They don't hold world elections, but this is the week when around a third of the planet's voters get the election results for their country or region. Like Mr Trump, he is vociferously anti-Muslim. Like Mr Trump, he governs an ostensibly secular republic on which he is trying to impose a specific religious identity (although unlike Mr Trump, his religiosity is genuine). Like Mr Trump, he talks up foreign wars and threats all the time, although so far he has managed to evade a major war. It worked in the Philippines, too, where mid-term election results, declared this week, gave President Rodrigo Duterte an absolute majority in Congress and the ability to change the constitution at will.

Source: Bangkok Post May 24, 2019 23:26 UTC