Con-Lib coalition deal could mean 170 new peers
LONDON (Morning Star) -- The coalition agreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats could result in the parties appointing more than 170 new peers [House of Lords members].
Colombian elections offer something new, something old
The process of finding a successor to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has yielded an unconventional favorite.
Germany: Left goes in, right goes out - or does it?
BERLIN -- The state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the valleys of the Rhine and Ruhr is far and away the most populous German state, with 18 million people.
Amidst election setbacks, Italian left urges unity
The votes in the Italian regional elections reflected a strong sense of political frustration in Italy.
Iraq elections: a tale of big money and ugly politics
Many Iraqis hoped the March elections would advance a united national consensus to build a sovereign democratic Iraq, free of foreign occupation, but it appears that struggle has a ways to go.
Seeing Sudan elections through the lens of history
The elections in Sudan have meaning not only for its people but neighboring countries, multinational corporations and imperialist powers, as well. It's through the larger historic, regional, and global contexts that recent events in Sudan can be understood.
Brazil: Workers' Party names candidate to succeed Lula
At its national congress in February, the Workers' Party acclaimed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's endorsement of Dilma Rousseff as the Party's presidential candidate for elections in October.
Huge demo calls for new Thai elections
Thailand's PM and his military backers have rejected an ultimatum to dissolve parliament as over 100,000 protesters in Bangkok vowed to continue their push to oust the right-wing government.
Cameroon still paralyzed two years after riots
DOUALA, Cameroon -- Two years after speculation on the price of staple foods stoked the fires of social unrest, the country remains both economically and socially stricken.
Winners and losers in Honduras as Zelaya goes into exile, Lobo takes power
Smiling broadly, his chest festooned with medals, General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, head of the armed forces of Honduras, stood beside Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo as the latter was sworn in as President of Honduras on January 27.
