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15 in 2015: Fifteen world elections to watch in 2015
Photo credit to letyg84 / 123RF. Over the past 12 months, the world witnessed a pivotal general election in India, presidential elections in Indonesia, congressional midterm elections in the United...
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Socialists thrive in Andalusian regional elections
After last Saturday’s election, it’s no exaggeration to say that Andalusia’s regional president Susana Díaz might be the most popular politician in Spain. Díaz, who heads the Partido Socialista Obrero...
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Nine European women who could join Hillary Clinton at the top
Part of the undeniable appeal of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign is her push to become the first woman to lead the United States, enhanced by the fact that she aims to succeed the first...
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Suffragio takes a break — until next week
Suffragio is on hiatus for the next week — I’ll have extremely minimal access to the Internet, and I’ll be busy meeting new friends in a new place. In the meanwhile, there’s going to be quite a bit of...
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What’s at stake in this weekend’s Catalan regional elections
If September 2014 was the month when Scottish independence made global headlines, it might be September 2015 when Catalan independence has its breakthrough — at least if regional president Artur Mas...
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Spain readies for historic, four-way election on December 20
Spain’s new young king, Felipe VI, may ultimately shape his country’s future from the Palacio Real if the unprecedented four-way race leaves no party with a majority after December 20. Five days before...
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Three choices for new, fractured Spanish political landscape
Pablo Iglesias, a founder and leading spokesperson for the Podemos movement, has cause to be delighted with Sunday’s result. (Twitter) As predicted, Spain’s messy general election resulted in no clear...
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Catalonia’s post-election future murky as Mas prioritizes power over secession
Amid increasing tensions since 2012 between prime minister Mariano Rajoy and regional president Artur Mas, the Catalan independence movement hovers like a dark cloud over the national debate....
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Who is Carles Puigdemont? Catalonia’s new regional president.
Carles Puigdemont, a longtime proponent of Catalan independence (unlike his predecessor) will now serve as the region’s president. (Elena Ramón / Expansion) Ultimately, in the game of chicken between...
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Why global oil prices seem likely to remain low throughout 2016
Iran is looking forward to ‘implementation day,’ when its nuclear energy deal takes effect and global sanctions are relaxed, allowing it to export oil more easily. (Reuters) In 2015, we saw how falling...
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Spain heads toward fresh elections on June 26
Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, could fall if his party drops to third place in June. (Facebook) Shortly after the December general election, I wrote that Spain faced...
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PSOE’s incentives point to PP-Ciudadanos minority government in Spain
Pedro Sánchez has led the PSOE to a better-than-expected result, but it leaves Spain no closer to a clear governing majority. (Facebook) Voting under the penumbra of an ongoing political crisis in the...
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Pressure builds on Sánchez as third Spanish election looms
Felipe González, right, a respected former four-term prime minister, has called on Pedro Sánchez, the current PSOE leader, to allow a conservative minority government. (EFE) Felipe González was just 41...
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