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The Most Important Man in Germany This Month Is Its Soccer Coach
Julian Nagelsmann was hired to win a European Championship on home soil. Can he restore a divided nation’s self-esteem at the same time?
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France Is in Danger
Whatever happens next, it’ll go down as one of the wildest gambles in modern French history. President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly and hold snap legislative elections on June 30 and July 7 has given the far right its ...
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France’s Conservative Leader Calls for Alliance With Far Right
The announcement by the head of the Republicans was a historic break with his party’s policy. Top politicians on the right have called for him to step down, bringing the party to the brink of implosion.
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White Politician Poised for Power Faces Hurdle in South Africa
As John Steenhuisen, who leads the second-largest party, negotiates for a place in the government, he must overcome perceptions that his Democratic Alliance favors the interests of white people.
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South Africa’s President Announces Plan to Form National Unity Government
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party, the African National Congress, is seeking a broad alliance after it failed to win enough seats in last week’s election to form a government on its own.
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Can South Africa’s Opposition Parties Break Through?
A record 51 parties are competing to unseat the long-ruling African National Congress in the national election on Wednesday. Here’s why it won’t be easy.
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South Africa’s Highest Court Says Jacob Zuma Can’t Serve in Parliament
With elections a week away, the political comeback of Mr. Zuma, the former president, has presented a test for the country’s fledgling democracy.
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Leader of South Africa’s Assembly Resigns Amid Corruption Allegations
The legal problems of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expose the governing African National Congress to one of its biggest weaknesses — corruption allegations — ahead of a crucial national election.
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Inmates Escape After an Attack on Haiti’s Largest Prison
The assault on the prison is the latest in a wave of violent episodes in the past few days staged by gangs who have vowed to oust the prime minister.
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2024 Israeli Municipal Elections May Offer a Glimpse of the Political Mood
Israel is holding local elections on Tuesday, the first time that voters have gone to the polls since the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7 and the war in Gaza reshaped Israeli society and put security at the top of the national agenda. People across the ...