Steve Bloomfield

1 week ago | observer.co.uk | Steve Bloomfield

At a rally to mark the first three months of the second coming of Donald Trump, the US president claimed that it had been “the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country”. The data suggests otherwise. An opinion poll released to mark the moment revealed that just 39% of Americans approve of the job he’s doing, the lowest 100-day job approval rating for a president in the past 80 years.

1 week ago | observer.co.uk | Steve Bloomfield

On Tuesday morning, at a relatively low-key session of the Bundestag, the new leader of Europe will be sworn in. Technically, Friedrich Merz will merely become Germany’s 10th postwar chancellor. But at a moment when a divided and panicked Europe is trying to work out its role in a world where it can no longer rely on the US, there is a hope – even from those traditionally wary of German power – that the leader of the rightwing Christian Democrats can fill a void.

2 weeks ago | observer.co.uk | Steve Bloomfield

When the Sudanese telecoms billionaire Mo Ibrahim launched the Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership in 2007, he hoped the prestige and the $5m cheque would give democracy on the continent a much-needed boost. Leaders were eligible if they had been democratically elected, strengthened their country’s human rights and prosperity, and – crucially – had stepped down when their time in office came to an end.

May 25, 2024 | theguardian.com | Steve Bloomfield

It was supposed to be a show of strength, a packed crowd of 83,000 ANC supporters showing South Africa that despite the country’s myriad problems, the ruling party was still confident of victory in Wednesday’s pivotal elections.

May 25, 2024 | msn.com | Steve Bloomfield

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