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The lines are still moving in Israel, where almost 80 per cent of the ballot papers were stripped on Wednesday, 28 October. At this time, Netanyahu's Likud and his right-wing allies are in the lead, but not enough to form a majority. The opposition gathers behind Gadi Eisenkot comes behind with the possibility of alliance of the Arab party that achieves a breakthrough during these elections.
Against all odds, Lula was taken over as head of Brazil, after winning the presidential election against his far right rival Flavio Bolsonaro. A historic victory for Labour but fragile as its fourth (non-consecutive) term looks difficult because it will have to deal with a majority Conservative parliament.
Lula won a new fourth term as President of Brazil, upsetting the prognosis after a contested election. But electoral victory now opens another battle, that of compromises. Without a majority in Congress, the left-wing president will have to negotiate support and make concessions to carry out his program. Return to his election and decryption of the power relations that will affect this new mandate.
At the end of the G20 Milwaukee Trade on Thursday, the United States failed to reach out to other countries on the issue of "industrial overcapacity", a barely veiled attack on Chinese competition and forced labour, a contentious issue since the introduction of US surcharges against some 60 partners.
Leon XIV arrives in France on Friday for four days. First stage: Paris with a passage to the Élysée. Then the pope will go to Lourdes and Metz. Three cities, three strong messages in a France where the weight of Catholicism has fallen sharply.
The human body has an amazing ability to withstand difficult situations, as demonstrated by the many cases of people who continued to live despite the loss of some of their limbs.
Morocco is holding parliamentary elections on Wednesday after a campaign dominated by concerns about purchasing power, employment and inequality, in a context of distrust towards political parties.
In Russia, Vladimir Putin's party won, unsurprisingly, a large majority in the legislative elections of Sunday, September 20, marked by computer hacking and Ukrainian drone attacks to which Moscow promised a response.
Persecuted in their country of origin, they hoped to start a new life in the United States. They were deported to Cameroon, where they have no ties. France 24 investigated with Forbidden Stories the situation of several African migrant women welcomed in a Yaoundé centre, after their expulsion by the Trump administration, under a secret agreement negotiated between the leaders of the two countries.
Vladimir Putin's party, united Russia, won the legislative elections on Sunday with at least 355 seats in the Duma, according to the preliminary results of the Election Commission released on Monday. He beats his previous record of 343 seats in 2016.
The European Union denounced on Friday 18 September, with the voice of a spokesman, the climate of "systematic and institutionalized repression" in which the parliamentary elections in Russia are held, against the background of war in Ukraine. The explanations of Elena Volochin, journalist in France 24 and former correspondent in Moscow.
