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Delhi sealed, journalists detained: Inside the CJP protest on October 10

What Delhi witnessed on October 10 felt like an ‘undeclared emergency.’ A protest called by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and Left student organisations, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, seems to have rattled the government so much that it turned the city into a fortress. Every route to…

Newslaundry · Oct 11

Stopped at every turn: How Delhi Police kept protesters away from Jantar Mantar

The Cockroach Janta Party and Left organisations had called a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Instead, Delhi saw widespread barricading, a heavy police deployment, and the mass detention of…

Newslaundry · Oct 10

Halving MEPs’ salaries would take them ‘out of their bubbles’, MEP says

The Left MEP Marc Botenga said his group’s proposal to halve MEPs’ salaries would bring them “down to earth” and make it easier for them to “realise what a normal European is going through”.

Euronews · Oct 8

Opposition agitation against CEC will fail with Mamata Banerjee involved, says BJP

BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar dismissed the opposition's joint protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. He criticised the unpredictable political positions of Mamata Banerjee and her alliances. Sarkar claimed that the elections were conducted peacefully in 2026 without any incidents of violence or malpractice. He also rejected allegations of monitoring…

The Economic Times · Sep 26

The Far-Left Wins Berlin's Election on the Promise of Seizing Private Apartments

The Left wants to cure the city's high housing costs by expropriating 225,000 apartments owned by large real estate corporations.

Reason · Sep 23

West Bengal bypolls emerge as battle for opposition space

West Bengal’s October 6 bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar have become a contest for the opposition space after the TMC split and loss of its original name and symbol. The Congress and Left seek to regain voters, while rival TMC factions compete for the party’s political inheritance, with BJP also…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

Germany: The Left triumphs in Berlin as AfD surges in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Germany’s final state elections of the year have delivered a sharp political shake-up. The Left has won Berlin, while the AfD has come out on top in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with the CDU suffering heavy losses in both elections.

Euronews · Sep 21

Tense Berlin election finale: who is to emerge strongest in the capital?

The Left and the CDU are vying for first place, with the AfD and the Greens trailing and the SPD suffering heavy losses. An overview of parties, leading candidates, key issues and possible coalitions.

Euronews · Sep 19

Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls: Final field set for multi-cornered contests

Saturday marked an eventful last day of withdrawal of nominations which witnessed the flip-flop of Banerjee's Rejinagar candidate over withdrawal from poll race, the arrest of an Independent candidate in the same seat and the judicial remand of the Congress nominee in Nandigram, effectively throwing him out of the campaign…

The Economic Times · Sep 19

The AfD is surging and Berlin is going to the polls. Could the ‘City of Freedom’ fall to the far right?

IN FOCUS: After success in Saxony-Anhalt, the far-right AfD has trained its sights on state elections in the German capital of Berlin. In one of the world’s most liberal cities, the party is just four points off the lead in the polls. Alex Croft reports

The Independent UK · Sep 19