Another round in Thailand’s quest for genuine democracy
There have been occasional violent episodes in Thai politics and one recent massacre (2010), but the struggle for a genuine democracy has usually been relatively...
elections
President compelled to release campaign donor list
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday released the names of his election campaign donors – but only after a discussion in parliament a day earlier had...
Candidates must name their political donors, audit chief says
Candidates for political office must name their donors, otherwise they have broken the law, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has said. He made the comments on Twitter,...
Vote for Paphos bishop on Sunday
A total of 52,164 people in Paphos will be eligible to vote of the next bishop of the metropolis on Sunday, an announcement from church...
Turkish Cypriot elections send ‘clear message of hope’
‘Mayoral’ elections in the north were overwhelmingly won by opposition parties, indicating Ankara’s losing touch with what Turkish Cypriots want in their daily lives, analysts...
Varadkar targets housing crisis on return as Irish PM
Leo Varadkar was elected Irish prime minister for the second time on Saturday, taking over from Micheál Martin under a novel rotation arrangement struck between...
Equatorial Guinea president wins re-election, VP says on Twitter
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has won re-election with 95% of the Nov. 20 vote and his party took all the senate and parliament...
Archbishop hopefuls must file candidacy by Monday
Aspiring archbishops have to finalise their candidacy by Monday, when ballots are set to go to print. This should also mean an end to rumours...
Race for Archbishop gaining traction
Elections for the next archbishop are drawing closer, and the scenery is continuing evolving, with some candidates gaining growing support and others reportedly thinking of...
Archbishop elections on December 18 (Update 3)
The elections for a new archbishop will be held on December 18, the Holy Synod said on Monday. Nominations will be submitted on November 22....
