Alex Salmond: Scotland’s first nationalist leader and a tireless campaigner for independence: Alex Salmond, possibly one of the most famous Scottish politicians of recent decades, and certainly the best-known face of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has died at the age of 69. The former first minister of Scotland, a long-standing member of the Westminster …
Mangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history: Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi speaks in parliament. GCIS/Flickr Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was one of the last of a generation of black South African leaders who influenced the transition from …
Swedish election: what we know so far about the influence the nationalist right will have in the new government: With final election results announced, it is now clear that Sweden is to have a new government. Magdalena Andersson, the Social Democratic leader and prime minister, has resigned and Ulf Kristersson, party leader for the centre-right …
Swedish election: triumph for the nationalist right leaves establishment parties in a quandary: The nationalist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats are the major gainers of the 2022 Swedish national elections. Votes are still being counted but preliminary results show the party has gained 3.1%. This makes it the second largest party in Sweden, trailing only the the …
Cyprus: what is Elam, the far-right nationalist party seeking success after the demise of Golden Dawn?: A new shadow looms over Cypriot politics. Not much is known about the country’s far right, but Elam’s recent gains in the May 2021 general election put the party on the map for good. Elam originally started in 2008 …
South Africa in the news: Black Nationalist Thought in South Africa: This book maintains that South Africa, despite the official end of apartheid in 1994, remains steeped in the interstices of coloniality. The author looks at the Black Nationalist thought in South Africa and its genealogy. Colonial modernity and coloniality …: “South Africa” – BingNews …