The Party
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World
Scandals and Missteps Slow Momentum of Germany’s Far Right
The Alternative for Germany party remains strong, but a growing pushback at home and abroad may be blunting its surge.
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World
South Africans Vote, Many Hoping for Change as Seismic as Mandela’s Rise
In a high-stakes national election, the African National Congress, which has governed for three decades since the end of apartheid, may lose its outright majority for the first time.
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Magazine
Is the Party That Ended Apartheid Losing Its Grip on South Africa?
The campaign to keep the African National Congress in power kicked off, unofficially, under a scorching January sun in a packed soccer stadium. Addressing the crowd was Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa and the A.N.C., Africa’s oldest ...
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World
U.K. Conservatives Hold Their Breath: How Bad Will Local Elections Be?
Voters in England and Wales will choose local officials on Thursday. The results could demonstrate whether the governing party’s dire poll ratings are reliable, analysts say.
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World
Trump’s Conquest of the Republican Party Matters to Every American
With Donald Trump’s victories on Tuesday, he has moved to the cusp of securing the 1,215 delegates necessary to win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. The rest is a formality. The party has become a vessel for the fulfillment of Mr ...
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World
Best Time to Hold a Political Conference? Right After Your Party Wins Big.
Just ask Britain’s opposition Labour party.
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G.O.P. Leaders Embrace Early Voting, but Will Their Base Get on Board?
Former President Donald J. Trump has said that until Republicans gain power and can change the law, they have “no choice” but to support voting by mail.
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World
Germany Has a Problem
BERLIN — In the heat of debate about Germany sending tanks to Ukraine, it’s easy to forget that just two months ago, the authorities arrested 25 people for planning a radical right-wing coup to overthrow the German government. The would-be insurgents ...
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World
As China Reopens, Online Finger-Pointing Shows a Widening Gulf
The Communist Party’s efforts to limit discord over its sudden “zero Covid” pivot are being challenged with increasing rancor, including from its own supporters.
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World
Charlene Mitchell, 92, Dies; First Black Woman to Run for President
She was the Communist Party candidate in 1968 and later led the campaign to free Angela Davis. But she eventually split with the party.
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