Loading ...I wrote on Monday that Grenada’s New National Party (NNP) was likely to win today’s parliamentary election — and won it they have, taking all 15 of the seats in Grenada’s lower house of parliament, the House of Representatives. That means that Keith Mitchell, who previously served as prime minister from 1995 to 2008, will return [...]
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To understand what’s going on in Kenya’s politics and to understand the nature of its upcoming March 4 presidential election, you have to understand that Kenyan politics are based on ethnic identity, not ideology. Due to the nature of Kenyan election rules, a presidential candidate has to build an electoral coalition larger than any single [...]
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Founded in 1472, it’s the oldest bank in the world, but the Bank of Monte dei Paschi di Siena has proven that it can still surprise the world, for better or worse. The news last month that Monte dei Paschi lost €730 million from dodgy financial products between 2007 and 2009 and, even worse, that the bank [...]
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East and South Asia Shinzō Abe gets the New York Times profile treatment. North America A preview of the ‘Throne Speech’ of Ontario’s new premier, Kathleen Wynne. Latin America / Caribbean Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez is back in Venezuela after 68 days of treatment in Cuba. 60% of Colombians apparently disapprove of the reelection of president Juan Manuel Santos. [Spanish] [...]
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