New left-wing party forms in Mexico
A new left-wing party led by former presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will soon appear on the ballot in Mexico.
Germany's Left party becomes the official opposition
Left-wing Die Linke party MP Gregor Gysi took over as leader of the opposition when Germany's two largest parties united in a "grand" coalition.
El Salvador prepares for elections: Will the U.S. intervene?
On February 2, there will be a presidential election in El Salvador, to replace outgoing left-center President Mauricio Funes.
On eve of local elections, U.S. undermines Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela's presidential election in April by a slim margin, a result still unrecognized by the U.S. government.
Landmark presidential election approaches in Honduras
The upcoming elections "will test whether Latin America's transition to democracy and social justice will be permitted to advance."
Nowadays it doesn't take tanks to overrun Europe
Because Germany has the biggest economy in the EU, and is at the center of a "core" of wealthy nations that also use the Euro - France, Austria, and the Netherlands - Berlin largely calls the shots.
Czech elections: Communists advance but protest candidates steal the show
What Babiš and his party actually stand for, other than the fact that they don't like Social Democrats, Communists, and taxes, is by no means clear.
Merkel victory in Germany: Was it really so big?
What rejoicing! What a triumph for Angela Merkel, the East German girl who has really made it to the top. But was it really such a big win?
As elections loom in Germany, few support Obama on Syria
BERLIN - Although Germany has had a resurgence of neo-Nazi attacks on refugees, U.S.-Germany relations have garnered much media attention with a possible U.S. attack on Syria and the National Security Agency spying scandal.
