By Bella Butler On September 15th, 2026, Charles Booker, Democratic nominee vying for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s seat, held a town hall and rally at the University of Kentucky’s Worsham Cinema hosted by UK College Democrats and the Fayette County Democratic Party. Concluding this event, Booker asked, “Do you believe Kentucky is worth fighting for?”... Continue Reading →
gov.ro / Romanian Government Romania still only has an interim government, but positive steps have been made recently. Romania has had an interim government since May, when the former Prime Minister, Ilie Bolojan, was removed from the government after a vote of no confidence when the Social Democratic Party (PSD) decided to not be in the governmental... Continue Reading →
Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Nimi Bala Nine months after Nicolás Maduro was removed from office as Venezuelan President, Venezuela will hold a presidential election. This comes after the interim-president, Delcy Rodríguez, stated at the UN General Assembly meeting on September 22 that there will be a presidential election held, though... Continue Reading →
FinnishGovernment, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bulgaria is scheduled to hold snap Parliamentary elections on April 19th. These elections are scheduled as a result of massive anti-corruption demonstrations, which led to the resignation of Rosen Zhelyazkov’s government, a member of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, also known as GERB, which is... Continue Reading →
Pierre Blaché, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Hungary is scheduled to hold Parliamentary Elections on April 12th. Two main political parties are running for control of the Hungarian National Assembly: Fidesz (Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party) and Tisza (Viktor Orban’s main opposition). Tisza is projected to win the elections, and the lead over Fidesz is projected... Continue Reading →
By Jack Kolesar In an October 19 runoff election across Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz Pereira was declared the next president of the South American nation. Paz, from the Christian Democratic Party, secured 54.6% of the vote over his opponent Jorge Quiroga.This victory signals a significant shift in the politics of Bolivia. Paz, a right-leaning centrist, will end... Continue Reading →
By Jack Kolesar On November 16, Chileans will head to the polls to vote for their next president, the successor to Gabriel Boric. With Boric, head of state since his 2021 election, barred from seeking another term due to term limits, voters must choose between a continued leftist government or a shift to a right-wing... Continue Reading →
By Madelyn Williams Tanzania has elected its first female president. President Samia has taken office following an election that many describe as less of a contest and more of a coronation. She previously served as vice president under the former president until his death in office. Her predecessor was admired for his determination to stamp... Continue Reading →
By Connor Foster Economic tensions in Germany have come to a head this week as Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner. The break occurred over differing ideas about how to stimulate Germany’s struggling economy. This move has been particularly damaging to the governing coalition because Lindner is also the head of one... Continue Reading →
By Sophie Ritzenthaler On Thursday, September 12, the United States imposed sanctions on 16 Venezuelan officials who are closely aligned with President Nicolas Maduro for obstructing the results of the presidential election. These were judicial and elections officials who have been accused of aiding in certifying Maduro’s controversial win in Venezuela’s presidential election earlier this... Continue Reading →
