Refusing to Concede

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state of play · Leaders

In Belgrade, Aleksandar Vučić said he will resign within weeks and call early elections after 18 months of student-led protests, hinting he could return as prime minister, the clearest people-power concession in the region this year. In the Indian Ocean, Modi closed a three-day Seychelles state visit with nine agreements, a patrol vessel and a Rs 1,250cr credit line, becoming the first Indian leader to address the island's parliament as Delhi races Beijing's port footprint. In London, Keir Starmer resigned June 22, giving Britain its seventh prime minister in a decade; Andy Burnham leads the Labour succession race with nominations opening July 9. The Iran MoU places Pezeshkian in the position of defending a deal his own IRGC is actively undermining, a test of whether civilian government can hold against the Guards on a live issue. Delcy Rodriguez's interim government is managing a catastrophic earthquake response with degraded infrastructure and US sanctions in the background, Trump's aid pledge notwithstanding. In the Indo-Pacific, Tarique Rahman's 13 MoUs with Beijing mark the clearest pivot away from India Dhaka has signalled in years. Xi's Pyongyang visit and his Myanmar engagement continue Beijing's dual-track of shoring up buffer states while managing two troubled dependencies. The NATO Ankara summit July 7-8 arrives with the 5% GDP defence pledge pre-agreed by the E5.

Cepeda files 57,000 challenges as petrismo contests the runoff it lost by ~250,000

Petro's bloc launches a 'juridical offensive' over the scrutiny; the CNE denies a full overseas recount

Who Decides ·8 takes ·Jun 24

Petro refuses to concede, alleging US and Israeli interference as his term winds down

A lame-duck leftist president, barred from re-election, demands a recount and audit after his bloc loses the runoff by under 1%

Who Decides ·7 takes ·Jun 24

Guinea-Bissau coup seizes power days after a disputed vote, 'real or staged?'

Soldiers arrest President Embaló as both he and the opposition claim election victory; civil society alleges a 'simulated coup,' ECOWAS suspends the country

What Broke ·7 takes ·Jun 24