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Politics and government
Documented profile covering 26 controversies, including “Nice Golf Club affair: 750,000-franc grant paid to limited company linked to his wife” and “Ministerial trip to Washington on private Falcon jet at reported cost of €138,000”.
26 controversies · 27 sources1 conviction2 formal charges
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Unexpected resignation as FDP Secretary-General amid ESM crisis and internal tensions” and “Breakdown of 'Jamaika' coalition negotiations in 2017”.
7 controversies · 15 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “2002 presidential election: candidacy accused of contributing to Lionel Jospin's elimination” and “Opposition to 2004 law banning conspicuous religious symbols in schools”.
11 controversies · 32 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 20 controversies, including “1999–2005 / disclosures 2021: Baker McKenzie under her chairmanship and offshore structures revealed by Pandora Papers” and “Summer–December 2007: public underestimation of subprime crisis and prediction of limited impact in France”.
20 controversies · 49 sources1 conviction
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “Support for apartheid-era South Africa” and “Criticism of anti-racism legislation during a visit to Turkey”.
11 controversies · 13 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 15 controversies, including “Toulouse: senior civil servant complains of verbal aggression, alleged sidelining and refusal of leave” and “Ajaccio: demonstrations banned in Jardins de l'Empereur following violence and xenophobic gatherings”.
15 controversies · 29 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Controversy over grandfather Mikhail Chomiak's past and exploitation by Russian information campaign” and “Diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia following public call to release activists”.
10 controversies · 15 sources
Authoritarian regimes, wars and mass atrocitiesPolitics and government
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “12 December 1979 military coup and final conviction for mutiny and treason” and “Bloody suppression of the Gwangju uprising and historical and judicial responsibility”.
8 controversies · 14 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Management of Seine-Saint-Denis departmental council: excessive staffing of president's office and recruitment procedures criticised by Regional Audit Chamber” and “Recruitment of Didier Segal-Saurel: investigation into possible fictitious job then case closed without further action”.
10 controversies · 19 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Statements that increasing number of Muslims 'poses a problem'” and “'Guéant circular' restricting employment access for foreign graduates”.
8 controversies · 16 sources3 convictions
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 21 controversies, including “Contested internal selection as Morena's 2017 Mexico City candidate” and “Colegio Rébsamen: 26 deaths, irregular construction and political responsibility of Tlalpan borough”.
21 controversies · 29 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “UDR support for D'Alema government: accusations of 'trasformismo'” and “2006 indulto: Mastella supports collective clemency and clashes with Di Pietro”.
11 controversies · 12 sources3 formal charges
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Queensland Nickel collapse: hundreds of jobs lost, substantial liabilities and repayment of employee entitlements” and “ASIC: charges alleging misappropriation of more than 12 million dollars to fund Palmer United Party — proceedings still pending”.
9 controversies · 17 sources2 formal charges
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Molenbeek remarks: 'I don't feel as though I'm in Belgium' and controversy over integration” and “Report of possible inappropriate behaviour towards a 17-year-old: investigation closed without further action”.
7 controversies · 12 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 24 controversies, including “Antonini suitcase affair: suspicion of clandestine financing of the 2007 campaign” and “2008 agricultural dispute over export taxes and Senate defeat”.
24 controversies · 38 sources1 conviction3 formal charges
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 20 controversies, including “Marikana: emails to Lonmin and intervention with ministers before the massacre” and “Shanduka: risks of conflicts of interest, divestment and allegations surrounding Eskom contracts”.
20 controversies · 42 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 13 controversies, including “Ontario Health Premium following an election promise not to raise taxes” and “Caledonia crisis and criticism of law enforcement and land dispute management”.
13 controversies · 23 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 12 controversies, including “Manipulated hospital waiting lists: 2009 crisis while Andrews was Health Minister” and “Paramedics: accusation of ignoring warnings on rest periods between shifts”.
12 controversies · 17 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Nanterre 1968: detained following assault complaint and inquiry into leaflet giving Molotov cocktail instructions” and “May 1968: deportation order from France and dismissal of legal challenges”.
10 controversies · 16 sources2 convictions
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Middle-finger gesture allegedly directed at student protesters” and “Islamic veil: confrontation with imam and controversial comparison with yellow star”.
10 controversies · 17 sources2 formal charges
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “Refusal to exclude two Wildrose candidates over homophobic and racist remarks during 2012 campaign” and “Suggestion that recalled beef could be cooked and donated to homeless people”.
11 controversies · 20 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 18 controversies, including “Bullingdon Club membership and enduring controversy over elitism” and “MPs' expenses scandal: repayments and substantial second-home allowances”.
18 controversies · 25 sources
Politics and government
British Conservative MP, former Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and former Shadow Home Secretary.
11 controversies · 20 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 19 controversies, including “University tuition fee cap review postponed until after election” and “Freeze on student support and increase in university tuition fees under his portfolio”.
19 controversies · 30 sources
SportPolitics and government
Documented profile covering 13 controversies, including “Proposed 25 million-euro indoor velodrome in Sarzeau, ultimately abandoned” and “Relations with Igor Makarov before election as UCI president”.
13 controversies · 13 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “El Fath mosque in Fréjus: refusal to allow opening, followed by prefect's intervention” and “'Surf Academy' project: municipal resolution rejected by prefecture”.
9 controversies · 15 sources2 formal charges
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “End of Life Choice Act: Legalisation of Assisted Dying, Strongly Contested over Safeguards” and “After Christchurch: Sole Parliamentary Opposition to Fast-Tracked Ban on Certain Firearms”.
10 controversies · 19 sources
Politics and government
Former British Liberal Party leader and sponsor of the bill that became the Abortion Act 1967.
6 controversies · 11 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “2014 election affidavit: omission of two cases, acquittal in 2023” and “Fadnavis–Ajit Pawar government formed at dawn and collapsed within days”.
10 controversies · 14 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Dramatic reversal on Abdullah Öcalan and central role in new peace process” and “Unexpected support for release of Selahattin Demirtaş”.
7 controversies · 14 sources
Politics and government
British MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, the first Black woman elected to the House of Commons.
12 controversies · 14 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 24 controversies, including “Drôme departmental waste plan: monitoring and evaluation found in need of improvement by Regional Audit Chamber” and “RMI/RSA in Drôme: overpayments, inadequate controls and approximate cost estimates”.
24 controversies · 39 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “'Wokism' portrayed as a threat to the rule of law” and “Openness to cooperation with the PVV, followed by exclusion of Wilders”.
6 controversies · 12 sources
Politics and government
British political strategist, former Vote Leave campaign director and former chief adviser to Boris Johnson.
9 controversies · 15 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Nazi uniform worn at 21st birthday: admission and public apology” and “iCare: financial crisis, underpayment of tens of thousands of injured workers and responsible minister's apology”.
9 controversies · 12 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 24 controversies, including “1997: leading role in Jacques Chirac's dissolution of National Assembly, resulting in right-wing electoral defeat” and “February 2003: French opposition to Iraq War presented at UN Security Council”.
24 controversies · 28 sources1 formal charge
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 64 controversies, including “1973–1982: federal racial discrimination lawsuit concerning Trump Management rental practices” and “1980s–2009: Atlantic City casinos, Chapter 11 restructurings and supplier disputes”.
64 controversies · 99 sources1 conviction3 formal charges
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “Allegations of hashish dealing in the 1980s, published in 2013 and denied” and “Dispute with Griffin Centre over residence for autistic young people”.
11 controversies · 22 sources
Politics and government
Former British MP who moved from the Conservatives to UKIP and then became independent, and a figure in the Brexit campaign.
8 controversies · 14 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “Central role in the security apparatus during the "Years of Lead"” and “Recurring allegations of electoral manipulation against the Koutla”.
11 controversies · 10 sources
Politics and government
Former British Shadow Chancellor and minister, subsequently a presenter and commentator.
11 controversies · 16 sources1 conviction
Politics and government
British politician, former leader of the Labour Party and former Secretary of State for Energy.
9 controversies · 15 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 34 controversies, including “2000–2011: Tirana mayoralty — widespread demolition of illegal structures, urban renewal and criticism over property rights” and “2008: Rama–Berisha agreement on constitutional and electoral amendments accused of strengthening two major parties”.
34 controversies · 70 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 28 controversies, including “Founding UMP congress: near physical altercation with Nicolas Sarkozy” and “Employment at Areva: public affairs director role and criticism over links with nuclear industry”.
28 controversies · 59 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 21 controversies, including “Holyland case: bribery conviction, followed by reversal of principal charge and reduced sentence on appeal” and “Talansky affair: retrial followed by conviction for fraud and breach of trust”.
21 controversies · 37 sources3 convictions1 formal charge
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “2022 Rebellion, Fall of Thackeray Government and Constitutional Battle over Shiv Sena” and “Nagpur Improvement Trust: Disputed Preferential Land Allotment Order Subsequently Withdrawn”.
6 controversies · 9 sources
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “2022 conviction for insulting election officials and risk of political disqualification” and “University degree annulled, forgery allegation and obstacle to presidential candidacy”.
9 controversies · 19 sources2 convictions4 formal charges
Politics and government
Documented profile covering 16 controversies, including “Lakanal House: Southwark admits four fire safety breaches and receives £570,000 in fines and costs” and “Local austerity: job cuts, restructuring and approximately 200 FTE positions threatened in Southwark budgets”.
16 controversies · 46 sources
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