Elections

The country’s snap election on April 28, its third in five years, may just be the prelude to another down the line.

How the vote got so expensive, and what it says about the country’s democracy.

Ukraine’s incoming comedian president has sent mixed signals on Russia. But the Kremlin may not sit still while he figures out a policy.

In his fight against corruption, Zelensky will face real challenges—not least from his own constituents.

The Ecuadorian president is seeking to broadly reverse Rafael Correa’s legacy.

It is hard for the country to move West with Russia on its back.

Star politician Han Kuo-yu or Foxconn leader Terry Gou could lead the country — if they can convince people they don't work for China.

The special counsel’s report reveals a disorganized government with unclear lines of authority—and not just in Washington.

The Kremlin will soon wish it were still dealing with a Ukrainian president who so much resembled its own.

Will voters give Narendra Modi another chance?

Netanyahu’s embrace and the left’s hostility have made the fast-growing Haredi Jewish population the right’s most reliable constituency.

Politics has turned religious in the world's biggest Muslim nation — but that's part of democracy too.

Netanyahu is not the only one who opposes basic Palestinian rights. Almost all Israeli leaders reject the fundamental tenets of sovereignty that would make a Palestinian state genuine and viable.

Millions of Indonesians lack basic protections. The presidential contenders don’t seem to care.

The world’s third-largest democracy goes to the polls.

It's an act of protest—but the government calls it terrorism.

FP’s latest on the turmoil in Sudan, Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election, and Julian Assange’s arrest.

In this month’s election, the choice could boil down to a government influenced by a xenophobic party or one under constant threats by separatists.

In the world’s biggest democracy, good politics often have nothing to do with good economics.

No matter who wins the vote, governing the world’s largest democracy is about to get more difficult.