SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean voters handed President Park Geun-hye a stunning political setback by denying her conservative party a majority in the next National Assembly, poll results showed Thursday, Apr 14. The outcome, which came as a surprise to many, will likely threaten Park’s plans to push ahead with controversial economic reforms, including plans … Continue reading →
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s parliament on Tuesday Apr. 5, debated an opposition motion to remove President Jacob Zuma because the country’s top court ruled that he had violated the constitution in a spending scandal. The debate was raucous at times but the motion was unlikely to pass because it requires a two-thirds majority for … Continue reading →
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