World elections
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‘Not over yet’: After taking on Trump, Danish PM calls snap vote over Greenland
Mette Frederiksen will take the country to the polls on March 24, counting on her recent surge in popularity to take home the prize.
- David Crowe
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- Analysis
- Drugs
Will a new government breathe life into Thailand’s gasping cannabis industry?
Weed parlours were everywhere in Bangkok, like pubs in London. But the trade has been a debacle of the former government’s own making.
- Zach Hope
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Japan’s election result is a geopolitical earthquake and a ‘very big deal’ for Australia
The Japanese people have just given Sanae Takaichi a super-majority in the parliament. It signals a period of great change ahead for one of Australia’s key allies.
- Peter Hartcher
- Analysis
- Sanae Takaichi
Landslide win for Japan’s fledgling ‘Trump whisperer’ an opportunity for Canberra
The victory vindicates Sanae Takaichi’s decision to take a firm hand with China, which has been increasingly assertive in the Indo-Pacific.
- Lisa Visentin
Thailand’s progressives crushed by conservatives in election surprise
Thailand’s conservatives are poised to form government after the youth-led reform movement and the political vehicle of the Shinawatra family suffered election shocks.
- Zach Hope and Veena Thoopkrajae
- Analysis
- Japan
‘Not from central casting’: Japan’s unconventional leader puts it all on the line
Sanae Takaichi is banking on a snap election to give her the mandate to run the country the way she wants to.
- Lisa Visentin
Japan to hold early election as Takaichi aims to capitalise on her popularity
Elected in October as Japan’s first female leader, Takaichi has been in office only three months, but she has seen strong approval ratings of about 70 per cent.
- Mari Yamaguchi
- Analysis
- China relations
The not-so-subtle message in cheesy moment between two leaders
Like all finely tuned pieces of diplomatic stagecraft, there was more to the friendly jamming session than matching tracksuits and K-pop hits.
- Lisa Visentin
- Analysis
- Myanmar
As some boycott Myanmar’s flawed election, others hope for change
Voting is almost sure to favour the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls but some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions.
- Sui-Lee Wee
Trump made this the new political test – Mamdani just showed the left how to ace it
Two weeks before the New York election, Zohran Mamdani appeared on an edgy anti-woke podcast. His answers had the host in stitches – and drew 1.9 million views.
- Nathan Taylor Pemberton