New opinion polls show support for Japan’s government has sunk to its lowest level since Prime Minister Naoto Kan came to power two years ago. In surveys released Tuesday by NHK television and the Asahi newspaper, approval of the Democratic Party of Japan cabinet stood at about 15 percent, down from the low to mid-20s […]
Polls Show Sinking Approval for Japanese Government
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 1:16 am (UTC-5)
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Buenos Aires Mayor Faces Run-Off
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
The mayor of Buenos Aires, Argentina appears headed for a run-off, after getting the most votes in mayoral elections widely viewed as a test of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s re-election hopes. Official results from Sunday’s vote are not available, but exit polls indicate the incumbent mayor, Mauricio Macri, and Senator Daniel Filmus, the government […]
Argentine Capital Holds Mayoral Elections
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Residents of Argentina’s capital have gone to the polls in mayoral elections widely viewed as a test of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s re-election hopes. Buenos Aires’ incumbent mayor, Mauricio Macri, is expected to win Sunday’s vote, but fall short of the majority needed to avoid a July 31 runoff. The businessman and former head […]
Ghana President Easily Wins Party Nomination
Posted July 9th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Delegates from Ghana’s ruling party have overwhelmingly chosen incumbent President John Atta Mills as their candidate for next year’s presidential election. President Mills won nearly 97 percent of the vote to defeat former first lady Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, the wife of former president Jerry Rawlings. Around 3,000 delegates turned out Saturday for the National […]
Ghana Holds Historic Presidential Primary
Posted July 9th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Delegates from Ghana’s ruling party are choosing their candidate for the coming presidential election – the first time a sitting president has had to compete in a primary for his party’s nomination. Around 3,000 delegates were expected to turn out Saturday for the National Democratic Congress party primary being held in the city of Sunyani […]
Spain’s Rubulcaba Resigns to Run for Prime Minister
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Spain’s deputy prime minister, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, has resigned to concentrate on running for prime minister in general elections the ruling Socialist Party is expected to lose. Rubalcaba told reporters in Madrid Friday that Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero has been informed of his desire to leave the government and do so immediately. Rubalcaba […]
Nigeria’s President Swears In Principal Advisers
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has sworn in 13 advisers, including new appointees for energy and media. The ceremony took place Thursday in the capital, Abuja. Abubakar Sambo, the head of Nigeria’s Energy Commission, becomes Mr. Jonathan’s his special adviser on energy. Reuben Abati, an official of Nigeria’s Guardian newspapers, is Mr. Jonathan’s special adviser on […]
Haiti’s President Announces 2nd Choice for Prime Minister
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Haitian President Michel Martelly has chosen a lawyer and former justice minister to be the country’s next prime minister, making a second attempt to fill that key government post. President Martelly Wednesday picked Bernard Gousse for the job. Some lawmakers say Gousse will not win the backing of legislators because he is a bad choice. […]
Brazil’s Transportation Minister Resigns in Kickback Scandal
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Brazil’s transportation minister has resigned in connection with a scandal over an alleged kickback scheme in his office. Alfredo Nascimento stepped down Wednesday, days after the allegations involving several members of his ministerial team surfaced in a magazine report. The magazine, Veja, reported recently that officials in Nascimento’s office were demanding kickbacks from builders to […]
World Bank Managing Director Nominated For Nigerian Cabinet
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
Nigeria’s president has nominated the World Bank’s managing director, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for a post in his new Cabinet. Nigeria’s senate leader read a letter from President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday asking lawmakers to confirm her nomination. The president did not say which post he wants Okonjo-Iweala to fill, but it is widely believed the economist will […]
