World Leaders

Mexico (Nieto):
-"teflon candidate" which means nothing sticks (affairs/murder)
-low approval ratings (28%)

China (Xi Jinping):
-Dynasty
-Dad is one of the Founding Fathers of the Communist Party
-Daughter studied at Harvard (class 2014)

India (Modi):
-Rejected arrange marriage
-Member OBC (socially and educated backwards class)
-Right wing and has reduced spending on health care while working on sanitation

Russia (Putin):
-Law degree
-KGB "intelligence officer"
-Retired at rank of lieutenant colonel
-ruthless, heartless, and reckless

Germany (Merkel):
-PhD in quantum chemistry (1986)
-Chancellor (2005) #3 most powerful person in the world
-most powerful women in the world

United Kingdom (May&Queen):
-60 yrs old Conservative party
-Took over Cameron after resignation because of Brexit
-Elizabeth has reigned as queen for 65 years

France (Macron):
-Investment banker (age:39)
-wife met when he was 15 yr old student ->she 39 yr old student

Japan (Abe):
-Dynasty
-Married Prime ministers daughter
-Emperor of Japan is head of imperial family
-no power in the government

Italy (Mattarella):
-Dad founded anti-facist party
-brother was president of Sicily murdered by the mafia
-parliament elected in 2015

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