Left-wing populism
Political ideology that combines left-wing politics and populist rhetoric and themes
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| March 2025 | Sanctioned by the U.S. Department of State under 'significant corruption' charges. |
| March 2025 | Tlaib called for sanctions and an arms embargo against Israel after attacks on the Gaza Strip, describing it as an 'apartheid regime' carrying out a 'genocide'. |
| 2025 | Greg Casar succeeds Pramila Jayapal as chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. |
| March 2025 | Media Matters identified MeidasTouch as the 4th most popular progressive online show across streaming and social media platforms, with 6.4 million total viewers. |
| 2025 | Completed her term as U.S. representative from California. |
| 2025 | BSW participated in the Hamburg state election, receiving 1.8% of votes, becoming the eighth-ranked party and maintaining an extra-parliamentary status. |
| 2025 | Lateefah Simon, U.S. representative from CA-12, delivered the Working Families Party's State of the Union response. |
| 2025 | Party aims to have no more than 2,000 members by the German federal election. |
| February 24 2025 | At the federal press conference, Wagenknecht blamed media and polling institute Forsa for the party's election failure, claiming a 'negative media campaign' and 'targeted manipulation'. |
| February 23 2025 | The federal election was held, with BSW receiving 4.9% of the vote, falling just short of the 5% threshold needed for Bundestag seats. |
| 2025 | Partido Demokratiko Pilipino announced its senatorial candidates for the Philippine general elections, including prominent figures such as Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa, Bong Go, and other politicians, lawyers, and public personalities. |
| 2025 | The BSW anticipates potential political consequences in the federal election, criticizing the constitutional court protection amendment as 'undemocratic'. |
| February 2025 | Podscribe ranked The MeidasTouch Podcast as the top podcast for monthly downloads and plays from January 1 – February 12, surpassing The Joe Rogan Experience. |
| February 2025 |
Political positions of Bernie Sanders
Sanders condemned Trump's comments about Ukrainian President Zelensky, characterizing them as part of a potential Putin-Trump alliance.
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| February 15 2025 | Sahra Wagenknecht filed a constitutional complaint after the public broadcaster ARD excluded BSW from the TV debate 'Election Campaign Arena', challenging the party's media representation. |
| February 2025 | Evo Morales formally resigned from the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party. |
| February 2025 | Sanders launched the 'Fight Oligarchy' tour, targeting Midwest districts won by Republicans in an effort to build Democratic opposition during the second Trump administration. The tour included rallies in Omaha, Nebraska; Iowa City, Iowa; Kenosha, Wisconsin; and Warren, Michigan. |
| February 5 2025 | BSW polled as high as 7.9% in voter support just weeks before the federal election. |
| January 17 2025 | A judge in Tarija ordered Morales's arrest for alleged statutory rape, froze his assets, and banned him from leaving Bolivia. |
| 2024 | Reiwa Shinsengumi won 9 seats in the Japanese general election, tripling their previous seat count in the House of Representatives and securing 6.98% of the proportional representation vote. |
| 2024 | Reiwa Shinsengumi expanded their electoral presence, increasing to 35 candidates and improving their vote share to 6.98% in the PR Block, maintaining their position as an opposition party. |
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Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
West returned a donation from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow after public pushback, despite initially defending the donation.
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Cornel West 2024 presidential campaign
The Democratic National Committee filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, arguing that unreported in-kind contributions for signature gathering and legal support in North Carolina and Arizona were illegal.
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| 2024 | Becomes president of the Justicialist Party, the main opposition party to the government of Javier Milei. |
| 2024 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was involved in electoral activities, though specific details are not provided in the given text. |
| 2024 | Projected to gain 4 seats in electoral results. |
| 2024 | Omar was reelected to a fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, winning 75.3% of the vote. |
| 2024 | Launched and ultimately failed a campaign for the U.S. Senate, during which she called for decommissioning the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. |
| 2024 | Re-elected to the U.S. Senate and steps up as a leader of the Democratic resistance against Trump after the primary loss. |
| 2024 | Sanders was reelected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican nominee Gerald Malloy. He has stated this term will likely be his last term in the Senate. |
| 2024 | Nicolas O'Rourke elected as Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the at-large district on the Working Families Party ballot line |
| 2024 | Alex Thomas elected as Member of the Hartford City Council on the Working Families Party ballot line |
| 2024 | During the summer months, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) polled at over 10% of the vote, showing significant early political momentum. |
| 2024 | Jacob Zuma forms uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new political party ahead of the South African general election, positioning himself as an alternative to the ANC. |
| 2024 | Commented on the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, emphasizing that violence is not justified while acknowledging people's frustrations with denied healthcare claims |
| 2024 | Reelected to Congress for her fourth term. |
| 2024 | Rashida Tlaib was unopposed in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| 2024 | In the general election, Rashida Tlaib won a third term in Congress with over 69% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee James Hooper, Green Party nominee Brenda K. Sanders, and Working Class Party nominee Gary Walkowicz. |
| 2024 | In the United Kingdom general election, Sinn Féin became the single largest party representing Northern Ireland in Westminster. |
| 2024 | In the Republic of Ireland local elections, Sinn Féin secured 11.8% of the vote. |
| 2024 | Sinn Féin allowed the UK's ban on puberty blockers to be extended to Northern Ireland, effectively closing access to gender-affirming healthcare for transgender individuals. |
| 2024 | Michelle O'Neill became the first Irish nationalist First Minister of Northern Ireland, representing a historic moment for the party. |
| 2024 | Katie Porter announced her campaign for the United States Senate seat in California, seeking to replace retiring Senator Dianne Feinstein. |
| 2024 | Following Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez publicly endorsed Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate. |
| 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez again easily won the general election, with notable ticket-splitting among some voters in her district who voted for both her and Trump. |
| 2024 | Investment banker Marty Dolan ran against Ocasio-Cortez in the primary, but she won overwhelmingly. |
| 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez boycotted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress, labeling him a war criminal. |
| 2024 | The Squad expanded again to include new members, signifying ongoing momentum for progressive representation in Congress. |
| 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez, supported by Bowman and Sanders, introduced the 'Green New Deal for Public Housing', a plan to fund the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and assist its transition to clean energy. |
| 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez participated in a live-streamed roundtable with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, discussing efforts to check unlawful corporate power. |
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