Introducing the nineteenth 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 14th and November 05th. 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 India, where Chandra Priyanka has resigned as Minister of Transport of Puducherry.

Shifting our focus to Kenya, Rebecca Miano has been appointed the new Minister of Trade.

In Poland, Rajmund Andrzejczak has resigned as the new Chief of the Army’s General Staff.

In the realm of regulatory affairs, British university students have been warned of the dangers of unwittingly becoming money mules for criminal networks after Barclays Bank recorded a 23% surge in UK cases among customers with a student account at the start of the last academic year, in September and October 2022.

Shifting our attention to legal advancements, Former Australian MP James Dorrin Hayward, 55, was sentenced to 2 years and 9 months for child sexual abuse, involving an eight-year-old girl.