Opposition
Finance minister criticizes opposition's shadow budgets
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Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson has dismissed the opposition's shadow budgets as scattered and ungovernable. The four opposition parties – Social Democrats, Left Party, Green Party, and Center Party – have presented their alternatives to the government's 2026 budget. Clear differences emerge within the opposition, especially on benefits and taxes.
Opposition rejects nearly all 2026 budget items
The opposition in Chile's Special Mixed Budget Commission rejected nearly all 2026 budget items on Wednesday, in an unprecedented move to force negotiations with the government. The rejection impacts key funding for ministries including Health, Education, and Housing, drawing criticism from officialists who call it election-driven. Discussions will resume in November after elections.
Nobel winner Machado describes Venezuela's chaos under Maduro
Venezuela's opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado stated in an NPR interview that the country is in profound chaos under President Nicolás Maduro's regime. Speaking from hiding, she called for Maduro's removal, citing the rigged July 28, 2024, election where the opposition claimed a landslide victory. Machado backed candidate Edmundo González and criticized Maduro as an illegitimate strongman leading a criminal structure.
Socialist alliance's Haitham al-Hariry disqualified from 2025 House election
October 23, 2025 01:38Kenyans pressure President Suluhu to release opposition leader John Heche
September 10, 2025 01:20Ugandan Opposition Leaders Arrested in Kenya
Oppositions remain inflexible after Lecornu's intervention
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Resigned Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu concluded his negotiations with political forces in an interview on France 2 on October 8, 2025, stating an absolute majority exists in the Assembly to avoid dissolution. Left-wing and far-right oppositions rejected his proposals, demanding an early presidential election or new dissolution. Republicans, internally divided, refuse to join a left or Macronist government.
María Corina Machado awarded 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
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The Nobel Peace Prize committee has awarded the 2025 prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela. The honor arrives amid internal and external political tensions in the South American country. In Spain, the government remains silent, while the opposition celebrates it.
Martha Karua says 90 seconds enough to speak truth about Raila
Martha Karua, leader of the People's Liberation Party, revealed what she would have said at Raila Odinga's funeral in Bondo, stating 90 seconds would suffice. She criticized the treatment of opposition leaders at the event. Karua emphasized continuing Raila's fight for democracy and human rights.
Republicans condition participation in Lecornu government
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As Sébastien Lecornu prepares to form a new French government, Les Républicains leader Bruno Retailleau continues to condition his party's participation. Meanwhile, Marine Le Pen of the National Rally threatens to censure the government during its general policy declaration.