insert_link Business / Economics Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China? By Priestley Habru, University of Adelaide and Claudina Habru, University of Adelaide Former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele has been elected the next prime minister of Solomon Islands, defeating the opposition leader, Matthew Wale, in a vote in parliament. The result is a mixed bag for former prime minister Manasseh Sogavare’s Ownership, Unity and Responsibility (OUR) Party. The party won just 15 of 50 seats in last month’s […] today3 May, 2024
insert_link Business / Economics South Africa’s electricity crisis: what political parties say in their election manifestos about solving it By Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg South Africa is in the middle of a deep electricity crisis. In 2023 the public, many of whom are voters, experienced the worst loadshedding to date, losing power for an average of five hours a day. The power shortages were largely due to excessive breakdowns in the country’s coal power plant fleet, which generates over 80% of South Africa’s electricity, combined […] today28 March, 2024
insert_link World Portugal to establish coalition government In Portugal, the leader of the centre-right Democratic Alliance party, Luis Montenegro, has been invited to try to form a government after inconclusive elections earlier this month. Giles Gibson reports though that he has already ruled out a coalition with the far-right Chega party, which now holds 50 seats in parliament. today22 March, 2024
insert_link World Pakistan’s post-election crisis – how anti-army vote may deliver an unstable government that falls into the military’s hands Like at this pro-PTI protest, the smoke has yet to clear following Pakistan’s election. M Asim Khan/AFP via Getty Images) Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University Pakistan’s heavily anticipated general election took place on Feb. 8, 2024, with citizens of the South Asian country hoping that it might prove a step toward ending the nation’s political uncertainty. But several days later, it remains unclear what the result of the vote will yield. […] today14 February, 2024
insert_link World Pakistan’s political parties in coalition government talks Pakistan's political parties are continuing attempts to form a coalition government after last week's general election. Bilawal Bhutto, a former Foreign Minister, has called for a central executive meeting of HIS PPP party to plan its next move. today12 February, 2024
insert_link World Coalition talks collapse in the Netherlands In the Netherlands, talks to form a new coalition government after recent elections have collapsed. That's after the New Social Contract party - which had been holding talks with far-right politician Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom - pulled out. today7 February, 2024
insert_link Opinion Pieces South Africa’s ANC marks its 112th year with an eye on national elections, but its record is patchy and future uncertain By Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria The speech President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered at the 112th birthday celebration of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), on 13 January can be seen as the party’s opening election gambit: a stadium packed to capacity, the display of a united leadership, and an invocation of three decades of success, delivered by a leader firmly in control of his party. The […] today17 January, 2024
