Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly defeated leftist Iván Cepeda in Colombia’s run-off presidential election, reports Ben Radford.
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In a sweeping victory, candidates endorsed by Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani were preselected as the Democratic Party's congressional candidates for November’s midterm elections, report Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.
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As 'Gen Z' youth revolts rock many countries in Asia, Peter Boyle spoke to Arveent Kathirtchelvan, a youth activist in the Socialist Party of Malaysia, about how right-wing politicians are channeling rising mass dissatisfaction into racist scapegoating of minorities.
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Following Peru’s presidential run-off election, which was marred by irregularities and United States interference, it appears likely that far-right candidate Keiko Fujimori will become the country’s new president, reports Ben Radford.
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NSW Labor had a chance to address the housing crisis in its election budget, but it barely included a mention. Jim McIlroy reports on how its new plan to subsidise private prefabrication and modular construction factories falls short.
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Derek Wall, ecosocialist, writer and former coordinator of the Green Party of England and Wales, recently told Green Left’s Isaac Nellist that the Green Party’s rise is giving hope to working people and the left. Meanwhile, Labour remains in a crisis of its own making.
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Socialist Alliance launched its Victorian election campaign for four lower house seats across the region. SA’s campaign slogan is “Fighting for People, NOT the Billionaires”. Tim Gooden reports.
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Public sentiment against a fundraiser, organised by Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce, meant the venue cancelled at the last minute, but the protest went ahead. Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud reports.
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About 300 anti-racist protesters, many still in their work uniforms, demonstrated outside Pauline Hanson’s fundraising event. Cameron Mitchell reports.
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More than two months after Denmark's March 24 snap election, the Social Democrats, the Socialist People’s Party, the Moderates and the Social Liberals have formed a minority government, reports Duroyan Fertl.
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Having supported Iván Cepeda as the candidate to succeed Colombian President Gustavo Petro, most left-wing and democratic Latin Americans were not surprised by the meteoric rise of a Javier Milei-style far-right candidate in the final weeks of the presidential campaign, writes Ana Cristina Carvalhaes.
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In this interview with Indymedia Argentina, Claudio Katz assesses the newfound prominence of socialist MP Myriam Bregman from the Workers’ Left Front — Unity in Argentine politics, and examines the country’s political situation, economic crisis and President Javier Milei’s declining support.