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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta endorses his former arch-rival for the country's top job, weeks after their parties joined forces ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in August. "We have a team leader in the name of Raila Amollo Odinga." says Kenyatta in Nairobi. SOUNDBITE
Leader of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), Martin Schulz, holds an election rally in Hamburg on Thursday. Schulz is challenging German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the country's top job in next month's general election. The former European Parliament chief is racing to narrow his party's gap in the polls with Merkel's conservatives. The latest Deutschlandtrend survey for ARD put support for Merkel's CDU/CSU at 38 percent, followed by the SPD at 22 percent. But Schulz insisted he could still win the race by focusing on those who have yet to make up their minds, after a study last week showed 46 percent of voters are still undecided. IMAGES
Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition Official website: www.geopolitical-simulator-5.com The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! Main New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and Robotics. Simulations 2026 and 2025 The game offers the possibility to start the campaign at the beginning of 2026 or 2025. Both historical contexts are recreated with updated corresponding economic data, the annual events calendar. Governments and parliaments are accurately reproduced for both periods, with their political orientation and the composition of their ministerial team. War in Europe On the European continent, the Russian threat is spreading. After a U.S. disengagement from NATO, play as one or several European countries to stop the Kremlin’s war machine. You will need to strengthen national defenses, share a nuclear umbrella, or even create a true European army. As the head of this coalition, you will command all units to prevent Russia from conquering further territories. Tourism Simulation Develop your national tourism industry to climb the global tourism rankings, win the title of the most visited city in the world, or have new sites recognized as UNESCO World Heritage. Highly detailed with numerous real-world data, the simulation measures tourism appeal based on many criteria (natural and cultural assets, international events, cost of living, coastal, leisure, or mountain infrastructure, accommodation options, quality of transportation, public safety, road safety, terrorist risk, climate, gastronomy, disaster risk, health safety, human rights…), which you can influence and develop as the leader of a country or as the head of major companies in the sector, by building on the map, subsidizing, budgeting, or leveraging influence. Regime Censorship and New Political Party Strategies Various systems of censure practiced in the world are reproduced here: motion against the head of state and/or their government, vote by simple or absolute majority, dissolution of Parliament, vote of confidence on a legislative bill. As the head of state, the player must face these attacks led by the opposing party AI. Conversely, as the head of the opposition party, the player can attempt to bring down the regime to trigger new elections or take their place. Political influence and communication, the formation (or destruction) of political coalitions, are essential to emerge as the winner in these situations. New settings for parties have been added, which determine the level of activity of parties managed by the AI. Management of Personal Wealth As a politician or businessman, players can grow their fortune. Various options are available: increase wealth, buy and sell valuable items (cars, private jets, paintings, yachts, diamonds...), build luxurious properties, stock market speculation… The ranking of the wealthy is constantly updated, and a scenario is devoted to the champions of the "bling". AI and Robotics Development The game simulates the evolution of artificial intelligence and robotics and their consequences on society, particularly regarding employment. These disruptions open the door to new policies you can attempt to implement: technological transition of the state and civil service, taxation of new technologies to offset job losses and redistribute economic gains fairly, or even the establishment of a universal income. Many other new features and improvements • Increase in game speed: the passage of time has been accelerated (more than 100% for the passage of a year compared to 2024 version), more realistic speed for units moving on the map with a dynamic adaptation of military units over long distances (missiles, aircraft, ships…) • Economic Attractiveness: foreign companies expanding into national territory increases employment and raises the GDP, tax and social revenues. Various tools are available to the player to mix it up: advantageous taxation, public services, infrastructures, innovations or even subsidies. • Management of Military Coalitions: if the player wishes, there is the possibility of directing all armies of the coalition of countries that their nation belongs to. They can also change the way unit banners are displayed on the military map. • Nuclear Umbrella: this is the guarantee that a country possessing atomic weapons will defend a non-nuclear country. • US Supreme Court: they have a role in the American legislative process. Justices can strike down legislation that goes against the US Constitution. The player as head of state can try to influence them. • Worldwide Laws: as a member of the G20, the player can propose new legislation applicable to every country of the world. Extensive lobbying will be required to achieve these goals.
Hakainde Hichilema slams Zambia's outgoing "brutal regime" at a press conference hours after winning a landslide victory in presidential elections. It was Hichilema's sixth bid for the top job and his third challenge to his bitter rival Edgar Lungu, after losing to Lungu by a wafer-thin 100,000-vote margin in 2016. SOUNDBITE
Voting stations across Algeria close after an hour's extension for the presidential election expected to bring a second term for incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune. IMAGES
Voters in the German state of Thuringia begin casting their ballots in regional elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right party AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come a week after three people were killed in a suspected Islamist attack, fuelling a bitter debate over immigration. IMAGES
President Joe Biden endorses Kamala Harris to defeat “loser” Donald Trump in the November election, during his emotional farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday. The 81-year-old, who quit the White House race in July, urged Americans to "put a prosecutor in the Oval Office instead of a convicted felon," referring to one of Harris's previous roles. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden wins a huge ovation as he take to the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, after handing over to Kamala Harris as the party's presidential nominee. IMAGES
Donald Trump is joined on stage by his wife Melania, who has been mostly absent throughout the campaign, and the rest of his family after he accepted the Republican presidential nomination and predicted an "incredible victory" on the fourth and final day of the party's convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. IMAGES
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