Sunday, January 20, 2019

Foreign Digest Updates: Sweden, Sudan, Zimbabwe


Sweden
            Four months after parliamentary elections in Sweden, in which no party gained a majority, a minority government was formed late last week, led by democratic socialists.  They received a majority of votes in Parliament only because of the abstentions of the leading center-left, centrist and center-right parties, who united in this manner to block the far-right anti-immigrant party, which had gained seats.  None of the parties considered forming a coalition government with the xenophobes.

Sudan
There were more protests in Sudan last week about the cost of living and more deaths of protesters. The Sudanese Government is one of the most repressive in the world and is also a state sponsor of terrorism.

Zimbabwe
           There have been more protests in Zimbabwe about the cost of living.  Last week, the leading human rights advocate was arrested and Internet service suspended.  Zimbabwe is led by an authoritarian socialist government that has been in power since 1980.

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