#political-transition

#political-transition

After more than a decade and a half of fascist and subservient rule, the activities of parliament are beginning today with representatives elected by the people. The fallen dictatorship made parliament dysfunctional, instead of making it the centre of all national activities. We will make parliament the centre of all debates and arguments aimed at resolving the country's problems.

There are certain issues which Kast will emphasize first, like immigration. He will take a very strong stand in controlling the borders, where he will probably increase the presence of the military. Dealing with this will be key to his success.

Youth-led protests under a loose gen-Z banner began as a demonstration against a brief social media ban, but were fed by wider grievances at corruption and a woeful economy. Nearly 19 million voters will choose who replaces the interim government in place since the September 2025 uprising, in which at least 77 people were killed, and parliament and scores of government buildings were torched.

In Iran today, the central question is not who will replace Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but rather who is best positioned to decide how that transition would be managed. The question matters because, in the Islamic Republic, such a transition would not only be a constitutional issue. Above all, it would be a test of cohesion among institutions, factions, and security apparatuses.

I think we are in a transition process. It's happening in stages. Sometimes we don't see that certain preconditions must be met for this electoral process to take place. The United States, which has become a key player in domestic politics, has said so. Marco Rubio confirmed it in his meeting with the Caribbean countries: we are heading towards an electoral consultation.

Since the third season overlaps the second by about ten seconds, let's refresh our memories about what happened before we see Kate (Keri Russell) racing across the Winfield House back lawn following the news of President Rayburn's (Michael McKean) death. It was a doozy of machinations and intended next steps, all thrown into chaos by the abrupt loss of one president and the ascension of another.

Wickremesinghe, 76, is the first Sri Lankan former head of state to be arrested. He has been accused of using around $55,000 in state funds for a stopover in Britain while returning home from a diplomatic trip to Havana and New York in September 2023. Following his arrest on Friday, the ex-president was taken to Welikada prison in the suburbs of Colombo before being moved to the prison hospital and later the main state-run hospital in the city.