Leiv Marsteintredet

@leivm.bsky.social

Professor and Head of Department of Comparative politics, University of Bergen. Tweet mostly about Latin America. Personal account

Ceuta-saken med etterspill kan lett skape inntrykk av at Spania, med et pennestrøk og over natten, har gitt amnesti til en halv eller hel million irregulære migranter (fra Nord-Afrika). Det stemmer ikke. Her er det jeg har funnet ut om ordningen og hvem som har søkt. Lang tråd 🧵

CBS reports US officials telling them there are no new negotiations planned with Iran despite what Trump is publicly claiming. We seem to be reaching the point where some in the administration are considering throwing Trump under the bus.

Trump posts meme suggesting he wants to run for an illegal third term, then follows that up with posts suggesting he wants to annex Greenland and Venezuela

2028 meme“Hello, Greenland” with Trump looming over the country Map of Venezuela with caption, “51st state”

The NYP is reporting that FIFA has scrapped its plans to sell a 20% stake in its commercial rights business to Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital after fierce opposition. Infantino now under huge pressure ahead of the next FIFA presidential election. #ETTD

Boken min er ute!📚 Intro til kvantitativ metode med R. Dekker hele forskningsprosessen, inkl: statistikk, databehandling, forskningsdesign, formidling, lage figurer/tabeller, osv. Rettet mot bachelornivå. Innholdsfortegnelse🧵👇

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Today Keiko Fujimori takes office in Peru, the third former first lady to reach the presidency in Latin America. My new GIGA Focus explains why so many run and win, and what it says about executive power. 👉

German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)@giga-hamburg.de · 3w ago

Former #FirstLadies have become increasingly prominent in #LatinAmerica as congressional deputies, vice presidents, or even presidents. In this #GIGAFocus, @carolinaguerrero.bsky.social explains why so many former first ladies run for office, and win. ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

Image: Keiko Fujimori, the presidential candidate for the Popular Force (Fuerza Popular) party, waves as she drops her ballot into the box during the second round of the presidential elections in Lima, Peru on June 07, 2026. Text: "GIGA Focus. Why So Many Former First Ladies Run for Office, and Win"

The WhoGov Project has a new webpage 🎉 It brings our datasets, publications, team, and news together in one home. We have big plans for expanding the dataset and building the project, and we'll keep it updated. Take a look (and join our mailing list): whogov.net

WhoGov — Data on governing elites

Mapping the people who govern us — worldwide and across centuries. WhoGov provides open, global data on the members of government, from 1966 to today. Hosted at the University of Oslo.

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Brazil has recalled its ambassador from Argentina after Javier Milei turned up at a rally to support the presidential campaign of the Far Right Flávio Bolsonaro, called Brazilian President Lula a thief and convict and labelled the Brazilian government “thieving socialists”.

Brazil recalls ambassador after Argentina's President Milei insults government officials

Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has recalled its ambassador to Argentina after President Javier Milei insulted Brazilian officials while in their country.

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Declining vaccination rates in the USA. Highest number of measles cases in 35 yrs. Experts point to vaccine hesitancy. Source of current widespread cases of diarrheal illness has not yet been found. Just wait until polio starts spreading. The USA is no longer a safe destination for a vacation.

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Nicaragua's long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, said the Central American country will no longer hold elections, eliminating the possibility of an electoral challenge when his term ends next year and further ‌entrenching the rule he shares with his wife reut.rs/4fMmqSk

Ortega says Nicaragua will no longer hold elections

Nicaragua's long-serving president Daniel Ortega said the Central American country will no longer hold elections, eliminating the possibility of an ​electoral challenge when his term ends next year an...

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