Global elections 2024 end with anti incumbent surge and upheaval
Voter backlash hit 70 countries, from India to the U K and the United States, as incumbents fell amid high inflation and unrest. Results reshaped governments in South Africa, Japan, France, Germany, Romania and elsewhere amid rising right wing movements and protests.
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France
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Romania
South Korea
Cas Mudde
University of Georgia
Prospect Magazine
University of Manchester
Rob Ford
Russia
Ukraine
Middle East
Africa
South Africa
African National Congress
Nelson
Mandela
Senegal
Ghana
Botswana
Namibia
SWAPO
Uruguay
Yamandi Orsi
Narendra Modi
Bharatiya Janata Party
Shigeru Ishiba
Liberal Democratic Party
European Union
Germany
National Rally
Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala
Iran says Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested in Tehran on Dec 19 after arriving on a journalist visa six days earlier. The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance cited ongoing investigation and consular access while Italy seeks Sala’s release amid broader hostage swap context and past cases.
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Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro
Edmundo Gonzalez
Spain
Mozambique
Frelimo
South Korea
Yoon Suk Yeol
Yoon
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Cecilia Sala
Iran
IRNA
Sala
Il Foglio
Evin
Foglio
U.S
Mohammad Abedini-Najafabad
Italy
United States
Corriere Della Sera
Paola Amadei
Antonio Tajani
Abedini
Rete4
Tajani
Roxana Saberi
Washington Post
Jason Rezaian
Foreign Ministry
Tugboat sinks after collision near Hale Boggs Bridge
In Luling Louisiana a tugboat named Patrick J Studdert sank in the Mississippi River after a collision with a tanker ship. Five crew members were rescued and Coast Guard teams investigated possible environmental impacts while the river remained open.
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Louisiana
U.S. Coast Guard
St. Charles Parish
Greg Champagne
Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge
Luling
Wwl-Tv
Sheriff’s Office
8Th District
New Orleans
Coast Guard Heartland
Patrick J. Studdert
Coast Guard
Ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot gets 20-year prison term
In Avignon Dominique Pelicot received the maximum 20 years for rape and related charges after a lengthy trial that exposed a pattern of abuse over nearly a decade. 17 co-defendants also appealed, while Pelicot’s case sparked France wide debates on rape culture and survivor advocacy.
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Gisele Pelicot
Paris
Giséle Pelicot
France
Dominique Pelicot
Béatrice Zavarro
France Info
Avignon
Provence
Mazan
Power Company
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International Institute For Democracy and Electoral Assistance
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