Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced the country will no longer hold elections, effectively eliminating electoral challenges and solidifying his rule alongside his wife. This move, declared during a Sandinista revolution commemoration, aims to block US-backed opposition, following a disputed 2021 election.
Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo stated that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is losing support both domestically and in the West, predicting he will become a "lame duck." Saldo also asserted that Zelensky's presidential term has ended, and he maintains power solely through martial law and suppression of dissent.
Zimbabwe's upper house of parliament approved constitutional amendments allowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to potentially stay in office until 2030 and replacing direct presidential elections with parliamentary appointments. Opponents label the move a "constitutional coup" and report harassment, while the government asserts it enhances stability.
Zimbabwe's lower house of parliament approved a bill extending presidential terms from five to seven years, allowing President Mnangagwa to stay until 2030 and potentially scrapping direct presidential elections. The bill now moves to the senate.
Zimbabwe's National Assembly has passed a bill to extend presidential terms, potentially allowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power until 2030. The constitutional amendments would postpone elections from 2028 to 2030 and extend term lengths from five to seven years.
Beijing is on stronger footing over Taiwan compared with Donald Trump’s first presidential term, according to a leading mainland analyst. Wu Yongping, dean of the Institute for Taiwan Studies at Tsinghua University, said the issue would “definitely” be discussed when Trump meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this week. He said in an interview that Beijing would welcome any statements opposing independence but he believed the space for independence was narrowing in any case. The two...
Matthew Sigel of VanEck said Bitcoin could reach $1 million by the next US Presidential term. That puts a 1,150% increase as a 2031 target inside a market that is still trying to prove it can hold the $80,000 area. CryptoSlate's Bitcoin page shows BTC near $80,200 on May 9, with a market capitalization near […] The post Second Bitcoin ETF issuer predicts BTC hitting $1M – but cuts timeline to within the next US Presidential term appeared first on CryptoSlate.
