By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein, Caracas, Venezuela The presidential election has concluded. They were long days of extreme tension in which the Venezuelan people were subjected to strong psychological pressure campaigns accompanied by enormous financial and media support for the opposition that included an action of digital terrorism against the National Electoral Council (CNE), preventing it from publishing the final results ...
By Yunus Soner, Caracas, Venezuela Venezuela is going to elect its future president today. Parts of the opposition, though, have previously rejected to sign an agreement, promising to recognize the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE), the country’s only authorized institution to recognize results. Tarek William Saab is the Attorney General of Venezuela. He told UWI how parts ...
By Yunus Soner, Caracas / Venezuela Venezuela is heading to presidential elections on July 28. More than 21 million citizens are called to vote, with current President Nicolás Maduro standing for re-election. On the side of the opposition, Edmundo Gonzalez is the leading one in a field of 9 candidates. Government and opposition present opposing political programs in a number ...
By Yiğit Saner Like a predator cornered, the current ruling class in the US is fighting for survival. To prolong the existence of a failed system, they are resorting to radical measures. The latest instance was the assassination attempt on Donald Trump around 6:30 PM local time on July 13 in Pennsylvania. Thus, a new chapter in the history of ...
Iran is currently in the midst of presidential election campaign activities. With only a few days remaining in the campaign, candidates are attempting to establish their strength by visiting various cities and hosting election rallies to show their grassroots support. This is to strengthen their position in the wake of the televised debates. While all observers considered the main competition ...
Ebrahim Raisi, the president of the 13th government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, lost his life because of a helicopter crash incident. After Mohammad-Ali Rajai, who was assassinated on August 30, 1981, he became the second Iranian president after the revolution to die in office, leaving his mark on history. Public questions about the crash and subsequent rescue efforts ...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye won the presidential elections held in Senegal on March 24 in the first round. Faye received 54.2% of the vote, while the candidate of the governing coalition, Amadou Ba, received 35.7%. The opposition candidate, Ousmane Sonko, was jailed before the elections and lost his right to run. It was announced that his right-hand man Diomaye Faye would ...
I do not write this article with joy. Rather, I do it with pain, but when forms are not kept, things must be said by their name. The Presidents Lula and Petro decided to become part of the group of corifeos that, led by the United States and the European Union, attack Venezuela in the name of certain liberal values ...
On March 24, Senegal held presidential elections. Out of 19 candidates, the victory was won by a young “left-wing Pan-Africanist” from the largest opposition party, Bassiro Diomaye Faye, who was released from prison only ten days earlier. Previously, in competition with experienced politicians such as 62-year-old Amadou Ba from the ruling party, the young left-wing populist could only count on ...
Editorial note: This article was written before the terrorist attack in Moscow on March 22nd. Vladimir Putin emerged victorious in the presidential elections once again. With a record-breaking turnout of 77.44%, Putin gained 87.28% of the votes. He will lead Russia for another 6 years. Two tangible outcomes of the elections The election results as well as the consolidation of ...