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Recent wins by progressive candidates, including Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's Democratic primary for a US Senate race, have intensified debate inside the Democratic Party before the November midterms. El-Sayed's win over four-term congresswoman Hale…
Tennessee state lawmaker Justin Pearson says he will stay in the race for the US House after Republicans redrew the state's 9th Congressional District, forcing the Memphis Democrat to campaign across a larger and more Republican-leaning area. Pearson, a 31-ye…
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Wednesday named conservative lawmaker Alfredo Gaspar as his running mate for the October election. Bolsonaro, a right-wing senator and son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, is the main election rival of P…
French presidential candidate Gabriel Attal's team said Wednesday that he had been targeted by a Russian disinformation campaign, and France's Viginum watchdog said it had detected the operation a day earlier. A member of Attal's staff said security authoriti…
France suspects Russia-linked actors have tried to spread fake stories about French politicians running or likely to run in the 2027 presidential election, a security source and left-wing European lawmaker Raphael Glucksmann said. The security source said Fre…
Abdul El-Sayed urged Democrats to unite after winning Michigan’s Democratic nomination for the US Senate on Wednesday, setting up a November race against former Republican congressman Mike Rogers in a battleground state central to the fight for control of the…
Colombia's outgoing president Gustavo Petro said on August 3 that he had evidence of fraud in the presidential election and warned that president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella's rise to power could lead to "civil war." Petro told a press conference that June…
US congressman Max Miller is facing growing calls to abandon his reelection bid after domestic abuse allegations against him unsettled Republicans before November's midterm elections. Miller, a former aide in President Donald Trump's White House, has denied a…
Malaysia's former ruling UMNO party has been boosted by back-to-back state election wins that analysts said could reshape political alliances before the next general election. Barisan Nasional, the coalition led by UMNO, won control of Negeri Sembilan state i…
Brazil's right-wing Liberal Party nominated former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro as a Senate candidate on Sunday, adding another Bolsonaro family figure to October's election campaign. The nomination came despite a recent public feud between Michelle Bolsonar…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched his candidacy for October's election at a Workers' Party convention in Sao Paulo on Sunday, saying he was "in great shape" as he sought a fourth and final term. Lula, 80, cast himself as an experienced le…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is making stamina part of his bid for a fourth term, using workout videos and a busy schedule to answer questions about whether, at 80, he can win and govern after October's election. Lula says he feels fitter tha…
Bev Craig has been elected mayor of Greater Manchester, keeping the northern English city region under Labour control after Andy Burnham returned to parliament. Craig, the leader of Manchester City Council, was elected after a second round of counting. Publis…
Berlin's September 20 city-state election is shaping up around gains by the far-right AfD and the far-left Linke, with immigration, housing and the city's identity central to a polarised campaign. The AfD topped a Berlin poll for the first time last week, sco…
Ghana's government on Thursday accepted a proposal to extend the presidential term from four years to five years and lower the minimum age for candidates to 35. Justice Minister Dominic Ayine told journalists that the government had accepted the recommendatio…
Axios reported Thursday that Elon Musk is preparing a major spending push to help Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm elections. The outlet, citing people familiar with the effort, said Musk plans to reactivate America PAC, the politi…
Zimbabwe's constitutional changes could allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until at least 2030, while opposition groups challenge the amendments in court and calls spread for protests or a national stayaway. The amendments, signed into law…
Israel's October 27 election campaign is being shaped by disputes over an inquiry into Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, military conscription, security policy and the cost of living. Many Israelis have demanded an independent state commission of inquiry into f…
Democratic Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court has approved a bill that could create a path for President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third term through constitutional change and a referendum. A coalition of main opposition parties on Wednesday denounced…
Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council has set December 13 for the country's first elections in a decade, if an "acceptable security environment" is in place and necessary funding is available. The council's decree said the first round of presidential, legisla…
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has added a proposed seven-year renewable presidential term to constitutional reforms that would also bar opponents of his rule from elections. The government-allied legislature received the proposal on Tuesday and plans to…
Iceland opened early voting on Monday for an August 29 referendum on whether the country should restart accession negotiations with the European Union, more than a decade after the talks were suspended. Voters are being asked: “Should Iceland reopen accession…
Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot’s new Yashar party narrowly leads Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud in a Channel 12 poll before Israel’s October 27 general election. The survey projected 23 seats for Yashar and 22 for Likud in the 120-memb…
With 100 days left before the US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's Republicans face polling that points to a possible loss of the House of Representatives and a close fight to keep control of the Senate. Trump will not be on the November 3 ballot, b…
Brazil denied visas for two United States officials who wanted to meet Brazilian election authorities less than three months before a tense presidential vote, a Brazilian diplomatic source said Saturday. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said t…
Maine Democrats chose Troy Jackson as their new candidate for a key US Senate race after their original nominee withdrew under pressure over sexual misconduct allegations. Delegates at a hastily organized nominating convention picked Jackson, a former state s…
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro denied authorizing the use of his image and voice in an AI-generated video endorsing his son Flavio Bolsonaro's candidacy in October elections. The denial came in a response from Bolsonaro's lawyers to Brazil's Supreme…
Flavio Bolsonaro has become the main challenger to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s October election after his father, Jair Bolsonaro, named him as his political heir. The 45-year-old senator was not widely known nationally before that…
US President Donald Trump said Venezuela is not ready to hold elections, more than seven months after a US military operation removed Nicolas Maduro from power. Asked about Venezuela in the Oval Office, Trump said the country was “not really ready” for electi…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis denied on Friday that he planned to call early elections, as his government faces pressure from an EU farm subsidy scandal. Mitsotakis told Open TV that elections "will not be held in the autumn". He said his New Democ…
South Korean investigators searched the National Election Commission on Thursday as part of a probe into alleged false voter turnout figures in the June 3 local elections. A spokesman for a joint police and prosecution team said investigators had found indica…
Brazilian right-wing presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro raised concerns about the country’s electronic voting system at a private gathering with diplomats on Tuesday night, citing claims about Smartmatic that Brazilian election authorities have denied. Fla…
The French government unveiled a bill on 22 July 2026 that would increase penalties for spreading disinformation before and during elections. The proposal comes before France holds a two-round presidential election next spring to replace President Emmanuel Ma…
Nicaragua's legislature will vote next month on whether to exclude opposition parties from elections, as requested by President Daniel Ortega, National Assembly chief Gustavo Porras said Wednesday. Ortega, a former leftist guerrilla who has been in power for…
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday that the state mistakenly registered about 6,600 non-US citizens to vote before the 2024 election because of what she called a serious software error. Sherrill said fewer than 400 of the people registered throug…
Colombia's new Congress dealt an early setback to hard-right president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Monday by voting against his candidate for president of the Senate. Congress instead chose a leader from the party of former president Alvaro Uribe, who h…
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…