Snap Elections in Johor State, Implications for Malaysia at-large
By: Johor chief minister's office (KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA) - History, by its very nature, is a slow-burning fuse. But on this day, the first of June 2026, in the southernmost state of the country of Malaysia - the match has been struck, the fuse is lit, and the political landscape roars into life. The wait is over; the tension was too high - the Johor Chief Minister has obtained consent to throw down the gauntlet to pave the way for a snap election by July 31. While the Johor
Timothy
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Denmark punishes the Social Democrats, Lessons from the Elections
By Christian Ursilva - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ursilva/55042888769/, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=182190394. (BERLIN, GERMANY) - The dust has settled over Denmark after the quite chaotic and closely watched Danish Folketing election, and a new political landscape has formed for the Scandinavian country. The biggest headlines are, of course, the absolute collapse of the Socialdemokratiet to their lowest support in over a century, despite
Timothy
Jun 15 min read
A Brief History of Labour Day
1st of May demonstration of the SPÖ at Rathausplatz in Vienna. © C.Stadler/Bwag (KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA) - It’s been a month since the first of May - the starting of a new month in the Gregorian Calendar and yet, it is also a day to celebrate the work of the labour movement - and a recognition of what happened in the city of Chicago on this day back in 1886, where a peaceful workers protest in favour of an eight hour workday suddenly turned bloody on the fourth of the month,
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Jun 15 min read
