South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers | Elections News
About 28 million voters were registered to vote in national and provincial elections. Millions of South Africans went to the polls on May 29 for…
Trump’s New York hush-money trial: 12 legal terms explained | Donald Trump News
The trial of former President Donald Trump in New York, which has dominated headlines in the United States and across the world, is entering its…
Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the frontrunner in Mexico’s presidential race? | Elections News
Mexico City, Mexico – She is leading in voter polls, poised to become Mexico’s first female president. But Claudia Sheinbaum faces a challenge: how to…
‘Vote for change’: South Africa elects government as ANC legacy on trial | Elections News
Johannesburg, South Africa – Mpimo Hlavanganwane is far younger than South Africa’s democracy. The 23-year-old grew up in Chiawelo, the same area of Soweto that…
Frontrunner Labour bars race row MP from UK election run | Politics News
Diane Abbott says Labour will not allow her to run in July election despite party reinstatement. Diane Abbot said she has been barred from standing…
‘We will win’: South Africa’s ruling ANC confident despite party ‘missteps’ | Elections News
Johannesburg, South Africa – The stadium overflowed with yellow, green and black as tens of thousands of African National Congress (ANC) faithful gathered in Soweto…
Former spy chief Dick Schoof proposed as Dutch PM | Politics News
Schoof, 67, is currently the top official at the justice ministry and a former head of the Dutch intelligence service. Dutch right-wing coalition parties have…
Cape Town’s poor ‘neglected’ in South Africa’s only opposition-run province | Elections News
Cape Town, South Africa – In the leafy, picturesque southern suburbs of Cape Town, Dee Lackay, 38, is making a new start after leaving Johannesburg…
The dangerous push to legalize gambling on U.S. elections
Free and fair elections, the foundation of our democracy, face an unprecedented array of threats as the next one approaches. While some of these threats…
What’s behind the rise in political violence in Mexico? | Elections
Election campaign marred by assassinations of dozens of candidates. Dozens of candidates have been killed ahead of Mexico’s general election amid surging political violence. Dozens…
What to know about the Mexico’s 2024 presidential election | Elections News
On June 2, people across Mexico will head to the polls to choose a new leader, as part of the largest election in the country’s…
South Africa elections 2024 explained in maps and charts | Elections News
On May 29, South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly and state legislatures. The National Assembly will…
Lithuania’s Gitanas Nauseda declares victory in presidential election | Elections News
Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte conceded defeat in the final round of the Baltic nation’s presidential election. Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda has declared victory in the…
UK’s Sunak promises mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if elected | Politics News
Ruling Conservative Party says it will bring back national service if it wins the July 4 general election. Eighteen-year-olds will have to perform a mandatory…
Tens of thousands cheer at ANC rally before South Africa elections | Elections News
Tens of thousands of supporters dressed in yellow, green and black gathered for the final rally of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party in…
South Africa elections 2024: Ten key people who could shape it | Elections News
South Africans are gearing up for watershed general elections on May 29 that could see the ruling African National Congress (ANC) fail to clinch a…
Chad’s Deby sworn in as president as Allamaye Halina named new PM | Elections News
Inauguration of Mahamat Idriss Deby follows disputed election and marks an end to three years of military rule. Chad’s newly elected president, Mahamat Idriss Deby,…
India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News
India’s staggered general election is heading towards its penultimate phase, with voters from eight states and federally-governed union territories poised to decide the fate of…
Campaigning under way for UK general election | Elections
NewsFeedVoters in the UK say they’re ‘ready for change’ as election campaigns kick off ahead of the July 4th poll. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called…
Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin | Elections News
A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial gov’t scheme that aims to send asylum seekers to the African country. No deportation flights…