Elections
Algerians head to polls amid opposition calls to boycott the vote
Algerians vote Thursday in the first elections since popular protests forced longtime leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power. The opposition, which is calling…
The UK heads to the polls
Political party leaders in the UK issued their final rallying cries as the country prepares to head to the polls. Ahead of…
Irish PM suffers by-election defeats ahead of national vote
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar’s Fine Gael party failed to win any of the four by-elections held to fill parliamentary vacancies on…
Venice floats autonomy vote as answer to city’s problems
This Sunday Venetians will vote in a consultative referendum on whether to give the lagoon city autonomy over its government — cutting…
Uruguay elects new president
Uruguayan President-elect Luis Lacalle Pou reacts as his wife Lorena Ponce de Leon (R) kisses him during an event with supporters of…
President Klaus Iohannis wins Romania presidential elections
Romania's centrist President Klaus Iohannis won a presidential election runoff on Sunday as expected, crushing his socialist challenger with a pledge to…
Pro-democracy groups make big gains in Hong Kong elections
Hong Kong's opposition pro-democracy movement has made unprecedented gains in the Chinese territory's district council elections, early results show. A record 4.1…
Belarus holds parliamentary polls
Belarusians head to the polls Sunday to elect members to the ex-Soviet republic's rubber-stamp parliament. The elections are being closely watched by…
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards wins re-election in blow to Trump
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards is projected to narrowly win a second term as Louisiana governor, beating Republican challenger Eddie Rispone by…
Sri Lanka’s Premadasa accepts defeat at presidential poll
Sri Lanka’s ruling party presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa on Sunday accepted defeat in the presidential poll and congratulated his rival former wartime…
Vote counting begins in presidential election in Sri Lanka, various violent incidents reported
Vote counting began in Sri Lanka after polls closed on Saturday for 16 million eligible voters looking to choose their new president.…
Boris Johnson meets Queen as election campaign officially kicks off
Boris Johnson Wednesday morning went to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen to mark the dissolution of parliament, marking the start of…