World elections
Scholz branded a ‘failure’ as German government collapses
Germans are headed for a rare snap election, after the chancellor was accused of living “on another planet”.
- by Rob Hyde and Chris Jewers
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Romanian vote annulled after declassified documents showed Russian meddling
Despite being an outsider who declared zero campaign spending and campaigned only on TikTok, Georgescu emerged as the frontrunner.
- by Stephen McGrath
Trump claims ‘historic’ mandate but Americans have mixed feelings
Broadly speaking, polls show most Americans do want change in many of the areas where Trump has promised sweeping reform. But that’s not the whole story.
- by Kaleigh Rogers
US Republicans have a ‘homoerotic obsession’ with Putin, says Johnson
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson told a Sydney audience he had spoken with Donald Trump since the election and believed the president-elect would have “no choice” but to support Ukraine.
- by Michael Koziol
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Detested Macron blames ‘anti-Republican front’ for government collapse
Amid France’s biggest political crisis in a generation, President Emmanuel Macron has rejected calls for him to step aside, even after a vote of no confidence in his prime minister.
- by Rob Harris
Loyal and feisty, Donald Trump Jr emerges as enforcer for his father
An important purity test for nominees is whether would-be nominees support the lie that Donald Trump won the 2020 election.
- by Katie Rogers
Calls for TikTok suspension after shock election result in Romania
Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu’s shock first-round win comes despite a campaign budget of zero and polling in single digits.
- by Luiza Ilie and Mara Vilcu
‘Really awful’: Kamala Harris’ election post-mortem video widely mocked
The video went viral on social media, but was pilloried by critics noting the vice-president’s tired and somewhat rattled appearance.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Bolsonaro, generals indicted in coup d’etat, assassination plot
Brazilian police said charges were warranted against a total of 37 people, including military brass who served in the former president’s government.
- by Daniel Carvalho and Franco Dantas
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US Votes 2024
Trump names Pam Bondi as attorney-general nominee after Matt Gaetz withdraws
In announcing Bondi, a prosecutor of 20 years, Trump posted: “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponised against me.”
- by Farrah Tomazin
Trump panders to the ‘manosphere’ in rare public sighting since election win
Trump and his team believe the sport played a major role in boosting his image with the male voters key to his White House comeback.
- by Cat Zakrzewski
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