Meta: 20 covert influences ops uncovered; AI abuse limited in global elections
"Since 2016 we have been evolving our approach to elections to incorporate the lessons we learn and stay ahead of emerging threats," Meta officials wrote…
Romanian court upholds presidential election first-round results | Courts News
Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu will face centre-right contender Elena Lasconi in December 8 run-off.Romania’s Constitutional Court has validated the shock first-round result in its presidential…
Romania’s ruling Social Democrats appear poised to win parliamentary elections
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the Social Democracy Party, delivers a speech at the PSD campaign headquarters after the first exit poll for parliamentary…
Romania’s governing party set to win election despite far-right resurgence | Elections News
Left-leaning Social Democratic Party to hold parliament, but Alliance for Uniting Romanians makes big gains.Romania’s governing left-wing party is set to keep its majority in…
Social Democrats win Iceland’s snap elections as incumbents punished | Elections News
Social Democratic Alliance wins the largest share of votes but will need to form a coalition to govern.Iceland’s centre-left Social Democratic Alliance has won the…
Georgia protests spread as prime minister dismisses call for new elections | Protests News
Demonstrators in Georgia have taken to the streets for a fourth night in growing protests against the government’s decision to suspend talks on joining the…
Romanians vote in parliamentary elections as far right hopes to make gains | News
Parliamentary elections come a week after a right-wing candidate won most votes in the first round of the presidential election.Romanians are voting in a parliamentary…
Iceland holds parliamentary election after government’s collapse | Elections News
The legislative election takes place after the collapse of a fragile coalition, with the economy being a top concern.Icelanders are electing a new parliament after…
Namibia faces election chaos as voting extended after ‘irregularities’ | Elections News
Opposition seeking to upend decades of governing Swapo dominance urges voters to stay the course and cast ballots.Tensions are mounting in Namibia after a controversial…
Vote counting under way in Ireland as exit poll shows tight three-way race | Elections News
Exit poll put left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein at 21.1 percent of votes, slightly ahead of two centre-right parties.Ireland is tallying votes from general elections as…
Ireland votes in close-run election dominated by housing crisis | Elections News
Polls show centre-right incumbents Fine Gael and Fianna Fail running neck and neck with leftist-nationalist Sinn Fein.Ireland is going to the polls in a tight…
Venezuela approves bill targeting domestic supporters of US sanctions | Nicolas Maduro News
Assembly passes law that would ban officials who support international sanctions from holding office for up to 60 years.Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a measure that…
Video: Namibians vote in contested presidential and parliamentary elections | Elections
NewsFeedNamibian voters waited in long queues to cast their votes in one of the nation’s most competitive elections. The governing SWAPO (South West Africa People’s…
US slaps sanctions on Venezuelan officials over post-election crackdown | Nicolas Maduro News
The US says its sanctions target 21 individuals involved in anti-democratic practices and the repression of protests.The United States has announced sanctions against 21 allies…
Russia woos Namibia to mine uranium, sparking water safety fears | Mining
Windhoek and Leonardville, Namibia – Impo Gift Kapamba Musasa holds a hose pipe in one hand and gestures to a garden of cabbages, onions and…
Namibia elections 2024: Who’s in the running and what’s at stake? | Elections News
Amid a wave of historic election upsets in Southern Africa, Namibians will go to the polls this week to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections…
Georgian parliament bats away protests to set presidential vote | Elections News
Despite claims its election victory is illegitimate, Georgian Dream party plans vote for new president on December 14, using rules it pushed through in 2017.Georgian…
‘A seismic shift’: How US President Joe Biden altered perceptions of age | Joe Biden News
Rumblings about Biden’s age began well before he was elected in 2020. When Biden, a former vice president, started to mull his candidacy for the…
Who is Calin Georgescu, Romanian right-wing candidate leading the election? | Elections News
An independent candidate who until two years ago was part of Romania’s main far-right party has emerged as the surprising winner of the first round…
Yamandu Orsi wins Uruguay’s run-off presidential election | Elections News
Yamandu Orsi, the candidate for the left-wing Broad Front coalition, is projected to emerge victorious in Uruguay’s run-off election for the presidency. He bested Alvaro…