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Former Conservative MP Marco Longhi defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Is it even legal for Elon Musk to give Nigel Farage $100m?

The Independent

Elon Musk’s emergence as a Reform UK supporter has startled the established parties, and with good reason. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and his new party treasurer Nick Candy went to Trump HQ in Florida and spent an hour discussing how Musk could help them. There are two routes whereby Musk could make a donation lawfully: the easiest would be …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Labour considers political donation cap amid fears of Musk $100m handout to Reform UK

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Record Number of Women Elected to Japan's House of Representatives

Firstpost

Record number of women elected to Japan's house of representatives in the recent general election, despite the ruling coalition's disastrous showing. The 67-year-old Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost its parliamentary majority, with projections showing women won 73 of 465 lower house seats up for grabs.

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Japanese Parliamentary Election: LDP Likely to Lose Majority

Hindustan Times

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition is certain to lose a majority in the lower house of parliament in a key parliamentary election Sunday. The results reflect voters' outrage over the governing party's extensive financial scandals, and if he can't get his party's policies through parliament, he may need to find a third coalition partner.

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Ishiba's Majority at Risk as Public Rage Fuels Election Battle

The Hindu

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling party faces a potential blow to its majority in the lower house of Parliament in upcoming elections. The results could weaken Ishiba's grip on power and possibly lead to political uncertainty in Japan. The biggest Opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is expected to make significant gains, potentially disrupting the ruling coalition. …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Frequent elections ensure participation and vibrancy of India’s democracy

Hindustan Times

The proposal to re-synchronise state and national elections has resurfaced, as the Union Cabinet accepted the recommendations of the high committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind. While the government evokes cost and governance effectiveness to support the idea of simultaneous elections, the opposition focuses on this project’s legal and political implications. Maintaining synchronicity subsequently would require an extension …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Electoral reform and proportional representation: Ask political commentator Andrew Grice anything

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Argentina elects outsider Javier Milei on platform of radical reform

Al Jazeera

Milei, a self-described ‘anarcho-capitalist’, has promised to slash public spending by 15 percent and abolish the central bank. Argentina has elected libertarian outsider Javier Milei as its next president, taking a chance on the eccentric economist’s programme of radical economic reform after decades of stagnation. Milei, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist”, has promised a series of radical reforms, including slashing public spending …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Reform policing

Live Mint

This week began with an outbreak of communal violence on the outskirts of India’s national capital region. On Monday, a religious procession led by a Hindu right-wing outfit in a Muslim-populated area saw clashes erupt, with mob lawlessness spreading to streets in Gurugram barely 40km south of Parliament House, and a local mosque set ablaze late at night. Revised incentives …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Two new books look at the deepening schisms between US and China

Live Mint

The now routine sorties by China into Taiwanese airspace, seen most recently when the Taiwanese President visited the US, and the spy balloons over the US are more than an omen in the sky. Frank Dikotter’s China After Mao presents the reforms of the economy since 1980, starting with Deng Xiaoping’s experimentation with more economic freedom in coastal provinces to …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Political and Indigenous leaders rally to keep young children out of youth justice system

ABC

Victoria's political leaders are facing mounting pressure to raise the criminal age of responsibility, after a Four Corners investigation revealed a report provided to states and territories urged the change two years ago. Key points: Political leaders are calling for urgent reform to the youth criminal justice system Children as young as 10 can end up in the youth justice …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Ajit Ranade reviews Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest, by Vijay Gokhale

The Hindu

China in 2018 celebrated 40 years of economic reforms whose impact is unparalleled in modern history. But after Mao’s death in 1976, when Deng took the reins in 1978, he led a radical departure if not outright reversal of Maoist economic ideology, toward a market-based economy with flexible prices. The first decade of China’s reforms was turbulent, with student protests, …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Zhejiang lawmakers, political advisors comment on digitization reform

China Daily

ezhejiang.gov.cn| Updated :2021-03-15 Many NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members from East China's Zhejiang province made proposals related to digitization reform at last week's annual sessions of the national legislature and the top political advisory body. Xu Guanju Zheng Jie, an NPC deputy and chairman of the Zhejiang subsidiary of China Mobile, proposed applying digital technologies into urban governance …

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4 years, 6 months ago

US Republicans signal compromise on police reform

Al Jazeera

Confronted by protests and political pressure, Senate Republicans seek a deal with Democrats on new legislation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will take up Republican-backed police reform legislation next week and work with Democrats in the House of Representatives to craft a compromise bill. “The president’s willingness to meet us on this issue, it’s clear,” said Senator …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Death of whistleblower ignites calls for political reform in China

The Hindu

The death of a whistleblowing doctor who was reprimanded for warning about the new coronavirus has sparked rare calls for political reform and free speech in China. At least two open letters demanding free speech have circulated on social media since the 34-year-old's death — one signed by 10 professors in Wuhan. Li's efforts “vigorously maintained the interests of the …

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Former Conservative MP Marco Longhi defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party

Is it even legal for Elon Musk to give Nigel Farage $100m?

Labour considers political donation cap amid fears of Musk $100m handout to Reform UK

Record Number of Women Elected to Japan's House of Representatives

Japanese Parliamentary Election: LDP Likely to Lose Majority

Ishiba's Majority at Risk as Public Rage Fuels Election Battle

Frequent elections ensure participation and vibrancy of India’s democracy

Electoral reform and proportional representation: Ask political commentator Andrew Grice anything

Argentina elects outsider Javier Milei on platform of radical reform

Reform policing

Two new books look at the deepening schisms between US and China

Political and Indigenous leaders rally to keep young children out of youth justice system

Ajit Ranade reviews Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest, by Vijay Gokhale

Zhejiang lawmakers, political advisors comment on digitization reform

US Republicans signal compromise on police reform

Death of whistleblower ignites calls for political reform in China