The EFF's Balancing Act: Domestic Appeal & African Ambitions

Authors: Kira Alberts & Fikile Monareng

The EFF has quickly become a prominent (and controversial) South African political party. But are they sidelining their transnational ambitions as they prepare for the 2024 elections?

Senate elections 2023:

Confirmation of the bourgeois-conservative camp in the French upper house of parliament

The French Senate, which has been dominated by the bourgeois-conservative camp since the beginning of the Fifth Republic - with the exception of a three-year socialist interlude between 2011 and 2014 - saw no political surprise in the partial elections to the Senate on September 24, 2023. The Républicains (LR), along with their Union centriste allies, retained an absolute majority in the Palais du Luxembourg, the seat of the Senate in Paris. The Union Centriste is a French parliamentary group that unites center and center-right deputies in the Senate. It is currently the third strongest political force in the upper house and unites, among others, the parties Union des démocrates et indépendants, Les Centristes, Parti radical, Alliance centriste, Calédonie ensemble and Tapura huiraatira. Currently, 144 seats (previously 145) are expected for LR and around 60 seats for the Union centriste (previously 57). The final results will be announced on October 3, the deadline for newly elected deputies to join a parliamentary group Senator Gérald Larcher (LR), re-elected for the sixth time, is expected to be reconfirmed in his post as Senate president. The election results of the partial elections can be classified as an indicator of the development of the French party landscape. At the same time, the elections distort the current mood among French voters due to their specific electoral law - while the election says a lot about the traditional and local anchoring of the parties, hardly any or no conclusions can be drawn for the next presidential, parliamentary or European elections.

Towards Agricultural Sustainability and Efficiency

Gaps, Bottlenecks and Prospects

Lesen im Sozialismus

Die Ausstellung "Lesen im Sozialismus: die DDR und die VR Bulgarien" lädt Sie zu einer Zeitreise in die Literatur der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik und der Volksrepublik Bulgarien ein. 20 Plakate sind dem Lesen in der DDR und 4 Plakate der bulgarischen Literatur im Sozialismus gewidmet. Die Hauptthemen sind: die Zeitschrift "Regenbogen", Georgi Markow und Radoj Ralin, der historische Roman und der Verlag "Narodna Kultura". Sie bietet ein ideales Umfeld für Projekte, Vorträge, Referate, Diskussionen oder Filmabende über die Kultur- und Literaturgeschichte zweier vergangener Regime und deren Einfluss auf uns heute.

Interest-based Policy Rather than a Save-the-World Approach

Why German Development Cooperation with Africa Must Be Reconsidered

Germany’s interests in Africa are self-evident. They range from business and security to political partnership in the context of global systemic rivalry. But is Germany making use of all its options to preserve its interests on the neighbouring continent? The answer to this is: no! Particularly in view of the immense investments that Germany is making in the field of development cooperation, the question must be raised as to whether these investments could not be made in a much more targeted manner – to the benefit of the African partners, but also in our own interest.

Regionalism and integration in Latin America and the Caribbean

Recurring metaphors from the myth of Sisyphus

The advancement and setbacks of integration processes in Latin America and the Caribbean have been a matter of constant interest and debate in both academic and political circles within our region and beyond its borders.

A Law on Improving Law Enforcement in Social Networks

Translation of the law

In Germany, the Law on Improving Law Enforcement in Social Networks (Law on Law Enforcement in the Digital Environment - Networks) has been in force since October 1, 2017.

Enquête sur la presse électronique en Algérie

Réalisée par l’Association des Journalistes du Constantinois en partenariat avec Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Algérie

La presse en Algérie, comme dans le monde reste un des piliers indispensables pour une société ouverte et dynamique. Sa mission est de refléter la pluralité culturelle de la société et le débat contradictoire, en sus de sa capacite à contribuer à l’évolution d’une société enrichie de l’expression plurielle, porteuse de responsabilités au bénéfice du bien être sociétal, objectif clé d’une démocratie populaire.

“Democracia, humanismo y pueblos indígenas”

Serie de diez publicaciones

La serie “Democracia, Humanismo y Pueblos Indígenas” está formada por 10 tomos que analizan conceptos importantes para la vida de las comunidades indígenas, además de que buscan aportar ideas para los tomadores de decisiones de este país.

First center-left government in Latvia

A change of government with shaky foundations

The new government is in place - albeit with a narrow majority. After the presidential elections in May of this year, a political reshuffle of the government was inevitable. The new president was elected with the votes of the largest opposition party, the Union of Greens and Peasants (ZZS). The fact that a major oligarch is behind the ZZS made the new coalition formation difficult and also poses major challenges for the strongest party, New Unity (JV). In practical terms, this has already become clear in the election of the new speaker of parliament. But this constellation also holds explosive potential politically.