This isn't politics, it just has to do with a government. Politics would be an article arguing why it's unfair that the President rigged the election. They men

This isn't politics, it just has to do with a government. Politics would be an article arguing why it's unfair that the President rigged the election. They mention the background political information because THAT'S GOOD JOURNALISM. You need to have that background information about the political climate to understand what's the importance of what's happening.