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Israel's largest leftist party launched its campaign on Monday for the legislative election due in October, after choosing its list of candidates in primaries. HaDemokratim, or the Democrats, is led by former deputy military chief of staff Yair Golan. The par…
Dozens of Ugandans and Tanzanians are believed to be hiding in Kenya after recent elections in their countries were followed by arrests, kidnappings and killings. Five refugees agreed to speak, and each said they knew between 20 and 40 other people who had fl…
Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin said Sunday that he will not run in September's legislative elections, saying he has been silenced and pushed out of politics. Nadezhdin is one of the few politicians in Russia who has openly criticised President Vl…
Sao Tome and Principe’s incumbent president, Carlos Vila Nova, won re-election in the first round of the country’s presidential vote, the national electoral commission announced. The commission said Vila Nova received 56 percent in Sunday’s ballot, while Nito…
French President Emmanuel Macron urged caution over surveys predicting that far-right candidate Marine Le Pen could win next year's election to choose his successor. Speaking on Friday at a press conference alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Macron s…
US President Donald Trump said he would discuss "free and fair" voting in a national address scheduled for Thursday, while also saying he would raise other subjects. Asked in the Oval Office on Tuesday whether the address would involve election machines and i…
Several white Democratic pastors and ministers-in-training are running for congressional seats ahead of November's US midterm elections, saying Republicans have used Christianity for political gain and that President Donald Trump's policies, especially on imm…
A report on political violence in Kenya says politicians are hiring armed groups, known locally as “goons,” for low daily payments as competition rises before elections due in August 2027. The report says the groups are hired in dozens or hundreds to disrupt…
Israel will hold a general election on October 27, the Knesset announced, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud facing challenges from new and existing parties across the political spectrum. Likud, led by Netanyahu, currently has 32 of the Knesset's…