From Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to Venezuelan athlete Yurimar Rojas to Brazilian president-elect Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, here are 10 people to watch in the world in 2023.
Ron DeSantis
It’s been a big year for popular Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who was re-elected by a wide margin in November as head of the southeastern United States. DeSantis, 44, must announce his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.
This rising star in the conservative camp could take on his former mentor, Donald Trump.
Ron DeSantis.
Kristalina Georgieva
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director Kristalina Georgieva will be at the forefront in 2023 to try to avoid an all-out crisis. The pandemic and conflict between Russia and Ukraine have undermined the global economy, exploded national debt and fueled inflation. Between dizzying rises in interest rates and a looming recession, many of the world’s most vulnerable countries are at risk of default.
Kristalina Georgieva.
prince henry
Following his departure from the royal family with wife Meghan in 2020 and a viral interview in 2021, Prince Harry will publish his memoir in January.
Titled “Spare” and released unfiltered, the book is likely to make a lot of noise in the months before his father Carlos’ coronation on May 6th.
Prince Henry.
Bob Iger
Bob Iger, who was summoned to take charge of Disney in November, has two years to preserve his legacy and recover losses from the streaming platform where the American entertainment giant launched an attack on Netflix. .
His predecessor, Bob Chapek, walked out the back door, drawing the ire of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis by criticizing his “don’t say gay” law. The text prohibits the teaching of topics related to sexual orientation and gender identity in primary schools. In retaliation, DeSantis scrapped private laws that have benefited Florida’s Disney World amusement parks since his 1960s.
Carlos Alcaraz
Tennis rising star Carlos Alcaraz of Spain will win his first Grand Slam, the US Open, in 2022, making him, at age 19, the youngest world number one since the ATP rankings were created in 1973.
In 2023, Alcaraz will try to confirm his status as possible successor to the potentially retiring Rafael Nadal.
Yurymar Rojas
Yurimar Rojas, 27, of Venezuela became the first world champion in the triple jump at the 2022 Eugene World Championships in Athletics, and the holder of the world record for her specialty (15.74). Her appointment will be at the World Athletics Championships-2023 in Budapest.
Rojas is the Olympic champion of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (2021) and has won three outdoor World Cup gold medals (2017, 2019, 2022) and three indoor gold medals (2016, 2018, 2022). have earned.
Luis Inacio Lula da Silva
Former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s leader on January 1 from far-right Jair Bolsonaro to reconcile a deeply polarized society and save the Amazon. We have the daunting task of meeting the international expectations of doing everything.
Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.
Margot Robbie
Australian star Margot Robbie stars as ‘Barbie’ opposite Ryan Gosselin in director Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated film, and joins Brad Pitt in Damien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon’ to return to Hollywood next year. continued its astonishing rise in
Tsai Ing-wen
Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s president since 2016, will have to face mounting pressure in the coming months from China, which has stepped up its incursions into the airspace of the island, which has been independent from the mainland since 1949.
Last August, tensions reached unprecedented levels as China organized a massive military campaign to protest US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
Tsai Ing-wen.
Victor Wenbanyama
“Extraterrestrial” Victor Wenbanyama is most likely to be number one in the next NBA Draft (a selection by US basketball teams to recruit new recruits) next June.
At 2.21 meters tall, the 18-year-old prodigy currently plays for the Paris Region team Boulogne Levallois Metropolitans 92. This team’s games are broadcast in the United States.
Source: Diario.Elmundo
