Politics

Bloomberg His party took third place in Thailand’s disputed national elections, now Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a staunch critic of the junta, sees protesters returning to the streets if the military establishment escalates its campaign against the country’s opposition. A tycoon-turned-politician, Thanathorn invigorated millions with his pledge to restore democracy to Thailand after launching the Future Forward party just a year ago. ...

Bloomberg Argentine opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez said he won’t lead the country into default if he wins the presidential election in October, seeking to reassure investors who fear a new government might renege on its borrowings. “What we can guarantee is that we aren’t going to fall into a new default. I received an Argentina in default. I don’t want ...

Bloomberg For an eagerly-anticipated decision on who will lead the European Union’s institutions, investors will need to tune in at the end of June for clarity. EU leaders gathered after the continent-wide ballot and differences were immediately apparent between key players German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. Together they have a lot riding on who will run ...

Bloomberg US National Security Adviser John Bolton warned Iran’s proxies not to attack US interests, saying any assault on their patron’s behalf would “risk a very strong response.” Bolton, in a briefing with reporters in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, said the US is “very concerned” that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps would use allied Shiite militia groups in Iraq to ...

Bloomberg PM Narendra Modi has once again taken control of India’s lower house of parliament. But it’s the upper house, which has thwarted him in the past, that might now define his reform agenda — and his position there is set to improve. That could place long-awaited but politically controversial land and labour reforms back on the political agenda, a ...

Bloomberg As the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began his second term on Wednesday, he did so with the blessing of just 8 percent of the nation’s 201 million people. While Buhari won 56 percent of the ballots, only 15.2 million of the 29 million registered voters backed him. The 35 percent turnout, down from 44 percent in the last elections ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson’s leadership ambitions were dealt an embarrassing setback when a London judge ruled that he must attend court to face allegations of misconduct in public office. Conservative Party favourite Johnson will face a preliminary hearing and then a criminal trial, District Judge Margot Coleman said on Wednesday, allowing an unprecedented private prosecution attempt to proceed against the politician. ...

Bloomberg Just days after a rousing European election victory, Italian Deputy PM Matteo Salvini is gearing up for a new clash with his weakened coalition ally over a corruption case involving an official from his own League party. The tussle over Deputy Infrastructure Minister Edoardo Rixi, who’s among politicians linked to a probe dubbed “Crazy Expenses,” has triggered new tension ...

Bloomberg British Conservatives may have suffered their worst election results ever, but their members of parliament are still feeling loved. Barely a day goes by without an invitation to coffee from one senior minister or another, hoping to win their support in the coming race to succeed Theresa May. Perhaps they would like to come to the Foreign Office, to ...

Bloomberg Ousted Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz started his campaign to take back the chancellery hours after his estranged coalition partners in the nationalist Freedom Party joined the opposition in a vote to dismiss him. The youngest Austrian head of government also became the shortest-serving and the first to be thrown out of office since the country was reconstituted after World ...