Election
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Election Campaigning Kicks Off In South Korea
The candidates vying to lead South Korea kicked off their official campaigns Monday ahead of a snap presidential election to replace the country’s impeached ex-leader, removed over a thwarted martial…
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Albanians Vote In Election Seen As Key Test Of EU Path
Albanians were voting Sunday to decide whether to give Prime Minister Edi Rama a fourth term or side with his longstanding rival in an election seen as crucial for the…
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UK Hard Right Sets Sights High After Local Election Triumphs
With a thumping success in local elections this week, the hard-right Reform UK party has loosened Britain’s two-party stranglehold and is already eyeing Downing Street. Reform UK, which formed from…
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Gabon Ex-junta Chief Oligui Sworn In After Election Win
Gabon’s Brice Oligui Nguema, whose coup ended 55 years of rule by the Bongo family, took oath as president on Saturday before a packed stadium and more than a dozen…
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Trump May Have Aided Australian PM’s Election Victory: Analysts
Donald Trump’s stinging trade tariffs may have helped Australia’s left-leaning prime minister snatch a resounding election victory Saturday, analysts say. Unlike Canada’s Trump-swayed vote three days earlier, the US president…
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Right-leaning Australian Opposition Leader Loses Election, And Seat
Australia’s right-leaning opposition leader Peter Dutton lost his parliamentary seat Saturday, adding humiliation to a night of crushing defeat for his conservative coalition. The double-loss shattered the 54-year-old conservative’s prime…
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Five Things To Know About The Australian Election
Australians are voting in a general election Saturday, a hard-fought contest between party leaders with sharply contrasting visions for the country. Here are five things you need to know about…
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Australians Vote In Election Swayed By Inflation, Trump
Australians will cram voting booths on Saturday to pick their next government, deciding a hard-fought election shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and Trump tariffs. From dusty desert towns to…
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Australian PM Says Battle Ahead To Win Election
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has a “mountain to climb” in elections Saturday, despite leading the opinion polls, in a contest swayed by living costs and Trump tariffs.…
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S. Korea Crisis Deepens With Election Frontrunner Retrial, Resignations
South Korea’s political chaos deepened Thursday after a retrial was ordered for a presidential frontrunner over alleged election law violations and two key government figures quit ahead of a snap…
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Kamala Harris Blasts Trump’s ‘Reckless’ 100 Days In First Major Speech Since Election
KEY POINTS The ex-president said Trump’s trade war was “clearly inviting a recession” She lauded universities refuting Trump’s demands around academic independence She also said Trump’s defiance of court orders…
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An investor’s guide to navigating the Australian election
THE outcome of Australia’s tight federal election could be the next catalyst for local assets as a tariff standoff between the US and China continues to rattle markets. The benchmark…
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Carney’s Liberals Win Canada Election Defined By Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney won Canada‘s election Monday, local media projected, leading his Liberal Party to a new term in power after convincing voters his experience managing economic crises prepared…
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These Singapore names are potential winners from election Budget, tariff volatility: Maybank
[SINGAPORE] The Republic’s domestic-oriented stocks could emerge as spillover beneficiaries amid tariff volatility in spite of Singapore’s high trade dependency, said Maybank. That includes sectors such as property and consumer…
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Violence-weary Trinidadians Vote In General Election
Voters in violence-plagued Trinidad and Tobago went to the polls on Monday in elections that will decide whether Prime Minister Stuart Young remains in power. Former energy minister Young, 50,…
