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Police officers pass a burnt police armoured personnel carrier after gunmen kidnapped several people from an orphanage in a mountainous community that has been under deadly attacks by armed gangs since the start of this year, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, in Kenscoff, Haiti August 4, 2025.
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Then & Now: Can Haiti's government hold an election?

Last fall, Haiti created a transitional presidential council tasked with regaining control over the gang-ravaged Caribbean country and ushering in elections by February 2026.

Trouble ahead for UK’s prime minister?
GZERO Europe

Trouble ahead for UK’s prime minister?

In this episode of GZERO Europe, Carl Bildt weighs in on the increasingly fragile future of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Election season is here
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Election season is here

As we race toward the end of 2025, voters in over a dozen countries will head to the polls for elections that have major implications for their populations and political movements globally.

Why is public trust low, and how to fix it
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Why is public trust low, and how to fix it

Why is trust in democracy so low? Iain Walker, executive director of the newDemocracy Foundation, argues that the incentives of modern elections, which reward demonization and five-second public opinion, make it difficult to solve complex problems. The fix: create spaces for public judgment where citizens have time, information, and a mandate to deliberate.

What We’re Watching: Trump and Musk feud, Russia retaliates, Bangladesh sets elections
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Trump and Musk feud, Russia retaliates, Bangladesh sets elections

Trump and Musk's public feud, Russian pounds Ukraine with airstrikes, and elections in Bangladesh next spring.

Venezuela’s opposition leader on Trump, Maduro, and why the ballot box isn’t the answer this time
GZERO Reports

Venezuela’s opposition leader on Trump, Maduro, and why the ballot box isn’t the answer this time

This Sunday, Venezuelans will go to the polls in the first nationwide elections since the contested presidential election last July.

How will the Trump presidency influence elections in Europe?
GZERO Europe

How will the Trump presidency influence elections in Europe?

How do you believe that the Trump presidency will influence elections in Europe? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from Stockholm, Sweden.

10 elections to watch in 2025
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10 elections to watch in 2025

This time last year, we had you buckle up for the world’s most intense year of democracy in action, with more than 65 countries holding elections involving at least 4.2 billion people. As we now know, many of those voters turned against incumbents in 2024 — from the United Kingdom and the United States to Botswana, Japan, and South Korea, just to name a handful. Now, we’re spotlighting the 10 most consequential elections of 2025.

Why is TikTok being investigated by the EU over Romania's elections?
GZERO Europe

Why is TikTok being investigated by the EU over Romania's elections?

Why is the EU investigating TikTok over the elections in Romania? What is the new French prime minister doing in order to resolve the political crisis of the country? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from Northern Italy.

​South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2024.
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South Korean president’s removal slows down over court vacancies

On Tuesday, the floor leader for South Korea’s newly-impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol’s party said it would be inappropriate to fill vacancies on the constitutional court with the powers of an acting president, setting up a fight aimed at slow-rolling Yoon’s final removal from office.