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Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, succeeding fellow left-winger Anne Hidalgo

Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, succeeding fellow left-winger Anne Hidalgo

Published by Sam Flores

Socialist frontrunner Emmanuel Grégoire was elected Paris mayor on Sunday, beating right-wing former minister Rachida Dati in the last major test of the French public mood ahead of next year’s all-important presidential election. Grégoire, a 48-year-old former deputy of outgoing Mayor Anne Hidalgo, was credited with around 51% of the vote, trouncing Dati and hard-left rival Sophia Chikirou – and defying forecasts of a close race. “Paris has decided to stay true to its history,” Grégoire told a cheering crowd, vowing to resist the right and far right in the lead-up to next year’s presidential polls.  “Paris will be the heart of the resistance against this alliance of the right, which seeks to take away what we hold most precious and fragile: the simple joy of living together,” he added.  Emmanuel Grégoire defied forecasts of a close race to comfortably win the French capital’s mayoral election. © Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP The newly elected mayor then cycled to City Hall on a Velib’, the French capital’s flagship bike-sharing system, signalling continuity with his predecessors.  His victory follows 25 years of transformational rule under successive left-wing mayors …

The House Article | Jeremy Corbyn Officially Elected Parliamentary Leader Of ‘Your Party’

The House Article | Jeremy Corbyn Officially Elected Parliamentary Leader Of ‘Your Party’

Published by Sam Flores

Jeremy Corbyn joins demonstrators at Parliament Square protesting against US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, February 2026 (Credit: Waldemar Sikora / Alamy Live News) 3 min read1 hr Exclusive: Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has officially become parliamentary leader of ‘Your Party’ after being elected to the role by the new party’s executive committee. At a meeting of the party’s central executive committee (CEC) on Sunday afternoon, 14 members voted to appoint Corbyn parliamentary leader, with zero against. He will now lead the party’s cohort of four MPs in Westminster. Your Party insiders hope the development will provide clear leadership after much turmoil, as the new initiative has been beset by persistent infighting since the start. Two of the Independent Alliance MPs –  Adnan Hussain and Iqbal Mohamed – who were co-founding Your Party quit the project over internal tensions, and just two – Shockat Adam and Ayoub Khan – are still involved. Zarah Sultana, who quit the Labour Party to join Corbyn’s party last year, has now been effectively sidelined after recent internal elections saw …

Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus resigns, handing power to elected government

Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus resigns, handing power to elected government

Published by Sam Flores

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus stepped down on Monday in a farewell broadcast to the nation before handing over to an elected government. “Today, the interim government is stepping down,” the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner said. “But let the practice of democracy, freedom of speech, and fundamental rights that has begun not be halted.” Yunus returned from self-imposed exile in August 2024, days after the iron-fisted government of Sheikh Hasina was overthrown by a student-led uprising and she fled by helicopter to India. Read moreBangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity “That was the day of great liberation,” he said. “What a day of joy it was! Bangladeshis across the world shed tears of happiness. The youth of our country freed it from the grip of a demon.” He has led Bangladesh as its “chief adviser” since, and now hands over power after congratulating the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its leader Tarique Rahman on a “landslide victory” in elections last week. “The people, voters, political parties, and stakeholder …

Socialist Antonio José Seguro elected president, beating far right

Socialist Antonio José Seguro elected president, beating far right

Published by Sam Flores

Socialist Antonio José Seguro, after the announcement of the presidential election results in Caldas da Rainha,Portugal, on February 8, 2026. PEDRO NUNES/REUTERS Antonio José Seguro, a Socialist, was elected president of the Portuguese Republic on Sunday, February 8, with 66.8% of the vote, defeating far-right leader André Ventura (33.2%), the founder of the Chega (“Enough”) party. While the wide margin reflected strong voter turnout, Ventura’s score was higher than his party’s result in the May 2025 parliamentary elections, confirming that Chega is entrenched in Portugal and that Ventura is a disruptive, central actor in the changing state of the country’s political scene. Seguro, 63, a former secretary general of the left-wing Socialist Party (2011-2014), had already come out ahead in the first round, winning 31.1% of the vote on January 18. Running for the presidency after having stepped back from politics for years, he managed to rally support from well beyond his own camp. Throughout his campaign, he benefited from endorsements by figures from the far left, the center and the right, including ex-president and …

Novelist Boualem Sansal elected to Académie française months after release from Algerian jail

Novelist Boualem Sansal elected to Académie française months after release from Algerian jail

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Boualem Sansal, the French-Algerian novelist who was jailed by Algeria in November 2024 amid of a diplomatic crisis between Paris and Algiers, was elected to join the Académie française on Thursday. Sansal, who was pardoned by Algeria’s president last November after spending a year in jail, joins the 40 lifelong members of the Académie, traditionally known as the “immortels” (immortals). Read moreThe diplomatic gamble that freed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal The writer was a late contender for the seat left vacant by the late lawyer and writer Jean-Denis Bredin, after no candidate won a majority in an earlier vote in December. Other candidates included Belgian poet Philippe Leuckx. Known as the guardian of the French language, the Académie is tasked with maintaining the language’s purity and publishes an official dictionary. In early December, the Académie honoured Sansal at a ceremony where he received the international literary award the Cino del Duca World Prize for his work. In 2015, he won the Académie’s Grand Prix du Roman for his book “2084: The End of the World”, …

Marya Schechtman elected new APA board chair

Marya Schechtman elected new APA board chair

Published by Jenni Sidey

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that at its meeting last fall, the APA board of officers elected Prof. Marya Schechtman the association’s next board chair. Schechtman, who will succeed Prof. R. Lanier Anderson of Stanford University, will begin her three-year term on July 1, 2026. Marya Schechtman is LAS Distinguished Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Illinois Chicago. She was president of the Central Division in 2023–2024 and served on the Central Division Executive Committee in 2010–2013 and 2022–2025. Schechtman is an affiliate of the Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience at the University of Illinois Chicago and an associate member of the Centre for the Philosophy of Memory, Université Grenoble Alpes (2021–present). She was an associate dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago (2011–2021), associate editor of Philosophical Explorations (2008–2012), a member of the editorial board of Kriterion – Journal of Philosophy, and a member of the international advisory board of Centro Internacional de Neurociencia y Ética. …

Marc Sazer Elected President of AFM Local 47

Marc Sazer Elected President of AFM Local 47

Published by Daniella Wilson

The American Federation of Musicians’ Los Angeles Local will soon have a new president. Marc Sazer has been elected president of the roughly 5,000-person Local 47, the union announced on Tuesday. The violinist has served as vice president of the Local since 2022 and succeeds Stephanie O’Keefe, who has led the union since 2021. “I am thrilled to be able to work to advance musicians’ interests in this new role. We’ve assembled a stellar leadership team, and look forward with optimism and excitement to helping our musical community build a strong and thriving future together,” Sazer said in a statement. Over the course of a long musical career, Sazer has performed for television shows including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Empire and for films such as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The Peabody Conservatory graduate has also recorded for Frank Sinatra, Shirley Horn and Randy Newman. Also elected this cycle was John Acosta, a former Local 47 president who will serve as vice president. Gail Kruvand was re-elected to …

Syrian refugee elected mayor of German town, years after fleeing war

Syrian refugee elected mayor of German town, years after fleeing war

Published by Sam Flores

CNN  —  A Syrian who arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. Ryyan Alshebl, who left his hometown of As Suwayda in Syria eight years ago, ran as an independent in the municipality of Ostelsheim. He won 55.41% of the votes on Sunday, beating two German candidates, Marco Strauss and Mathias Fey. Locals cheered the 29-year-old when he welcomed his win, a victory he described as “sensational,” German local broadcaster SWR reported Monday. “Today, Ostelsheim sent an example for broad-mindedness and cosmopolitanism for the whole of Germany,” he said, according to to German public broadcaster ZDF. “That’s not something that can be taken for granted in a conservative, rural area.” Alshebl’s first call after his victory was to his mother in Syria, who was thrilled with the news, SWR reported. The Association of Municipalities of Baden-Württemberg said Alshebl is the first man with Syrian roots to run for and win a mayor’s office. He will start his role in June. Ostelsheim residents …