Given we are slugging towards year three of living through a plague, it would not be politically expedient for any politician to openly tout their ambitions in this climate of exhaustion and frustration. That's why it was unsurprising to read Vice President Kamala Harris stress to the Wall Street Journal in mid-December that she and President Biden have not discussed whether he plans to seek re-election.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced he will run for re-election next year, seeking a fourth nonconsecutive term. Speaking during a state visit to Indonesia on Thursday, President Lula said he remains energised despite his age. I'm turning 80, but you can be sure I have the same energy I had when I was 30. And I'm going to run for a fourth term in Brazil, Lula told reporters in a joint news conference with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.