Sánchez finally returns as Spanish PM, but at a huge cost
Sánchez has registered a personal triumph. But the cost to the Spanish working class and its allies could be significant.
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Lula’s victory in the second round is essential for Brazil
A Lula victory in the second round is essential for Brazil as Bolsonaro remains a serious threat to Brazilian democracy.
The most important election in the Americas is in Brazil
There is hope. A Lula presidency could ‘offer robust leadership for a world that seems to be crumbling due to the myriad challenges such as climate catastrophe, warfare and social toxicity’.
Even as Britain caves in over Protocol, the crisis of British rule in Ireland deepens
Barring some dramatic and unforeseen development, Sinn Féin is on course to be the largest party and win the First Minister’s position. This would be an historic development, completely shocking to Unionism and undermining British governance in Ireland.
Gabriel Boric: A pivotal victory in Chile
The challenges in Chile are immense. One of the great problems of Latin American has been the lack of strategic vision in economic development. The example of China and the centrality of development of productive forces is very important.
Fall of Spanish government is a self-inflicted defeat
Spain’s minority PSOE (socialist) government has fallen and new elections are scheduled for 28 April.