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Bolivian president quits after army tells him to go

Bloomberg Evo Morales, South America’s longest-serving president and a towering figure for the region’s left-wing movements, resigned after election irregularities triggered weeks of violent clashes and intervention from the armed forces. Morales said he was leaving office to avoid violence, adding that he wouldn’t flee the country since he hadn’t stolen anything. He pointed to the economic progress of the ...

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Trump impeachment inquiry to reshape 2020 presidential election

Bloomberg The start of public impeachment hearings in the House this week will push the race for the White House into a new phase, testing whether Democratic efforts to investigate President Donald Trump risk hurting the party in the 2020 election. Democratic front-runner Joe Biden will also be a central figure in the proceedings, which will challenge his political resilience. ...

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Boris Johnson wants the hardest of EU trade deals

British voters are being hit over the head with the key message of Boris Johnson’s campaign for the December 12 election: In speeches and on posters and on campaign flyers is the promise that his government would “get Brexit done” quickly and move on to other things. The Conservative Party is in a hurry. Johnson’s team is promising that Brexit ...

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