Election
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Putin Set For Election Coronation In Vote With No Opposition
Vladimir Putin is set to secure another six-year term as Russian leader this weekend in a vote the Kremlin says will show society is fully behind his assault on Ukraine.…
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Portugal Swings To The Right In Election Marked By Far-right Surge
Portugal’s opposition centre-right party won Sunday’s general election while support for populist far-right Chega surged making it a kingmaker in the new parliament, an exit poll indicated. The centre-right Democratic…
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Macron’s Camp Blasts Far Right At EU Election Campaign Launch
Allies of French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday sought to cast the country’s far-right forces as bedfellows of the Kremlin as the centrist alliance launched its campaign for European Parliament…
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No May Election: Ex-UK PM Joins Tory MPs Quitting Before Vote
Former prime minister Theresa May announced on Friday she will stand down as an MP at the next election, adding to a growing list from the UK’s ruling Conservatives to…
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Venezuela Invites EU To Observe Presidential Election
Venezuela has invited the European Union to send a team to observe presidential elections on July 28 in which President Nicolas Maduro is widely expected to seek another term. Maduro’s…
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Yulia Navalnaya Calls For Election Day Protest Against Putin
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny called on Wednesday for Russians to stage an election day protest against President Vladimir Putin by forming long queues outside voting stations.…
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UK Awaits Voter-friendly Budget Before Election
Britain’s Conservative government unveils a pre-election budget Wednesday that could feature voter-friendly measures as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party badly trails main opposition Labour in polls. Huge giveaways are not…
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Meet The Influencer Giving Young Mexicans Their Election News
Smartphone in hand, Mexican law student Gerardo Vera records a short political news video for TikTok aimed at younger voters who will be a major force in this year’s presidential…
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Haitian PM Agrees To ‘Share Power’ Until Election: Caribbean Counterpart
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has accepted to “share power” with the opposition until fresh elections are held in the crisis-torn country, a Caribbean leader said Wednesday at a summit…
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Michigan Primary Election Results: Biden And Trump Secure Wins
Joe Biden and Donald Trump AFP Michigan’s Democratic primary election on Tuesday saw President Biden secure a win amidst significant opposition related to his stance on Israel’s conflict with Gaza.…
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Hundreds Protest In Senegal Demanding New Election Date
Several hundred people demonstrated in Dakar on Saturday calling on the president to set a date to elect his successor before his term ends on April 2. President Macky Sall…
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South Africa’s ANC Kicks Off Election Season As Zuma Lurks
South Africa’s ruling ANC kickstarts its election campaign Saturday for polls on May 29, facing its worst result ever amid high unemployment, a sluggish economy and a challenge from its…
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South Africa Sets Stage For May 29 General Election
Three decades after the advent of democracy, South Africa will go to the polls on May 29 for general elections and perhaps the first serious challenge to ANC rule. Opinion…
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Wildcard Candidates Threaten To Tip Scales In US Election
Americans haven’t elected an independent president since George Washington, but a public turned off by two historically unpopular frontrunners appears more open than ever to the rich crop of wildcards…
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Spain Conservative Leader In Dock As Galicia Holds Election
Spain’s northwestern Galicia region votes Sunday in a tight election that could see the country’s opposition conservative party lose control of its traditional stronghold in a blow for its leader.…
