What happened in Brazil’s presidential election?
By Helder Ferreira do Vale Helder Ferreira do Vale casts an eye over the recently concluded Brazilian presidential election. After the most polarized and divisive campaign in its modern history, Brazil has elected as its next president a right-wing politician who...
What is at stake in the US midterm elections? 🔊
This week, Americans will go to the polls to vote in the midterm elections. But what is at stake? What are the factors that will determine the election’s outcome? And what do these midterms mean for the future of the US? Maria Armoudian speaks with Henry Brady, David...
A new innings: Who is Pakistan’s next Prime Minister?
By Parveen Akhtar From the cricket pitch to politics, Pakistan’s next prime minister has played the long game, as Parveen Akhtar explains. Being cavalier about death is a prerequisite in Pakistani politics. The country’s first prime minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, was...
After Mugabe, who will hold power in Zimbabwe?
By David B. Moore David B. Moore previews the Zimbabwe general election as the African nation looks forward to life without Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF hope a credible victory in the July 30 election will legitimise...
Change has come? Making sense of the 2018 Malaysian election
By Andrew Lim Andrew Lim tries to make sense of the recent Malaysian election and the changes that have occurred as a result. The 14th Malaysian general election (GE14), held on 9 May 2018, will be long remembered as an important date in Malaysian history. For the...
Will New Zealand TV news media inform or infotain this election?
By Sam Smith Over the last three decades, we have seen the commercialisation of news and the evolution of a fragmented multi-media environment. In light of this, urgent questions arise surrounding the New Zealand public sphere and the role of news media in our...
Will fake news affect the New Zealand election? ▶
Is that really a fact staring you in the face? Or is it fake news…an alternative fact? Is it true simply because you want it to be true? Fake news and ‘alternative facts’ invaded Northern Hemisphere politics during the U.S. presidential election and Brexit....Subscribe by Email
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