Introducing the 27th 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 November 05th, 2023 and January 07th, 2024. 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 Australia, where Peta Murphy Former Member of Parliament has died.

Shifting our focus to El Salvador, where Claudia Juana Rodríguez de Guevara has been appointed as the New Acting President.

In the Netherlands, Gunay Uslu has resigned as State Secretary for Culture and Media.

In the realm of regulatory affairs, CIBC, Canada’s fifth-largest lender, paid C$1,329,150 (US$978,780) to FINTRAC, the country’s FIU, for two breaches of anti-money laundering laws.

Shifting our attention to legal advancements, Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced in court to 8.6 years in prison on charges of spreading false information about the army.