October 20, 2023

Down in the Valleys

Polls show that Switzerland’s right-wing People’s Party will garner the most votes in parliamentary elections on Oct. 22 on vows to address immigration fears, climate activism and “woke” excesses, reported Bloomberg. That’s though Switzerland avoided the worst economic impacts of Covid-19. Inflation runs at about 2.4...

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October 20, 2023

Rolling Uphill

A Guatemalan cabinet minister abruptly resigned this week, signaling a growing split within the government over how to deal with pro-democracy protests that have stretched into their third week, Reuters reported. Interior Minister David Napoleón Barrientos, a retired brigadier-general, resigned Monday following a shooting death near...

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October 20, 2023

The Resurrection

A judge in the southern Senegalese city of Ziguinchor ruled late last week that imprisoned politician Ousmane Sonko can run in 2024 elections, opening the door to opposition after months of protests, Africanews reported. Authorities had removed Sonko’s name from the electoral rolls, preventing him from...

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