elections

With Allies Like These

Haima Deshpande

The Shiv Sena’s rejection of BJP’s presidential choice hints of worse to come for Maharashtra’s ruling alliance

Ram Nath Kovind: First Person Singular

Kumar Anshuman

It is not his Dalit identity alone that makes Ram Nath Kovind an ideal presidential choice

All the President’s Mien

Sunanda K Datta-Ray

A brief history of the interface between the ceremonial and the political

May Be a Wounded Lion

Lance Price

The ideal day after June 8th: A new Theresa May and a new Labour

Indraprastha

Virendra Kapoor

The battle for the next President

Emmanuel Macron: March of the Seducer

Samantha de Bendern

At 39, he is France’s youngest ever president, and his election a relief for a world distressed by Trump and Brexit. But the real test for Emmanuel Macron comes next month as France elects a new parliament

The French Resolution

Samantha de Bendern

Europe may avoid a nervous breakdown as a neophyte globalist is likely to win the Elysee Palace in the final round. But how long can France resist the populist?