Tag: Elections

Costa Rica’s Close Election Tests Women’s Rights 

In Costa Rica’s runoff on Sunday, voters will decide between a candidate found to have sexually harassed junior employees at the World Bank and a former president once accused of corruption.

The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus

It started as an act of graffiti at a playground in Minsk. It turned into a remarkable campaign of defiance against an increasingly totalitarian regime.

Mélenchon, a Fiery Leftist, Has Late Surge in French Election

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a skilled orator and veteran politician, hopes to become the first left-wing candidate since 2012 to reach the second round of France’s presidential election.