On June 1, 2018, something new and unexpected happened in Spain: A victorious motion of censure led Pedro Sánchez (PSOE – Socialist party) to the presidential palace. Sánchez’s party only has 84 seats, so to obtain victory in this motion he gathered support from Unidos-Podemos, ERC, PDeCAT, PNV, Bildu, Compromis, and Nueva Canarias, adding 180 seats (absolute majority finds in ...
Throughout history, war has broken out for a variety of reasons: sometimes due to economics, others a result of Ideological differences– and some even for love. However, little by little, economic motivations have become the primary reason for war to break out. Few deny that the basis of the two major World Wars were economic: powerful countries were fighting each ...
The Presidential elections in Mali The Presidential elections in Mali are scheduled to be held on the 29th of July 2018. They take place every 5 years. More than 8 million registered voters will vote: 23041 polling station are in operation. Among the 24 candidates, one candidate will win by achieving an absolute majority. The main contenders for victory are ...
The outcome of 11th general elections in Pakistan brought confusion to the entire country. All political parties have rejected the election results by accusing the deep state of undermining the people’s mandate in order to install a pro-establishment puppet government, the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI). The PTI has become the country’s largest party by securing the majority of seats in ...
«The best defense is a good offense» When the US regularly accuses other countries of interfering in other people’s elections, they are delicately silent about their own activities in various parts of the world. The practice of interfering in foreign elections began with the establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after the Second World War. Instead of overt combat, ...
The internal political situation in Nicaragua remains restless. The protests, which began in April, have become increasingly violent and the protesters have declared the necesessity of new presidential elections. Ortega blamed ”outside forces” in supporting the mass demonstrations. The context of the demonstrations The mass demonstrations against the government were provoked by social reforms, which was expected to reduce pensions ...
General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and to the four Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan Pakistan is a country which has been struggling for democracy since it was founded. There is always a tussle for civil supremacy between the military establishment and political forces. Pakistan has been governed by military ...
The United States intends to impose massive sanctions against the Iranian oil industry after a unilateral withdrawal from Nuclear Deal (so called as JCPOA), believing that this will make the Islamic Republic of Iran once again come to the negotiating table and negotiate with the United States on the nuclear issue. Washington’s sanctions are scheduled to begin November 5 of ...
Trump-Putin Meeting: the dialogue of realists Trump and Putin met on the 16th of July in Helsinki. The meeting was held amidst a complex political background: just several days after the NATO summit (where Trump criticized Germany for collaboration with Russia) and Trump’s visit to the UK, where he tried to establish a new Anglo-saxon economic axis, and criticized Theresa ...
Almost all analysts understand that the Middle East is facing a serious drought crisis. Lands which used to be considered the most fertile in history can no longer support life. The Middle East is the region most affected by climate change and many have speculated that future wars in the region may come as a result of a water shortage. Nowadays ...