challenger
Long lines have popped up in Russia and beyond to get Boris B. Nadezhdin, an antiwar candidate, onto the ballot for Russia’s presidential election in March.
How Leaders and Diplomats Are Trying to End the Gaza War
Top American, Israeli and Arab officials are seeking to forge three parallel but related deals that could end the war in Gaza, finalize its postwar status, and, most ambitiously, set commitments for the creation of a Palestinian state.