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Nataša Pirc Musar
President of Slovenia since 2022
Gulnara Karimova
Uzbek businesswoman and social activist, daughter of the former president
Pablo Iglesias Turrión
Spanish politician (born 1978)
Bernard Sévigny
Bernard Sévigny is a Canadian politician, who was mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec from 2009 to 2017. He is the current Member of the National Assembly (Quebec) in Richmond for the Parti Québécois.
Flávio Bolsonaro
Flávio Nantes Bolsonaro is a Brazilian lawyer and far-right politician serving as a senator for Rio de Janeiro since 2019. A son of the 38th president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, he is affiliated with the Liberal Party (PL). He previously served as a state deputy of Rio de Janeiro from 2003 to 2019.
George Santos
George Anthony Devolder Santos is an American former politician and convicted fraudster who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district from January to December 2023, when he was expelled from Congress. He was elected in 2022 as a Republican, defeating Democrat Robert Zimmerman in the election for New York's 3rd district. He had previously run for the same seat, unsuccessfully challenging then-incumbent Tom Suozzi. Santos is the first openly LGBTQ Republican el...
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British politician who has served as Foreign Secretary since July 2026. He previously served as Energy Secretary from 2008 to 2010 under Gordon Brown and from 2024 to 2026 under Keir Starmer. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North since 2005. Miliband was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2010 to 2015.
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, simply referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati royal and politician who is a current vice president and deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, as well as the minister of presidential court and member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi. He is the brother of the current president of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and is married to Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum...
Hemant Soren
Hemant Soren is an Indian politician currently officiating as the fifth Chief Minister of Jharkhand. As the president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), he has led the state government during three distinct periods: from 2013 to 2014, 2019 to early 2024, and resuming in July 2024. Following a coalition victory in the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections, he retained his position as the state's premier.
Maricarmen Alva
María del Carmen Alva Prieto is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as the president of the Congress of the Republic of Peru from 26 July 2021 until 26 July 2022, and a member of the Congress representing Lima. She is a member of Popular Action.
Olivia Chow
Olivia Chow is a Canadian politician who has been the 66th and current mayor of Toronto since 2023. Previously, Chow served as the New Democratic Party (NDP) member of Parliament (MP) for Trinity—Spadina from 2006 to 2014, and was a councillor on the Metro Toronto Council from 1992 to the 1998 amalgamation followed by Toronto City Council until 2005.
Steph Hodgins-May
Steph Hodgins-May is an Australian politician and environmental lawyer. She was elected deputy leader of the Australian Greens since 30 September 2026. She has been a Senator for Victoria since 2024, representing the Greens. She was previously a Greens candidate for the House of Representatives on four occasions. Prior to entering parliament, she held roles with the United Nations and Greenpeace.
Thom Tillis
Thomas Roland Tillis is an American businessman and politician who has served as the senior United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. From 2007 to 2015, Tillis served in the North Carolina House of Representatives, of which he was speaker from 2011 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Tina Peters (politician)
Tina Marie Peters is an American politician who served as County Clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, from 2019 to 2023. In 2021, she was temporarily suspended by the Colorado Secretary of State, and was convicted of criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election of Joe Biden as U.S. President. In August 2024, she was convicted in Colorado state court on seven charges—four of which were felonies—relating to unauthorized access to election machines. She was subsequently sentenced...
Manny Rutinel
Tonty Enmanuel "Manny" Rutinel is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 32nd district from 2023 to 2026.
Jess Wilson
Jessica Kate Wilson is an Australian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition in Victoria and the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party since 2025. She has been the member of parliament (MP) for the district of Kew since 2022.
Pete Fry
Pete Fry is a Canadian politician and business owner who has served as a Vancouver city councillor since 2018 as a member of the Green Party of Vancouver. Fry is running for mayor of Vancouver in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election under the Green Party.
Frances Nunziata
Frances Nunziata is a Canadian municipal politician who has served on Toronto City Council since the city's amalgamation in 1998, representing York South–Weston. Since December 1, 2010, she has been the Speaker of Council. Before amalgamation, she served as the mayor of what was then the City of York, from 1994 to 1997. She had been elected to York City Council in 1988 after previously becoming a school board trustee in 1985. She is the sister of former Member of Parliament John Nunziata and ...
Marwah Rizqy
Marwah Rizqy is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Saint-Laurent until 2026. She was elected as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
J. Allen Frear Jr.
Joseph Allen Frear Jr. was an American businessman and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States senator from Delaware from 1949 to 1961. He was defeated for a third term by Republican Governor J. Caleb Boggs in 1960.
Business projects of Donald Trump in Russia
Donald Trump has pursued business deals in Russia since 1987, and has repeatedly traveled there to explore potential business opportunities. In 1996, Trump trademark applications were submitted for potential Russian real estate development deals. Trump, his children, and his partners have repeatedly visited Russia, connecting with real estate developers and Russian government officials to explore joint venture opportunities. Trump was never able to successfully conclude any real estate deals ...
Bimol Akoijam
Angomcha Bimol Akoijam is an Indian filmmaker, politician and public intellectual. He was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha from the Inner Manipur constituency in Manipur in the 2024 Indian general election as a member of the Indian National Congress. Previously he was an associate professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University's School of Social Sciences, before being sacked following sexual harassment accusations from several students.
Cleisthenes
6th-century BC Athenian lawgiver
Clara Zetkin
German politician (1857–1933)