Elections

Italy’s interior minister has already passed draconian laws to stop humanitarian rescue ships. If he manages to become prime minister, it will only get worse.

The youth vote is becoming increasingly important in Argentina, but the leading presidential candidates are deliberately avoiding the issue that matters most to them.

The British prime minister’s tough talk is designed to provoke Remainers into blocking Brexit—and give him a villain to blame during an election campaign.

The Trump administration is relying on the country to curb migration. That won’t happen.

Boris Johnson's Brexit guru masterminded the Vote Leave campaign, but he despises Nigel Farage and sees a quick Brexit as the best recipe for neutralizing the far-right.

Find out how the Democrats agree and differ on key global issues.

Ukraine’s president now has an unprecedented level of parliamentary support. What will he do with it?

Israel’s prime minister has now served in the role for as long as the country’s founding father. Voters support him because they’re convinced he keeps them safe and reduces their international isolation.

A coalition between Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists and Albert Rivera’s Ciudadanos could prevent a fourth election in as many years—but voters are unlikely to buy it.

After years of denouncing Obama and cozying up to Trump, Saudi Arabia is trying to resurrect its influence among Democrats in advance of the 2020 election. It won’t work.

Taiwan’s president is getting a reelection boost from Beijing’s aggression.

Empty promises and bad data won’t solve the air pollution crisis.

The new mayor will preside over a city that people are fleeing in droves.

AKP and CHP supporters have the same priorities. So why are they so divided?

Turkey’s soccer-obsessed president is engaging in a last-ditch effort to help his party hold on to power in Istanbul. Can Ekrem Imamoglu beat him at his own game?

And the Istanbul elections show how.

Many Tories fear a Johnson premiership will tear the party apart for good.