Political Parties

The Famous Five: Who will lead Africa’s largest democracy?

Profiling the men – and one woman – who are among the top contenders for Nigeria’s presidential elections this month.

Israel's top court strikes down occupied West Bank land seizure law

A panel voted to repeal the 2017 measure, under which settlers could remain on land if they built there without prior knowledge of Palestinian ownership, or if homes were built at the state's direction. Eight voted in favour and one against.

Israel's unity government and its occupied West Bank annexation, explained

We look into who controls what in the occupied West Bank as its total annexation is the top priority of Israel's new yet bloated government.

Poland's presidential election to be held within 74 days

It was the first time in almost 31 years of Polish democracy that voting for the election in line with the constitution, scheduled for Sunday, did not take place. The speaker of parliament now has two weeks to announce a new date.

Netanyahu secures backing to form new Israeli government

Seventy-two of the Knesset's 120 lawmakers signed on to Benjamin Netanyahu's candidacy after parliament passed legislation approving details of a power-sharing deal between the premier's Likud party and centrist rival Benny Gantz's Blue and White.

Israel's Netanyahu, Gantz miss unity deal deadline, deadlock persists

Even the medical and economic crises brought on by the coronavirus outbreak have so far failed to end an unprecedented political deadlock that has pushed Israel into three inconclusive elections in the last year, and perhaps now a fourth.

Netanyahu rival Gantz chosen to form new Israeli government

Israel's president says he has decided to give opposition leader Benny Gantz the first opportunity to form a new government following an inconclusive national election this month.

Netanyahu's corruption trial postponed because of coronavirus

Israel's Justice Ministry said the trial, due to have opened on March 17 with the reading of an indictment against Netanyahu in three graft cases, would begin on May 24 "due to developments related to the spread of the coronavirus".

Indicted Netanyahu claims victory in Israel vote

Surveys conducted by three Israeli networks gave Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party between 36 and 37 seats in Israel's 120-member parliament.

'No sense of celebration' as Israel holds third election in a year

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz had failed to form a coalition government in the past two elections in April and September.

Merkel’s party risks normalising far-right in desperate bid to hold power

Annegert Kramp-Karrenbauer has given up her post as Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and is no longer seen as a favourite for Germany’s chancellorship after a political scandal in Thuringia.

Does Netanyahu think he’s above the law?

Opposition politicians accuse the Israeli prime minister of putting his personal interests above those of the state.