Missiles and bombs contain heavy metals and other toxic pollutants, which are released into the air, soil and water when they explode and crash, lingering often for decades ...

Unlike the system for electing presidents here, when MPs, members of county assemblies and governors are being elected the winner does not have to achieve more than 50 per cent of the votes cast but ...

Recently, I've come across a new phenomenon in British politics. The enthusiasts for the fracturing - some might say shattering - of the tradition, which has seen two main parties dominating British ...

Nepal’s “Gen Z revolution” achieved historic and unexpected electoral success—but transformational change remains elusive.

The dominance of Labour and the Conservatives is being eroded by multi-party politics. The recent Gorton and Denton byelection clearly showed that the Green Party and Reform UK are emerging as serious ...

Wealth tax, free healthcare, clean energy, and a free Palestine. Synonymous policies, championed by two distinct parties, indistinguishable in all but name. Calls to merge: dismissed. Accusations of ...

Parliament’s vote to end a centuries-old tradition of inherited seats in the House of Lords reflects a country eager to curb divisions and disparities.

The sweeping success of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal’s March 2026 general election has revived an important institutional debate: Whether the country’s electoral system adequately ...

The UK government wants feedback on its deeply unpopular plan to usher in a new era of state surveillance under the guise of a digital ID scheme.

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said after dissolving Parliament that a snap election should be held as soon as possible to avoid another prolonged political crisis in the Balkan country at a time ...

Britain's hard-right Reform UK received the most donations among political parties in the final months of 2025, boosted by a ...

Political parties in Nigeria have warned that they may boycott the 2027 general elections if controversial provisions in the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026 are not urgently reviewed.The warning was ...