Current Affairs - Politics

Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected as President of Zimbabwe in the August 2023 election. He won 52.6% of the vote, defeating Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), who received 44% of the vote. The election was marred by allegations of irregularities, including voter intimidation and vote-buying. The CCC has rejected the results and has called for a recount. However, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said that there is no evidence to support the allegations of fraud.

Tharman Shanmugaratnam, an Indian-origin economist, won Singapore's presidential election, a significant political development after a ten-year gap and marking the country's first contested presidential polls since 2011.

The Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha is appointed as the head of the Committee of Privileges in the Rajya Sabha.

Karnataka leads in having the highest percentage of billionaire MLAs. The ADR analysis states that 14% of MLAs in Karnataka are billionaires.

Vakkom Purushothaman commenced his political life as an activist of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) before joining the Congress. Vakkom Purushothaman served as Minister for Agriculture and Labour and later assumed the positions of Lieutenant Governor in Andaman Nicobar, and Governor of Mizoram and Meghalaya.