Introducing the 20th edition of The PEP Weekly Digest, where we present to you the most recent updates and news on the global political stage.

Recent and upcoming elections influence the worldwide political landscape in eight nations, slated between October 15th and November 22nd. These elections hold significant importance, as they will determine the direction and governance of each respective country’s future.

One noteworthy event has occurred in Fiji, where Filimoni Vosarogo has been appointed as the new Attorney General.

Shifting our focus to Guatemala, Napoleon Barrientos has resigned as Minister of Interior.

In Nigeria, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has been appointed as the new Minister of Environment.

In the realm of regulatory affairs, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on ten key Hamas terrorist group members, operatives, and financial facilitators in Gaza and elsewhere including Sudan, Turkey, Algeria, and Qatar.

Shifting our attention to legal advancements, Prominent Cambodian opposition leader Thach Setha, initially sentenced to 18 months for issuing bad checks, now faces 3 more years for alleged incitement and discrimination.