Turnout low as Mexico votes in controversial judicial election | Elections News
President Sheinbaum labels vote a ‘success’, but experts warn criminals could use it to infiltrate judiciary.A landmark vote to select judges in Mexico has been…
South Korea’s presidential election aims to restore democratic credentials | Elections News
Seoul, South Korea – After six hours of emergency martial law, hundreds of days of protests, violence at a Seoul court and the eventual impeachment…
Karol Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election, media reports say | Elections News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Final vote count gives conservative candidate 50.89 percent, while his liberal rival receives 49.11 percent, AP reports.Conservative eurosceptic Karol Nawrocki is expected…
Poland votes for new president in high stakes run-off election | Elections News
The European country chooses between conservative historian Karol Nawrocki and pro-EU Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.Poles are voting in a decisive presidential run-off that could have…
South Korea’s snap presidential election 2025: All you need to know | Elections News
Voters in South Korea are choosing a new president to replace Yoon Suk-yeol who was impeached and removed from office over his brief and ill-fated…
South Korea’s presidential favourite has plans for new ‘de facto’ capital | Elections News
Sejong, South Korea – By the standards of South Korea’s teeming metropolises, Sejong is not much of a city. With a population of 400,000 people,…
Confusion and concern loom over Mexico’s historic judicial election | Elections News
From the beginning, the reforms were controversial. Thousands of court workers went on strike to protest the constitutional amendment. Some protesters even stormed the Senate…
Romania’s President Dan sworn in amid far-right claims of stolen election | Elections News
Pro-European Nicusor Dan faces big challenges after defeating pro-Russian George Simion last week in a tense run-off.Pro-European Nicusor Dan has been sworn in as Romania’s…
Hezbollah holds firm in Lebanon’s municipal elections | Hezbollah
Beirut, Lebanon – As southern Lebanon continues to suffer from sporadic Israeli attacks despite a ceasefire signed in November between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, establishment…
Venezuela election results: Who lost, won and what next? | Elections News
Venezuela’s ruling coalition, led by President Nicolas Maduro, has won the parliamentary and regional elections by a landslide, maintaining a significant majority in the powerful…
Venezuelans vote amid boycott calls and fears of government repression | Elections News
Legislative, regional elections are the first to allow broad voter participation since last year’s disputed presidential vote.Venezuelans are casting their ballots in legislative and regional…
Rival marches draw thousands before pivotal Polish presidential election | Elections News
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Warsaw to show support for the opposing candidates in next weekend’s tightly contested Polish…
Oil riches are on the horizon as Suriname chooses its next government | Elections News
The Gran Morgu project may transform Suriname’s economy, rivalling oil-rich neighbour Guyana by 2028, officials predict.Voters in Suriname, which is on the cusp of a…
Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa sworn in for full term, promising a crackdown on gangs | Elections News
The right-wing Noboa had defeated left-wing candidate Luisa Gonzalez amid allegations of electoral fraud.Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s youngest-ever president and heir to a prominent banana-exporting fortune,…
South Lebanon votes in municipal election seen as test of Hezbollah support | Elections News
Despite war losses, Hezbollah is using the vote as an opportunity to show it still has political influence.Voters in southern Lebanon are casting their ballots…
Why did rumours of a coup sweep Ivory Coast this week? | Conflict News
Fake stories of a coup d’etat in the West African nation of Ivory Coast surfaced this week amid mounting tensions over the upcoming October general…
High voter abstention expected in Venezuela’s upcoming elections
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L), greets supporters with his wife, Congresswoman Cilia Flores, during a campaign closing ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Photo by…
‘Farcical’: Venezuelan opposition denounces arrest before weekend vote | Nicolas Maduro News
A top figure in Venezuela’s opposition has been arrested on charges of “terrorism” before parliamentary elections scheduled for the weekend. On Friday, a social media…
Lebanese PM condemns wave of Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Israeli attacks come as residents of Lebanon’s southern districts prepare to vote in municipal elections on Saturday.Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has denounced a wave…
Australia’s opposition coalition splits after election loss | Politics News
National Party and Liberal Party part ways after more than 60-year alliance following election defeat.Australia’s National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of…