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The 2021 mayoral election in Buffalo, where Democratic Party leaders were split on embracing a democratic socialist candidate, offers valuable lessons for Zohran Mamdani's upcoming campaign in New York City. Despite being a longshot, India Walton won the Democratic primary by a narrow margin, only to lose to
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The launch of Jeremy Corbyn's new political party has caused a stir in the UK, with the former Labour leader teaming up with Zarah Sultana to create a radical left-wing alternative to the Labour Party. The new party, which will be given a permanent name by its members,
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Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of the Labour party, and Member of Parliament Zarah Sultana have announced the launch of a new political party in the United Kingdom. The party, temporarily dubbed "Your Party", aims to focus on righting social injustices and combating a "rigged" system.
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Research by the University of Manchester has found that right-wing populist parties in Europe are successfully using anti-feminist rhetoric to gain media attention, particularly in Germany during the 2024 European Parliament elections. A quantitative content analysis of party manifestos and newspaper coverage revealed that the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party,
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Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King announced Thursday that he will end his U.S. Senate campaign and seek re-election as insurance commissioner. King cited a lack of path forward to nomination, stating that he got into the Senate race to beat Jon Ossoff, not distract from the mission. King had
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of using state power to coerce opposition members to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lamido maintained that he remains a member of the PDP and is
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Jeremy Corbyn, the socialist former leader of Britain's Labour Party, has announced plans to form a new left-wing party, aiming to attract liberal voters unhappy with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's cuts to social welfare programs and his government's continued support for Israel in the
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Senator Rick Scott of Florida announced the introduction of two bills aimed at protecting the integrity of America's financial markets from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence and increasing transparency of U.S. investments that could benefit adversarial regimes. The legislation comes as a response to the CCP'
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Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told a congressional committee in the US that China hopes Western democracies "go to sleep on the threat" it poses to the international order. Morrison testified that China has altered its diplomatic tactics, adopting a more inductive engagement approach, but its
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has suffered a significant loss, securing only 39 seats in the July 20 election for the upper house of Japan's parliament, the House of Councillors. This loss leaves the LDP three seats short of the 50 required to maintain its majority, as
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PDP leaders are at odds over the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term in 2027 by the Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and the Osun State chapter of the party. The controversy stems from the PDP in Osun State endorsing President Tinubu for re-election ahead of
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As part of the Conservative Party's "mission of renewal," Kemi Badenoch, the new shadow foreign secretary, has made significant changes to her shadow cabinet, promoting experienced lawmakers and bringing back former foreign secretary Sir James Cleverly. This reshuffle marks a significant shift in the party'
