Elections
Ex PM Zoran Milanovic wins Croatian election
Zoran Milanovic, Croatia's center-left former prime minister, has won the country's presidential election, defeating center-right incumbent Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic in a second-round vote.…
Next Labour leader in UK is likely to be a woman
The battle to succeed Jeremy Corbyn and shape the future direction of the Labour party is under way as potential successors set…
Sturgeon insists Scotland wants different future from rest of UK
Boris Johnson cannot “bludgeon” Scotland into seeing the world in the same way that he does, Nicola Sturgeon has said after telling…
Jeremy Corbyn apologises over heavy Labour defeat
Jeremy Corbyn has apologised to Labour supporters over his party's heavy defeat in the general election. Writing in the Sunday Mirror and…
Historic win for nationalist in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland elected more Irish nationalists to Britain's parliament than pro-British unionists, a first since the partition of Ireland in 1921. Nationalists…
Algeria’s contested presidential election sees historically low turn out
A record six in 10 Algerians abstained from voting in the country's presidential election that was firmly rejected by the nine-month-old protest…
Trump congratulates UK’s Johnson after historic win, hints at new trade deal
President Trump took to Twitter on Friday to congratulate U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson after Johnson and his Conservative Party won easily…
UK Liberal Democrats to elect new leader in new year
Britain's Liberal Democrats will hold a leadership contest in the new year after leader Jo Swinson lost her seat on Friday in…
Sturgeon insists Scotland must be given new independence vote
Scotland must be allowed to hold another referendum on its place inside the United Kingdom following the crushing victory of the nationalists…
British papers react to election result
All the headlines as papers react to the exit poll at the time of going to print showing a large majority for…
Johnson hails ‘historic’ win, Corbyn to resign
The Conservatives officially secured a majority after winning 326 seats. The Conservatives have taken a string of former Labour strongholds, with the…
Photo Story: The general election in the UK: Boris Johnson votes
Britain's Prime Minster Boris Johnson (C) leaves a polling station after casting his vote with his dog Dylan at a polling station…