Introducing

The unlikely winner of Peru’s presidential race.

Samia Suluhu became the East African country’s first woman president in March 2021.

The Prime Minister of Mongolia.

The 44-year-old Black Lives Matter activist who won Missouri’s Democratic First Congressional District election in 2020.

The Bolivian president elect.

Richard Swift introduces us to the President of Guyana.

Richard Swift introduces us to Malawi’s president.

Richard Swift introduces us to the head of the World Health Organization.

Richard Swift introduces Mary Lou McDonald, who led her party to an astounding result in the Irish Republic’s general election.

Richard Swift on the former prime minister and social democratic leader of Croatia.

Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change.

Libyan renegade warlord.

A comedian who played the President of Ukraine in a popular TV series is now the actual President of Ukraine.

The president of El Salvador.

Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

Richard Swift profiles the extreme far-right ex-army officer due to become Brazil's president in the new year.

For our rising new world leader segment, Richard Swift profiles the Oxford-educated former playboy cricketer, and now, Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Mexico has a new president, but can AMLO form a government for the many without taxing the wealthy.

The election on 1 April gave Carlos Alvarado Quesada’s National Action Party (PAN) more than 60 per cent of the vote and makes him one of the under-40 club of victors in presidential elections (France, New Zealand and Iceland).

Richard Swift on Ethiopia's new reforming PM.