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Our columnist looks at politics closer to home this week and says we have seen campaigns ramp up a little now in the last couple of days. Source link
Here’s your quick look at what’s happening today. Source link
In the build-up to the last general election, Midleton woman Caroline Leahy was very much an undecided voter. Not only was she unaware of anything about the candidates before she cast her vote, but to this day, she has no idea who she voted for in February 2020. This time round, and since Storm Babet […]
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a political outsider, won September’s presidential election in a country long ruled by family parties. (EPA Images pic) COLOMBO: Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as […]
On November 11, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was confirmed a second time as the prime minister by the National Diet. He will be heading a minority government led by his own Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito. Promising to create “a future for all citizens,” he appealed to the public for support: “In both foreign […]
With 14 extra Dáil seats up for grabs, a high number of incumbent TDs standing aside as well as a groundswell in support for Independents, this election campaign makes for an unpredictable mix. But there are a number of key constituencies — our equivalent of America’s swing states — that will provide an indication of […]
Singapore prime minister Lawrence Wong said “we won’t do these things quietly” when asked about the next general election. (AP pic) SINGAPORE: The timing of the next Singapore general election has yet to be decided, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said today. Stating that the people would know once the process begins, he said he has […]
Under Fianna Fáil’s plans, the tax credit could be boosted to at least €2,000. Source link
The incoming Trump administration does not pose an economic challenge for Ireland so great that cannot be managed, Mary Lou McDonald said, amid fears of what the Taoiseach has called “transatlantic trade shocks”. In her first comments on Donald Trump’s victory, Ms McDonald said that, during his first term in the Oval Office, Irish corporate […]
Keegan has withdrawn as an election candidate and said her principles did not align with the National Party. Source link