Namibia Historic Election Seats First Female President

Namibia Historic Election Seats First Female President

Namibia has marked an important step in its history on March 21, when Netumbo Nandi-Nndaitwah was sworn in as the country’s first president. At 72, she joined a small group of African women’s women, after Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia), Joyce Banda (Malawi) and Samia Suluhu Hassan (Tanzania), who all attended her inauguration. Nandi-Nndaitwah obtained 57% … Read more

Romanian protesters demand cancelled presidential election should go ahead By Reuters

Romanian protesters demand cancelled presidential election should go ahead By Reuters

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Romanians, angered by the annulment of presidential elections, marched in Bucharest on Sunday to demand a vote and the resignation of centrist President Klaus Iohannis. In a move that polarized voters, Romania’s highest court annulled the Dec. 6 presidential election, two days before the runoff. The cancellation came … Read more

Germany on path for early election after Scholz requests confidence vote By Reuters

Germany on path for early election after Scholz requests confidence vote By Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday asked parliament for a confidence vote on Dec. 16, paving the way for snap federal elections after the collapse of his coalition. Policymaking in Europe’s biggest economy has largely stalled since Scholz’s fractured coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the neoliberal Free Democrats … Read more