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Mexicans vote in midterm elections seen as referendum on president

Mexicans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote for a new lower house of Congress, state governors and local lawmakers, in a race seen as a referendum on President…

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Peruvians vote to elect president, divided by class, geography

Peruvians began voting to pick a president on Sunday in an election that has bitterly divided them by class and geography, with urban and higher-income citizens preferring right-wing Keiko Fujimori…

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East German state votes in final test before election to decide who replaces Merkel

The eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt started voting on Sunday in the last test of public opinion before September's national election, one which could deal a blow to conservative Armin…

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Ipsos poll shows tie on eve of Peru’s election, with Fujimori slightly ahead

An Ipsos poll on Saturday afternoon showed Peru's runoff presidential election still locked in a statistical tie, but right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori is slightly ahead of leftist Pedro Castillo, by a 0.7 percentage point margin. Peruvians will head to the polls on Sunday in…

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Labour would win by 48,000 votes according to latest Maltatoday Election Survey

A MaltaToday survey carried out between Monday 31 May 2021 and Friday 4 June 2021 among 650 respondents, support for Labour continued its upward climb at the expense of the…

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Laschet faces eastern test in bid to succeed Germany’s Merkel

Armin Laschet, Chancellor Angela Merkel's would-be successor, desperately needs his Christian Democrats to win a regional vote on Sunday to avoid questions resurfacing about whether he is the right candidate…

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Peru’s Castillo falls in polls, suggesting photo finish against Fujimori

Peruvian socialist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo slipped further in public opinion polls, setting up what appeared to be a dead heat against right-wing Keiko Fujimori before Sunday's runoff election. In…

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CDU overtakes AfD ahead of Saxony-Anhalt election – INSA poll

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have edged ahead of the right-wing AfD party ahead of Sunday's regional elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, a poll showed. The INSA poll for…

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Peru’s Castillo has copper tax deals in his sights; Chinese firms at risk

Peru's presidential front-runner is taking aim at copper mining firms' coveted tax stability agreements that freeze tariffs, and the plan could have an outsized impact on Chinese miners in the…

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Israel’s Lapid enlists Gantz, moves closer to unseating Netanyahu

Israel's opposition leader moved closer to unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday after agreeing terms with several parties, including one led by Defence Minister Benny Gantz, for a proposed…

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UPDATED: Veteran politician Herzog elected president of Israel

Israel's parliament on Wednesday elected former centre-left politician Isaac Herzog as the country's president, a role that is largely ceremonial but also meant to promote unity among ethnic and religious…

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Peru’s Fujimori, Castillo spar in presidential debate, neck-and-neck in polls

Peru's two presidential candidates on Sunday sparred in a debate marked by offers of increased public spending, with right-wing Keiko Fujimori offering cash handouts and bonuses as socialist Pedro Castillo…

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Ruling conservatives in Cyprus win election but fail to get an absolute majority

Cyprus's ruling conservatives emerged as winners but failed to get an absolute majority in a parliamentary election on Sunday, with voters turning to smaller parties, including a right-wing party with…

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Poll puts far-Right AfD ahead in German regional elections

A shock poll has put the far-Right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) in first place ahead of regional elections in eastern Germany next week. An AfD victory in the state…

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UPDATE – Cyprus ruling conservatives hold slim lead in parliamentary poll

Cyprus's ruling conservatives appeared to hold a slim lead in Sunday's parliamentary elections, an exit poll by state TV showed after the end of voting. The country has faced a…

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Cyprus voters elect new parliament

Cyprus elects a new parliament on Sunday in a process likely to show a decline in support for major parties and a sizeable abstention rate among voters angered by corruption…

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German president Steinmeier announces run for second term

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he would run for a second term of office next year, implicitly gambling that the likely winners of September's national election would not turf out…

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Syria’s Assad wins 4th term with 95% of vote

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of the votes in an election that will extend his rule over a country ruined by war but…

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UPDATED: Syrians go to the polls in election that Assad is set to win

Polling stations opened on Wednesday across Syria in a presidential election that is set to usher Bashar al-Assad into a fourth term in office. The government says the election shows…

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Lebanon’s president did not mean to revoke Hariri’s mandate, son-in-law says

Lebanese President Michel Aoun did not intend to revoke prime minister designate Saad Hariri's mandate when he wrote to parliament last week declaring that Hariri could not form a government,…

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Bulgaria’s GERB party keeps small lead ahead of July snap poll

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party has kept a small lead over the anti-elitist ITN grouping ahead of a July 11 snap parliamentary election despite waning popularity over its failure to uproot…

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Ethiopia postpones June 5 parliamentary elections

. Ethiopia has postponed parliamentary elections due on June 5, the country's electoral body said, adding it did not foresee a delay of more than three weeks. The Horn of…

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Peru presidential candidate outlines new taxes, royalties for miners

Peru's socialist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo said he would raise taxes and royalties on Peru's key mining sector and renegotiate the tax contracts of large companies if elected to high…

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Germany’s Greens plan to cut jet fuel subsidies

The German Green party's candidate for chancellor, Annalena Baerbock, plans to cut jet fuel subsidies and abolish short-haul flights if she comes to power, she told weekly Bild am Sonntag.…

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Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

Chileans head to the polls Sunday in a second day of voting to elect 155 people who will rewrite the country's dictatorship-era constitution in a bid to address deep-seated social…

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Budapest mayor launches bid to challenge Orban next year

Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony on Saturday announced his bid to become the prime minister candidate for Hungary's six opposition parties which are trying to forge an alliance to take on…

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Two main contenders for Iranian president register candidacy for election

The two main contenders to become Iranian president, hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi and former parliament speaker Ali Larijani, registered on Saturday to run in next month's election. The June…

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Netanyahu poised to gain political lifeline as violence flares

Civil unrest between Jews and Arabs in Israel dealt a strong blow on Thursday to efforts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main political rival Yair Lapid to form a new…

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Italy’s Salvini struggles as rightist ally grows stronger

ROME, May 10 (Reuters) - League leader Matteo Salvini is in danger of losing his crown as the undisputed head of Italy's centre-right bloc, a prospect that could destabilise or…

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Germany’s SPD officially names Olaf Scholz as chancellor candidate

Germany's center-left Social Democrats (SPD) voted on Sunday for the current Finance Minister Olaf Scholz to be their choice for chancellor should they win the September general election. The former mayor…

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Opinion – English local elections 2021: how to really read the results

The headline results of the local elections in England are clearly bleak for Labour and rosy for the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats are, in effect treading water, while the Greens…

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Labour’s Sadiq Khan re-elected London mayor

Sadiq Khan was re-elected London Mayor on Saturday as had been widely expected, providing some joy to the opposition Labour Party which has suffered a series of disappointing results in…

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UK Labour’s deputy leader sacked as party chair after super Thursday bloodbath

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been sacked as the party’s chair and national campaign co-ordinator by Keir Starmer in the wake of this week’s disastrous election results. The Independent reports that…

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Regional election win boosts Spanish conservatives’ ambitions

Spain's conservative People's Party (PP) said on Wednesday that its resounding win in Madrid in regional elections signalled "the beginning of the end" for Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government.…

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UPDATE – SNP leader Sturgeon vows independence vote after election success

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon said she would push ahead with plans for a new independence referendum after results showed her party would win an election to Scotland's parliament,…

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Opinion poll suggests German Green party could head next government

Germany's governing "Grand Coalition" between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democrats (SPD) currently does not have the support from a majority of voters…

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Scotland’s crucial election on knife edge as pro-independence party heads for win

The Scottish National Party (SNP), which has vowed to hold an independence referendum that could tear the United Kingdom apart should it be returned to power, will find out on…

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Argentina pushes back mid-term elections as COVID-19 rages

The Argentine government has agreed with opposition parties to postpone primary and mid-term elections due to take place from August for five weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Interior…

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PM Johnson boosts parliamentary majority, pro-independence SNP win early seats in Scotland

Voters in an opposition stronghold turned en masse to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, boosting his parliamentary majority despite a high COVID-19 death toll, last year’s record economic slump…

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Scotland’s pro-independence SNP wins symbolic key marginal seat of Edinburgh Central

LONDON (Reuters) - The pro-independence Scottish National Party won the marginal seat of Edinburgh Central, one of their key targets in an election for the Scottish parliament which could determine the future…

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Analysis – What’s wrong with Britain’s Labour?

Voters in an opposition stronghold turned en masse to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, boosting his parliamentary majority on Friday despite a high COVID-19 death toll, last year’s record…

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Swiss voters set to back COVID-19 law, crackdown on pesticides

Swiss voters are set to back government measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic and to support a crackdown on pesticide use -- in defiance of Bern's wishes -- in binding…

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UPDATED: UK PM Johnson’s party sweeps to victory in bellwether election

Britain's governing Conservative Party won a new seat in parliament on Friday, ousting the Labour Party in the northern English town of Hartlepool with a sweeping victory that tightens its…

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UPDATED: Britain awaits results of Thursday’s vote, Conservatives win Hartlepool by-election

Counting has begun after a day of elections that could have profound implications for the future of the United Kingdom and the Labour Party. The Conservatives have won the Hartlepool…

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Election day: Scotland, England, Wales go to the polls

Voters in England, Scotland and Wales head to the polls on Thursday in a series of different elections, with a vote for the Scottish parliament and one for a seat…

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UPDATED: Bulgaria to hold early election on July 11

Bulgaria will hold a snap parliamentary election on July 11, after a third and final attempt to form a government following April 4 polls that led to a fragmented parliament…

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Founder of Spanish leftist Podemos party Pablo Iglesias retires

Pony-tailed Spanish politician Pablo Iglesias abruptly retired from politics on Tuesday night, a month after stepping down from his post as deputy prime minister of the central government. The 42-year-old…

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Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s wins Madrid election

Madrid's conservative regional leader won a landslide re-election, propelled to victory by her refusal to close down bars and shops during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of flag-waving supporters gathered outside…

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Madrid voters go to the polls in COVID-influenced crunch election

Voters in Madrid go to the polls on Tuesday to choose the legislative assembly in Spain's wealthiest region in an election that could reshape the nation's political landscape, in part due to Madrid's…

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Peru presidential race tightens

Peru's presidential election race is tightening a month ahead of a run-off vote in June, with socialist Pedro Castillo still ahead, while pollsters say the key battles are in poor,…

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Syria approves Assad, two others to run in presidential election

Syria’s higher constitutional court on Monday approved President Bashar al-Assad’s application to run in a May 26 presidential election that he is all but certain to win. The court cleared…

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Prime Minister Modi’s ruling party loses crucial Indian state election

KOLKATA,India May 2 (Reuters) - The incumbent chief minister's party in India's West Bengal state has defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in a state election held as the coronavirus…

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Bulgaria faces fresh elections as Socialists refuse to form a government

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will head to the polls in July after the Socialists on Saturday became the third political party to refuse to lead a government following last month's…

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Scotland’s Sturgeon says wouldn’t propose independence referendum immediately

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon said she wouldn't propose a referendum on Scottish independence immediately, as she wants to make sure the country is clear of the coronavirus pandemic first.…

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Palestinian parliamentary elections delayed

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday postponed planned parliamentary elections amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and splits in his Fatah party. Abbas, 85, blamed Israel for…

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Peru presidential front-runner Castillo rushed to clinic, suspends campaigning

Peruvian front-running left-wing presidential candidate Pedro Castillo was rushed to a clinic in Lima for "respiratory" illness, forcing him to suspend campaigning, the candidate's party said on social media. Castillo,…

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Palestinian elections appear headed for delay amid Jerusalem dispute, Fatah infighting

RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA, April 27 (Reuters) - The first Palestinian elections in 15 years appeared to be headed for a delay on Tuesday amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed…

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