Odebrecht Scandal Claims Its Latest President
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned on March 21, one day before Congress was set to vote on his impeachment, due to his connections to Odebrecht.
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Author: Taylor Cain
DACA Stalls as Senate Deadline Approaches
The Democrats conceded to McConnell during the shutdown and removed DACA recipients from the budget negotiations on the condition that McConnell would allow them to introduce an immigration bill which includes protection for DACA recipients.
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Protests Against Honduran Election Results Turn Violent
Honduras’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal declared incumbent President, Juan Orlando Hernandez, the winner of the presidential election in December. Since then thousands of Hondurans have been protesting the results.
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Haitian Visas and Immigration Fallacies
United States Secretary of Homeland Security announced the termination of temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians living in the United States causing more than 59,000 Haitians who legally live and work in the United States have 18 months to self-deport.
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Venezuelan Opposition Disputes Election Results
MUD accused the National Electoral Council of producing confusing ballots and strategically moving polling places to aid ruling party candidates.
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Australia’s Manus Island Refugees Forced to Leave
The Manus Island Detention Center in Papua New Guinea was closed by the Australian government on October 31, 2017. The government closed the facility on October 31, shut off power on November 1, began destroying shelters built by the migrants on November 10.
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Concern Remains Over Ethics of Kyrgyzstan Presidential Election
Though the election marked a peaceful transition in power, international election observers criticized the high amounts of vote-buying,the Babanov campaign was given three warnings by the Central Elections Committee for violating campaign rules.
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Kenyan Election Results Nullified Due To Hacking
The Kenyan Supreme Court announced Sept. 20 that it nullified the results of its Aug. 8 presidential election after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) failed to verify the results.
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Cameroon Protests
Pro-anglophone independence movements began at the end of 2016 due to concerns that top civil service jobs were only given to francophone Cameroonian, giving way to current violent protests.
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Rwanda’s Embryonic Democracy Threatened by Its Creator
President Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s leader since 1994, could effectively rule until 2034 due to a constitutional referendum but, his prolonged control could also hinder the very democracy he has tried to promote.
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