Stand-in Jose Raul Mulino wins Panama presidential race | Elections News
The stand-in candidate for popular ex-President Ricardo Martinelli has promised to boost the economy. Jose Raul Mulino, a stand-in for a former president banned from…
President vs Prime Minister: What’s at stake in Chad presidential election? | Elections News
Chadians head to the polls on Monday to elect a new president in what could be the nation’s most-watched election in three decades. The polls…
India Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 3: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News
Millions of Indians will cast their ballots on May 7 in the third phase of a seven-phase election, which will feature India’s powerful interior minister,…
India elections turn spotlight on informal jobs for youth | India Election 2024
Ever since he can remember, Rohit Kumar Sahu knew he wanted to go to college and get a well-paying, white-collar job. His father delivered courier…
US elections are six months away. How does the race stand and what’s next? | US Election 2024 News
A crackdown on pro-Palestinian student protests, Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial, and political bickering over foreign aid and immigration have dominated headlines in the United…
Local elections were bleak for the Tories – but all is not lost for Rishi Sunak
Last ditch RishiDESPITE understandable attempts to spin the results, last week’s elections were — if not totally catastrophic — bleak indeed for the Tories. Holding…
Why did voters desert the UK Conservatives in local elections? | Elections
Support for the Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England. After a landslide win in the last general election, support for the United…
Britain’s Conservatives trounced in local elections | Elections News
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has suffered a resounding defeat in local elections, a further sign that it is likely to be removed from power in…
‘No turning back’: Carnation Revolution divides Portugal again, 50 years on | The Far Right
Lisbon, Portugal – The olive-green military vehicles are the same, as are the uniforms of the personnel riding them. It’s even the same day of…
Panama court rules leading candidate Mulino may remain in presidential race | Elections News
The decision removes uncertainty over Mulino’s eligibility just two days before the vote in the Central American country. Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled that frontrunner…
Candidates confront corruption and inequality in Panama’s presidential race | Elections News
Over the last five years, Panama has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic, paralysing nationwide protests, and a drought that has brought transportation through its famed canal…
Active Clubs: A new far-right threat to democratic elections | The Far Right
Across North America and Europe, the far-right Active Clubs movement is expanding at an unprecedented pace, presenting new threats to democratic elections and minorities. With…
Local elections 2024: Polls open in England and Wales as millions gear up to cast their votes
POLLING stations are opening their doors as the country goes into the local election today. Hundreds of skirmishes will take place for councils, mayoralties and…
Solomon Islands elects Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister | Elections News
Former foreign minister wins support of 31 legislators in 50-member house in an election closely watched by China, US and Australia. Legislators in the Solomon…
Trump held in contempt of court in New York trial for gag order violations | Donald Trump News
Judge in hush money trial says Trump violated the order nine times and warns future violations could result in jail time. The judge in Donald…
Solomon Islands PM Sogavare says won’t put himself forward for new term | Politics News
Sogavare switched official diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taipei fuelling controversy in the Pacific island nation. The Solomon Islands’s incumbent Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has…
Togo’s parliamentary election: Why all eyes are on President Gnassingbe | Elections News
Some 4.2 million eligible Togolese voters are heading to the polls on Monday to vote in delayed and controversial parliamentary elections that are causing tensions…
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni throws her hat in the ring for EU elections
Live from the Fratelli d'Italia programmatic conference in Pescara, the Italian prime minister announced her candidacy in the European elections next June ADVERTISEMENTGiorgia Meloni is…
Has South Africa’s ANC failed to live up to its promises? | Politics
South Africa is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its first democratic election. South Africa is marking Freedom Day – the historic day that changed the…
South Africa: 30 years after apartheid, what has changed? | Nelson Mandela News
Three decades ago, on April 27, 1994, after centuries of white rule, Black South Africans voted in general elections for the first time. This marked…