Turkey’s general elections resulted in an unprecedented challenge to the country’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)’s power on Sunday. For the first time since taking power in 2002 the AKP failed to form a single party government, despite winning the…
From CNBC: As results for the elections in Nigeria start to come out, Anna Rosenberg, sub-Saharan Africa analyst at Frontier Strategy Group, says the most recent results are “encouraging,” and discusses the likely scenarios depending on who wins.
Uncertainty in Europe is back with a vengeance, and the culprit is one we all know too well. Greece, who has undergone massive austerity reforms in order to maintain its bailout program with international lenders, holds elections on Sunday. Opposition…
High stakes elections in Nigeria At the best of times, elections in Nigeria tend to be unsettling events accompanied by sporadic outbreaks of violence and rising inflation. Will the February 14 general elections be any different? Against the backdrop of…
The Greek government has made several economic and political gambles in 2014 that are now putting the country back on MNCs’ map of concerns. Financial markets have already reacted to news of an impending presidential election, with the Athens Stock…
On Sunday, October 26, Ukraine held parliamentary elections that will help stabilize the country’s political situation and will give the newly elected government a strong mandate to institute pro-EU reforms. However, major problems loom over the country and the new…
The tragic death of PSB presidential candidate Eduardo Campos in August and the subsequent nomination of Marina Silva as his replacement have dramatically changed the landscape of Brazil’s presidential race. A runoff is now the most likely scenario, and all…