US presidential elections
For the last two or three months we were made hostage to the US presidential elections and the activities and speeches of President Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney. The…
Elections and complications
AFTER a nail-biting race, the Turkish election appears to be headed towards a run-off poll, with neither candidate able to secure 50 per cent of the vote. The electoral rules…
Rate cut prospects could bolster US stocks as investors await earnings, elections
The prospect of near-term interest rate cuts is bolstering the case for investors to remain bullish after a run in US stocks that may soon be tested by upcoming corporate…
Elections in the age of AI
Former prime minister Imran Khan may have been wrong about many things, but his statement that “this is an era of artificial intelligence (AI)” is right on the money. There’s…
Year of global elections
Pakistani citizens will exercise their right to vote next month on February 8 to send their favourite political representatives to the National Assembly. In March, the Senate elections will also…
Deepfakes deceive voters from India to Indonesia before elections
Divyendra Singh Jadoun was busy making artificial intelligence-based visual effects and voice clones for film and television in India, when he began getting calls from politicians: could he create AI…
Presidential powers vs ECP’s mandate
In Pakistan’s intricate political landscape, a perplexing constitutional puzzle dominates headlines: Who possesses the authority to declare the date for the impending general elections? This enigmatic issue has ignited fierce…
From presidential palace to KFC: Bolsonaro’s peculiar exile in US
He used to preside over Latin America’s largest country and its 214 million people. Now Brazil’s former far-right leader lives in a small Florida town and eats alone in a…
In US Supreme Court elections case, politicians could win either way
Though the US Supreme Court appears reluctant to free North Carolina Republican lawmakers from judicial scrutiny as much as they want on voting rules, the restrictions it may allow still…
French elections
As expected, center-right French President Emmanuel Macron won the second term by defeating far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the runoff of the 2022 presidential elections on March 24. Macron…
