List of Elections articles
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi at Fiumicino airport in Rome on July 5, 2019. Why Russia Is the Big Winner in Italy’s Election
Even if Giorgia Meloni says she’s sympathetic to Ukraine, the Italian right remains firmly in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s camp.
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Dodik and Putin smile and shake hands. Putin’s Most Loyal Balkan Client
Hard-line Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik has given the Russian president a firm foothold in the Balkans.
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Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, holds a placard reading "Thank You, Italy," after her center-right coalition won a majority of seats in Italy's Parliament, in Rome on Sept. 26. Italy’s Right Is Torn on Ukraine but United on China
Giorgia Meloni has built long-term ties to Taiwan.
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The dome of the U.S. Capitol 5 Midterm Foreign-Policy Shake-Ups to Watch on Capitol Hill
The U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion decision has changed the race, but foreign policy is on the ballot, too.
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Giorgia Meloni The Italian Far Right Is About to Meet Italian Bureaucracy
Italy’s politics is a constant cycle of failed populist waves.
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Catalan leader Pere Aragonès gives a speech. Catalan President: Now Is Not the Time for a Unilateral Independence Vote
Pere Aragonès discusses negotiations with Madrid, Catalan views on NATO, and prospects for a future referendum.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro shake hands after their bilateral meeting at Itamaraty Palace in Brasília, Brazil, on Nov. 13, 2019. Why Beijing Wants Bolsonaro to Win
For China, the Brazilian president is an ally against the West.
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Enrico Letta, leader of the Italian Democratic Party (PD), delivers a speech in Rome's downtown square on September 6 ahead of the upcoming general political elections in Milan. Enrico Letta’s Lonely Campaign
The Italian center-left leader says he can stop the far right’s march to victory. His chances are slim.
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The leader of the Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Akesson, celebrates in Nacka, near Stockholm on Sept. 11. The Left’s Negative Campaigning Helped the Right Win in Sweden
A U.S.-style smear campaign suggesting that all conservatives condone fascism doomed the Social Democrats.
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Supporters of Chile’s proposed new constitution attend a closing campaign rally ahead of a Sept. 4 referendum in Santiago, Chile, on Sept. 1. Why Chileans Might Vote to Keep Their Dictatorship-Era Constitution
Whatever happens in Sunday’s referendum, the constitutional debate is far from over.
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and PT candidate for São Paulo Gov. Fernando Haddad raise their hands during a campaign rally in Diadema, São Paulo state, Brazil, on July 9. The Future of Brazilian Politics Will Be Decided in São Paulo
Lula’s Workers’ Party has never won the governorship of Brazil’s wealthiest and most populous state. This could be its year.
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Protesters supporting Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr occupy the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, on Aug. 3. Biden’s Indifference Has Given Iran the Upper Hand in Iraq
The country’s fragile postwar democracy is threatened like never before.
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League leader Matteo Salvini (L), Fratelli d'Italia leader Giorgia Meloni (C), and Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi (R)at the end of a meeting in Rome on Oct. 20, 2021. How Giorgia Meloni Took Over the Italian Right
The likely next prime minister maintained ideological purity while her fellow right-wingers compromised. Now, she’s ready to reap the rewards.
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Supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather outside the Iraqi parliament in the Green Zone in Baghdad, on the seventh day of protests against the nomination of a rival Shiite faction for the position of prime minister on Aug. 5, 2022. Is Moqtada al-Sadr Trying to Stage a Jan. 6 Insurrection in Iraq?
The cleric’s “spontaneous peaceful revolution” is more of a bid to maintain his own influence—and the political status quo.
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Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi, Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni, and then-League leader Matteo Salvini participate in a rally of right-wing opposition parties in Rome on Oct. 19, 2019. Italy’s Snap Election Could Hand Putin the Win He Needs
Outspoken supporters of Russia are likely to play key roles in the next government.
