This Month
- Opinion
- Opinion
Jokowi takes a huge gamble with son’s political elevation
An Indonesian court’s decision to open a loophole allowing the president’s son to participate in February’s election is unlikely to stand as a great moment in national jurisprudence.
- Updated
- Liam Gammon
New PM Luxon wants ‘right chemistry’ in NZ coalition
Chris Luxon’s National party failed to win a majority after turfing Labour from office at Saturday’s election, and must work with minor parties to form government.
- Ben McKay
- Analysis
- New Zealand
Winston Peters, New Zealand’s political comeback kid, does it again
Not only has Mr Peters resurrected New Zealand First’s fortunes after it was ousted from parliament at the 2020 election, the party may also be part of the next government.
- Ainsley Thomson
- Updated
- Chris Hipkins
‘New Zealanders have chosen change.’ Luxon is new Prime Minister
With almost 95 per cent of votes counted on Saturday night, the centre-right National Party was poised to form a coalition government after winning close to 40 per cent of the primary party vote.
- Updated
- Tom Rabe
Why voters are fed up in New Zealand
Support is set to swell for minor parties at the election on Saturday. Pundits say exasperation with Labour and a distrust of National are at the heart of the discontent.
- Tom Rabe
Hipkins hits NZ Nationals on Maori record as election nears
Almost 1 million Kiwis have voted early for this weekend’s election, expected to be won by Christopher Luxon’s centre-right National Party.
- Ben McKay
- Opinion
- Opinion
New Zealand’s cliffhanger election could be a major surprise
Instead of an easy win for the opposition, disarray in the campaign of the National Party and the ACT Party might drive voters back to Labour Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.
- Oliver Hartwich
- Analysis
- UK politics
Why Britain’s next PM has memorised the Albo playbook
Ultra-cautious Labour leader Keir Starmer is taking the small-target strategy into the 2024 election. He’ll be hoping it’s like Australia in 2022, not 2019.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Analysis
- UK politics
Why British PM Sunak’s road to re-election is strewn with potholes
The Conservative leader is scarcely more popular than his party. But a combination of retail politics and a reviving economy could pave the path to a comeback.
- Hans van Leeuwen
September
- Analysis
- New Zealand
How did it all go wrong for New Zealand Labour?
Less than three years after Jacinda Ardern won a stunning election victory, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is heading for defeat at the polls on October 14.
- Luke Malpass
Biden launches blistering attack on Trump
The US president portrayed Donald Trump as a budding autocrat with no fidelity to the tenets of American democracy and who is motivated by hatred and a desire for retribution.
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- Peter Baker
Republicans attack each other but fail to shake Trump’s dominance
None of the seven remaining primary candidates delivered a defining moment in the second Republican debate that would pull them decisively away from the pack.
- Nancy Cook and Stephanie Lai
Trump courts court blue-collar workers at a non-union factory
The former president has long sought to separate rank-and-file union members from union leaders, who largely endorse Democrats.
- Updated
- Trip Gabriel
Twerking libertarian poised for power broker role in New Zealand
David Seymour, leader of the right-wing ACT Party, could become a senior minister if, as polls predict, the ruling Labour Party is ousted at the October 14 election.
- Updated
- Matthew Brockett
August
Trump brands DeSantis ‘lost cause’ in Tucker Carlson interview
The notable absentee at the Republican debate lambasted his GOP and Democrat rivals in pre-recorded footage filmed from the comfort of his Bedminster estate.
- Susie Coen
Republican candidates split over Trump, Ukraine in key debate
The former US president, meanwhile, sought to upstage the first Republican candidate debate by broadcasting his own interview with Tucker Carlson in competition.
- Updated
- Nathan Layne and Joseph Ax
Far-right populist edges rivals in Argentina primary
The initial results suggest Argentinian voters have become the latest in the region to look to outsider candidates to express anger at traditional politicians.
- Daniel Politi
- Opinion
- Prabowo Subianto
What to expect from Jokowi’s likely successor
Prabowo Subianto is well-placed to gain the presidency he has long coveted. If he wins, Indonesia is set for a reckoning with the legacies of its authoritarian past.
- Liam Gammon
Ecuador presidential candidate assassinated at rally
Videos and images on social media posted from Quito showed people taking cover and screaming as gunfire sounded at the rally.
- José María León Cabrera, Julie Turkewitz and Genevieve Glatsky
The MBA that prepared this Thai politician for a tough election
Former classmates of Pita Limjaroenrat say his negotiating and strategising skills from his US education are top-notch. He’s going to need them.
- Updated
- Emma Connors
