There was a new post on the subject by Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster. Take a look at this excerpt:

India’s Congress party on Wednesday appointed an octogenarian politician as its president. For the first time in 24 years, it is somebody who is not from the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. Mallikarjun Kharge, 80, was elected by members to replace Sonia Gandhi as president of the once-mighty party that played a major role in winning independence from the UK in 1947.

The Indian National Congress held onto power for decades, but is now a shadow of its former self. After losing two general elections, in 2014 and 2019. it is in opposition at the federal level. Kharge faced off against Shashi Tharoor, 66, a former under-secretary-general of the United Nations who had campaigned for “change” in the party.

But Kharge, who is close to the Gandhi family, won a resounding majority, receiving more than 80% of the ballots cast.

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