Global Synopsis 2025: Election processes around the world

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Here’s an overview of the 2025 election year, a year that brought the world to the polls. We'll explore the elections that shaped the international political agenda, redefined power balances, and exposed an increasingly polarized political landscape. teleSUR  🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.instagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:00welcome to this global synthesis of the 2025 election year a year that brought the world to

00:18the polls will explore the elections that shaped the international political agenda redefined power

00:23balances and exposed an increasingly polarized political landscape we invite you to join us for

00:30the key analysis let's begin

00:53so

01:00so

01:05Let's begin, the will of the Honduran people was violated in the presidential elections

01:33against U.S. interference, a flawed voting system, and political pressure have resulted

01:38in the most fraudulent elections in history.

01:41As part of the latest actions, members of the far-right-wing National Party in Honduras

01:48attacked representatives of the Liberal Party and Libre parties during the special recount

01:53of ballots.

01:54The members of the National Electoral Council had refused to respond to requests from the

01:59Honduran people for the official results during the Extraordinary People's Assembly

02:03on December 13, the Libre party declared that it would not recognize the results and called

02:08on the people to take the streets to defend democracy.

02:12President Xiomara Castro also announced coup attempts orchestrated by former President

02:17Joerlando Hernández with the backing of Donald Trump interference.

02:22Advisor of CNA, Marlon Ochoa denounced manipulation and fraud in the TREP source code revealing

02:29specific irregularities in the telesheets, where at least 5,000 show zero results, an anomaly

02:36that raises serious suspicions.

02:39This accusation of interference arose prior to election days when U.S. President Donald Trump

02:44threatened Hondurans to ensure the elections of candidate Nasri Asfura, whom endorsed as

02:51an imperialist standard-bearer.

02:53In response to irregularities, resolved the Liberty and Refundation Party denounced the

02:58fraud, calling it an ongoing electoral coup.

03:03Presidential candidate Rixi Moncada vowed not to give up.

03:07As part of his interventionist strategy, U.S. President Donald Trump released former Honduran

03:13President Juan Orlando Hernández convicted in the United States on drug trafficking, charged

03:19a move intended to influence the outcome and directly coerce voters.

03:28Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean held general elections in 2025.

03:33In Ecuador, the presidential elections took place amidst allegations of irregularities

03:38and accusations of fraud that have serious consequences for the nation.

03:42Let's look at the following material.

03:47Ecuador experienced irregularities in its electoral process from the outset.

03:52The incumbent, President Daniel Novoa, launched his campaign in violation of electoral laws,

03:59which required all heads of states to take a leave of absence if seeking re-election.

04:07Despite the rule, Novoa did not delegate his duties to Vice President Verónica Abad, who

04:11was disqualified due to political differences.

04:15In electoral race, Luisa González of the Citizen Revolution Movement and President Daniel Novoa,

04:22were the ones who advanced to the runoff elections amid a growing social and economic crisis that

04:29is hitting Ecuador.

04:31With the power going on in 14 hours, what can we do?

04:36It's a bit expensive for us poor people who only work day to day, and that's not enough

04:41to live on.

04:43Despite allegations of fraud, the National Electoral Council declared the neoliberal Daniel Novoa

04:49the winner in an election marked by states of emergency that pressured voters, a ban of

04:58the use of cell phones in spalling stations, an obstacle to prevent the entry of national

05:04observers.

05:07Therefore, I denounce before my people, before the medium, before the world, that Ecuador is

05:12living under a dictatorship, and we are facing the worst and most gross tax electoral fraud in

05:17the history of the Republic of Ecuador.

05:23The Ecuadorian people expressed a rejection after learning the election results that gave

05:28a disputed victory to Daniel Novoa.

05:33Scandals fraud, just as our candidate Luisa González said, we have never experienced anything

05:40like this in the history of Ecuador, we had everything against us, and now we are seeing

05:44the result of the power of states.

05:45It's a call to doubt the people and the public as Luisa said in her speech, there are certain

05:51things, there are certain tricks that have been practiced because the statistics 11 consulting

05:56firms give the data that Luisa was the winner in an overwhelming result.

06:01Seven months into Novoa's terms, the Ecuadorian people remain murdered in the same crisis of

06:10economic, political and social insecurity without a clear direction to guarantee the country's

06:16stability.

06:17Now let's look at the profile of President Daniel Novoa and his role in Ecuadorian politics.

06:26Daniel Novoa began his political career in 2021 after being elected to the legislator as

06:32a representative for the United Ecuadorian movement.

06:35In 2023, he won the presidential elections after his predecessor Guillermo Lazo called for

06:41early elections following the declaration of a mutual dissolution of the previous administration.

06:47At mid accusation of fraud and violation of electoral laws, he was declared by the winner

06:52of the 2025 presidential elections by the National Electoral Council.

06:57His term has been characterized by a strong state of emergency policy that, far from

07:02combating violence, violates human rights, allows for authoritarianism and contraviens

07:08the country's laws.

07:11President Daniel Novoa squandered a large sum of money to void votes from Ecuadorian during

07:16the 2025 referendum, however, the public rejection was overwhelming.

07:25How did he use his power to promote the ES vote easy, like an open checkbook?

07:30Bonuses here, early Christmas bonuses, there are little gifts for police and military personnel.

07:35During the campaign, the government turned the public budget into an electoral lottery and

07:40even with all that waste, Ecuadorians took their money and said, no, Novoa, no.

07:47What's going on?

07:48Stay in Altayo.

07:49Novoa played Santa Claus with other people's money, of course.

07:52He spared no space in securing yes, voting his for accession, foreign military bases, eliminating

07:57state funding for political parties, reducing the number of assembly members and his greatest

08:02whim, a constituent assembly, tailored for his specification.

08:07Just before the referendum, the government dispersed the Legacy of Honor bonus $470 for police and

08:13military personnel.

08:14Meanwhile, the Ministry of Human Development activated the firm with Novoa plan for businesses

08:19affected by the protests, but we weren't.

08:24Government teams were directly targeting shoekeepers and business owners to offer them $1,000, yes,

08:29$1,000, right in the middle of the campaign, what Aconte said, and right there was most.

08:35In a country where millions don't have even enough to put food on the table, how out of

08:40touch you can get.

08:41Yearly to turn things around if he moved up the opening of the prison for the match only.

08:47Later he admitted he was only a 35-40%, a stage photo OP, even that didn't work well.

08:53It's shown he gave it's all, even the populist demagogic and improvised, but instead of gaining

08:59trust, he shattered it.

09:00The public isn't stupid, he understood the message and responded with a resounding no.

09:06What will deep say the CNN and Novoa will have learned his lesson, but then I, in reality,

09:12what am I shouting at the entire country, what am I shouting at the entire country, what do

09:19you think?

09:20In Ecuador, regulation of presidential and Novoa policies is growing.

09:21Policies that have plunged the country into a crisis of economic, social and political

09:27insecurity.

09:28This widespread discontent culminated with the no votes victory in the 2025 referendum.

09:41of president daniel nova policies is growing policies that have plunged the country into a

09:46crisis of economic social and political insecurity this widespread discontent

09:51culminated with the no votes in victory in the 2025 referendum

09:58since daniel nova assumed the presidency for a second term while our social and economic

10:03instability was worsened the elimination of this subsidy rising prices and security

10:09crisis triggered massive protests against the government which lasted 31 consecutive days one

10:15on the longest in the country's history the president ignored the demands of millions of

10:22ecuadorians and criminalized them with harsh repression and arbitrary arrest on the government's

10:29order the security forces meant to protect the soviet society civil society turned against the

10:34people resulting in the death of two prominent indigenous leader and injuries to over 200 others

10:42the government actions only threatened the people's social struggle which culminated in the november

10:462025 elections when the no voted prevailed against no was proposal to allow foreign military bases in

10:54the country amend the constitution eliminate public funding for political parties and reduce the number

11:01of members in the national assembly and the electoral cycle in bolivia has become the stage for a

11:08profound political reconfiguration the data released by the supreme electoral tribunal not only to determine

11:14the new president but also reveal a serious internal fracture within the bolivarian left let's examine how

11:22this year general elections unfolded in the following report the electoral process unfolded with the first round

11:29held in august 7th august 17 the results released by supreme electoral tribunal not only determined the

11:35contender for the second round but also paved the way for advance of the far right and its neoliberal agenda

11:41to reverse the gains achieved by the bolivian people and indigenous and peace and communities

11:49right wing candidate rodrigo prospered obtained 32.6 percent of the votes while far right candidate jorge

11:57guiroga received 25 26.7 percent business mall samuel doria medina came in third while eduardo del castillo

12:09the movement for socialist candidate garnered a mere 3.17 percent the ruling party defeats was attributed to

12:16the divisions within the left which fermented the vote of the party this fragmentation was fueled by

12:23strategy of casting new votes which reached historic peak over a million annulments promoted by president

12:29hermo morales who was legally buried from participating in the presidential race since no candidate reached

12:36the legal drinks hole for a first round victory the top vote getters advanced to the second round

12:44the election became a form of referendum that is ceremonial toward an adverse ideological city

12:50six cycle the runoff so long turned out in the early hours due to rain but the process

12:55flowed smoothly for overseas voters olivia's supreme electoral tribunal announced official results

13:02declaring rodrigo pass the winner for the presidential runoff with 54.53 percent of the votes while the

13:10fight right candidate jorge of free alliance obtained 45.05 percent marking quiroga's fourth attempt to win the

13:21presidency the electoral body assured that this preliminary official result is 95 percent complete

13:30this confirming the victory of the opposition on the rise of rodrigo paspereira to the presidency

13:36rodrigo paspereira was elected president consolidating the return to the power of bolivian right wing

13:44let's look at more details rodrigo paspereira son of former president jaime pasamor and allied dictator

13:50of hugo banzer began his career in 2002 her mayor tell was plagued by corruption allegations her victory

13:57has solidified a conservative trajectory marked by her support for sanchez de losada and janie niñáñez

14:03as president will promote the 50 50 a hand agenda to according to analysts physically

14:09strangled the central government and weakened social policies this plan seeks to revive neoliberalism

14:16by deepening inequality and surrendering sovereign sovereignty his elections represented radical shifts

14:22in bolivian foreign policy seeking to deepen the relations with the united states

14:27the caribbean has been in the spotlight this year due to constant threats from the united states

14:36so the elections in saint vincent and the granadines could be the keys to the region's future

14:42san vincent and the granadines underwent the democratic process more than 1100 citizens were

14:54called to elect the new prime minister long lines from the 200 police stations to choose the 15 members

15:00of parliament registering a high turnout despite voting not being compulsory in a democratic contest

15:07the result gave victory to the central right national democratic party laid led by lawyer waldwin

15:14friday who assumed the presidency on november 28th governments from the region around the world

15:22congratulated the prime minister elect and expressed their hope for strong cooperation at a time when

15:29the united states poses a threat to the caribbean the new government decisions will be crucial for

15:35maintaining latin america as a zone of peace we're going to take a break now but we'll leave you with the

15:43following report we'll tell you that chile held presidential elections let's see how that day went we'll be

15:50right back with more don't leave

16:20so

19:20That is why we speak of unity, peace and tranquility of showing the world that Venezuela is peace.

19:26That this is what we want.

19:27In the town of Lebrun, they proudly displayed the dental and gynecology clinic, the result

19:38of the third popular consultation.

19:40Last week, we managed to buy this chair.

19:44It's about to be inaugurated.

19:46We practically finished.

19:47We should mention that this decision didn't exist before.

19:50The entire outpatient clinic was completely remodeled.

19:53It didn't have ceramic tiles.

19:55It didn't have ceramic tiles.

19:55We fixed up the bathroom.

19:57We have this chair.

19:58And that's why we're asking you to win a kid today with the help of a consultation to get

20:04the ultrasound, the sternotomy and the electrocardiogram for senior citizens.

20:10And election by election, they complete the works.

20:14More than 28,000 have been carried out directly by the communities.

20:18It's like they don't realize everything that's happening in the communities and we're not going

20:25to let them invade us.

20:26We, the people, are prepared to fight and to defend all of this, look, defending all

20:33of this, which is our struggle for people's power.

20:38Look, all of this is completely new.

20:41The president is betting on us, on people's power.

20:43And thought they want to invade us, the president continues to invest in us and give us resources

20:48that we can keep working.

20:50For what purpose?

20:51For the people.

20:54This patience of this sport field was a project that young people want.

20:58Public policies are being developed in collaboration with the communities and the government will

21:03plan the national budget based on the needs of the territories.

21:06In Venezuela, there has been a constant American siege against our republic.

21:10And you can see that people go to baseball games.

21:15You can see that people go to soccer games to take their kids, that people participate in

21:20the assemblies of their communities, that people defend with joy, defend with conviction,

21:26celebrate Christmas, celebrate.

21:27That is one thing.

21:29But they are standing up to fight in defense of the republic.

21:32The election they concluded with the celebration of President Nicolás Maduro's birthday further

21:41dismantling the narrative that he is a support dictator with no popular support.

21:46Popular consultations are held every four months.

21:49In his program, Comaduro Mas, the Venezuelan president asserted that the Venezuelan people

21:58had achieved great success in the voting process and declared,

22:02This beautiful day of peace has been a victory against fascism against the terrorists, referring

22:09to the terrorist attempts by the West and the far-right to disrupt the electoral process,

22:15which ultimately proceeded fairly and peacefully.

22:18He added,

22:20It's as if we poured holy water on a devil who came to unleash his fury upon the country

22:28to prevent the elections.

22:29They tried again and we defeated them again.

22:33The fury of a system failed and we will not allow it.

22:39Argentinians participated in the legislative elections of October 26, 2025,

22:45where they elected their national senators and representatives.

22:49During the elections, 24 senators and 127 members of parliament were elected.

22:55The far-right Freedom Advances party won 40.8% of the national vote,

23:03leading in 16 districts,

23:06while the Peronist coalition Fatherland force came in second,

23:12with the 34.7%.

23:15The elections were marked by loud voter turnout.

23:20The Argentinian population was worn down by the political climate,

23:23marked by polarisation, economic discontent,

23:26and the corruption scandals surrounding Javier Mille's government.

23:33Meanwhile, the rest of the world also held presidential parliamentary

23:37and federal elections.

23:38Let's take a look of those electoral processes.

23:44On a peaceful day with high voters renowned of 85.70%,

23:51Belarus held presidential elections on January 26, 2025.

23:57The results showed the re-elected president,

24:01Alexander Lukashenko, winning with 86.82% of the votes.

24:08Seven months earlier than scheduled,

24:11more than 59 million Germans were called to vote in the federal elections

24:15on February 23rd to elect the members of parliament.

24:19Once the vote count was finalized,

24:24the Christian Democratic Union party,

24:26led by current foreign minister,

24:28Minister Fiatik Mersch,

24:29and its sister party,

24:31the Social Christian Union won the elections

24:33with the 28.6% of the votes.

24:37With a 75.4% turnout across 3,000 polling stations,

24:44Gabon held general elections.

24:46The result highlighted Brigadier General Brice Olighi

24:50as interim president and leader of Gabon's military elections,

24:53with 94.85% of the vote.

24:57We now turn to Trinidad and Tobago,

24:59with the 16 parties and 161 candidates

25:03participating in parliamentary elections.

25:05We're held on April 2028.

25:09The population elected the National Unity Congress party

25:12and its leader, Can LaPersac, who became prime minister.

25:18For the first time in its history,

25:22Mexico elected judges, magistrates,

25:24and ministers by popular vote on June 1st, 2025.

25:28President Claudia Sheinbaum hailed the elections as a success,

25:32noting that nearly 30 million Mexicans participated.

25:36This year, St. Lucia held its general elections

25:41to chose the 17 members of the House of Assembly,

25:45where the St. Lucia Labor Party won 14 of the 17 districts,

25:49securing another term of prime minister, Philippe Pierre.

25:52The major elections in New York and Miami

25:56dealt a significant blow to the U.S. government.

25:59In both cities, Democratic candidates were elected.

26:03For the first time in New York City,

26:05Soramandani won with over 50% of the vote.

26:08And in Miami, Elaine Higgins secured 59.29%,

26:12consolidating her victory.

26:16That concludes Global Synthesis 2025.

26:19Thank you so much, as always, for joining us.

26:21We'll be back in another broadcast, of course.

26:24Have a great day.

26:25Ciao, ciao.

26:26Bye.

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