Election Watch

Croatia’s President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarevic to run for second five-year term

Croatia President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarevic will run for a second five-year term on behalf of her ruling party, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who also heads the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), said…

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Joe Biden maintains lead for Democratic presidential nomination – Reuters/Ipsos Poll

Joe Biden maintained his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination as minorities gravitated toward the former vice president and his top rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in search…

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Assistance to vote

An elderly voter assisted by local election committee staff casts her ballot for the Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo, Japan, 21 July 2019. Voters across Japan…

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Obama’s supporters fuelling Buttigieg’s campaign

Former Vice President Joe Biden drew dozens of Barack Obama's fundraisers to his presidential bid during the April-to-June fundraising quarter, but his rivals -- led by South Bend, Indiana, Mayor…

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The chance of no-Deal Brexit increase as Johnson set to become Britain’s next PM – Polls

The chance that Britain will leave the European Union without a deal is the highest since October 2017, economists polled by Reuters say, as arch-Brexiteer Boris Johnson looks set to…

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Greece’s new Prime Minister names cabinet

Greece's new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis named his cabinet on Monday. Mitsotakis' conservative New Democracy party won an outright majority with 158 seats in the 300-seat legislature. The newly-formed cabinet…

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Is Europe’s system to combat Russian elections’ interference working?

The European Union launched an ambitious effort earlier this year to combat election interference: an early-warning system that would sound alarms about Russian propaganda. Despite high expectations, however, records show…

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Buttigieg raises $24.8 million from nearly 300,000 donors in the second quarter this year

U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg raised $24.8 million from nearly 300,000 donors in the second quarter this year, his campaign said on Monday, putting him in the top tier among…

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What we learnt after two nights, 20 candidates, four hours of the Democrats leadership debate

Two nights, 20 candidates, four hours and one unforgettable collision between former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Kamala Harris. The New York Times presents a feature on…

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Pete Buttigieg criticised on fatal shooting by police in South Bend

A lawyer for the family of a black man fatally shot by a white police officer in the Indiana city where Pete Buttigieg is mayor on Friday accused the Democratic…

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Rory Stewart eliminated from Tories’ leadership race

Rory Stewart has been eliminated from the Tory leadership race after the third round of voting by Conservative MPs, as Boris Johnson again topped the ballot. Conservative Party MPs voted…

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Tunisia passes law which bans leading candidate from contesting Presidential elections

A leading presidential candidate in Tunisia has been banned from running after parliament passed an amendment to the country's electoral law. Tunisia’s parliament passed the amendment to its electoral law…

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Second round of Conservative leadership battle set for today

At least one Conservative leadership hopeful will be eliminated from the race to succeed Theresa May today, as the parliamentary stage of the contest nears its end. Tory MPs will…

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Eyes on Barcelona as it votes to elect mayor

Barcelona’s acting far-leftist mayor Ada Colau may win a second term in office on Saturday with the support of the Socialists and representatives backed by former French premier Manuel Valls…

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Photo Story – Electoral security – Indonesia

An Indonesian police officer buys a bottle of water through razor wire as he stands guard outside the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, 14 June 2019. Indonesia's authorities tightened security…

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Kazakhstan election exit poll indicates victory for incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Kazakhstan's interim leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the hand-picked successor of long-term former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, wins over 70 percent of the votes in the presidential election, according to an exit poll.…

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Snap elections in Moldova, as Constitutional Court relieved President from his duties

Moldova’s newly appointed acting president Pavel Filip on Sunday dissolved parliament and called snap elections, as a political crisis rocks the ex-Soviet country. Filip signed a decree dissolving parliament and…

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Moldova’s new government formation challenged

Moldova has a new government after two rival groups agreed to form a coalition and oust the Democratic Party of influential businessman Vladimir Plahotniuc. The country held an election in February…

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Exit polls indicate a win for the left in Danish election

Exit polls in Denmark show the Red bloc is set to win the election after polling stations closed at 8 pm. According to the CEST, Ritzau survey turnout was up…

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Change in government is the most likely outcome in Danish elections on Wednesday

Denmark’s general election Wednesday is likely to produce a change of government. The highest-polling party, the Social Democrats, currently averages 27 percent support, leading the second-placed Liberals by an average…

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Laurent Wauquiez succumbs to pressure and resigns as leader of France conservative opposition party after historic defeat in European election

Laurent Wauquiez quits as head of France’s conservative opposition after European election drubbing, France 24 reports. A week to the day after the historic defeat of the Republicans in the…

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Latest poll shows that Liberal Democrats would win UK election

The pro-Remain Liberal Democrats would win a U.K. general election if it were held now, according to a new YouGov poll for the Times newspaper. The Lib Dems would win…

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Cartoon: Weber, No Thank You. – Macron

First published on POLITICO.eu, Belgium, May 25, 2019 | By Rytis Daukantas via Politico

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Malta Votes – Local Council elections vote counting confirms Labour resounding victory

L-Orizzont reports on the Local Council elections and says that the Labour Party won by a landslide retaining traditionally PN-leaning localities Birkirkara, Rabat, and Xagħra. The paper says the elections…

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Malta Local Elections Counting – Day 1 Roundup

Wednesday saw the counting of the first group of localities which voted on Saturday. As TVM reports the PL has won the majority in 16 localities including two where the…

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Europe Votes – Malta Election – Official Results

The official results of this election indicate that the Labour Party got 54.3%, while the PN got 37.9% of the votes. This translates in a gap of 42,656 votes. Labour…

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Malta’s elected MEPs (OFFICIAL)

The electoral commission, in a statement, confirmed that Malta's six Members of the European Parliament will be as follows. 1. Dalli Miriam 2. Metsola Roberta 3. Sant Alfred 4. Casa…

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Malta Elections – Miriam Dalli first MEP to be elected with 51,000 first preference votes

The electoral commission has published its first count with the following result: Partit Laburista (S&D) Dr Miriam Dalli - 51,000 votes. Dr Alfred Sant - 21,300 votes. Alex Saliba…

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Tsipras calls for snap election after European Parliament vote loss

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said he will call for early elections after the second round of local and regional elections. Speaking outside SYRIZA party headquarters in Athens in…

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Europe Votes: European turnout highest since 1979

Preliminary figures suggest that in aggregate, Europe is seeing the highest turnout in EU election participation in the last 20 years, and the first significant increase since the first EU…

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Malta Elections Update – Official results confirm a 42,656 majority for Partit Laburista (S&D)

Update - Official Results The official results of this election indicate that the Labour Party got 54.3%, while the PN got 37.9% of the votes. This translates in a gap…

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Europe Votes : Slovakia, the projections

Slovakia – The projections If turnout of 13.05% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts Smer-SD will beat second-placed L’SNS by 53,828 votes. That is just 1.40% of the 3,853,830…

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Europe Votes : Latvia, the projections

Latvia – The Projections If turnout of 30.24% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts Saskana SDP will beat second-placed V by 25,191 votes. That is just 2.44% o9f the…

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Europe Votes: Czech Republic, the projections

Czech Republic – the projections If turnout of 18.20% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts ANO will beat second placed Pirati by 96,449 votes. That is just 1.40% of…

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Europe Votes – Cartoons

Via Politico

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Voting closes in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Latvia and Malta

Votes closed in Slovakia, Latvia, Malta and the Czech Republic on Saturday evening, No exit polls were issued yet. Europeans are electing 751 MEPs to represent them in Brussels and…

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European Elections : Polls close in UK and Netherlands

Polls have closed in the Netherlands and the UK on Thursday. EU nationals residing in the UK complained that they were "denied a vote" after they were turned away from…

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Malta Elections: The Leaders’ Debate – Media Reports Roundup

The Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and the PN leader Adrian Delia faced each other in the last debate prior to this weekend's elections. Here's what the media had to say…

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Monica Bellucci speaks on the importance of this week’s European election vote (Video)

Italian actress Monica Bellucci declared her views on the importance of this weekend's vote for the European Parliament. Speaking in Cannes, where she's attending for the Film Festival, Bellucci…

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Ukraine’s early election may take place on July 21

Ukraine may hold a snap parliamentary election on July 21, an adviser to new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday after Zelenskiy held consultations with lawmakers. “We see the most…

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Corporate Dispatch Europe Explained – The Week Ahead

A quick glance at the main forthcoming events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings and other EU-related conferences and events. Events for the week of…

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Frans Timmermans lays ground for left coalition against EPP

Frans Timmermans, the Socialist nominee for Commission president, used the last major candidates' debate Wednesday to push for a left-wing alliance that could break the center right's monopoly control of…

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European Parliament Elections preparations in Bucharest

Dozens of young Romanians gather in the University Square, putting their sport shoes down and waving blue shoe laces (blue is the color of the EU flag), to urge the…

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Scott Morrison wins election despite exit polls pointed towards a Labour victory in Australia’s Federal Elections (Updated)

Update : Scott Morrison has swept to victory in a sensational federal election result that defied the polls and cements the Coalition’s power. The Coalition is on track to win…

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L-Orizzont Headlines – 18th May 2019

L-Orizzont covers a visit by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to works on a Caritas therapy centre for adolescents with drug-related problems in Ta’ Kandja. Muscat said the project shows the…

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Malta: Early voting for European and Local elections underway

The European Parliament and local council elections will be held on 25 May, but hundreds will be casting their preferences today, in what is known as an early voting exercise…

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Liberal Democrats overtake Labour, while Tories end in fifth place in UK’s latest polls

The Liberal Democrats have overtaken Labour while the Tories are pushed to fifth place, according to a poll for The Times before the European elections. The Lib Dems appear to…

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Corporate Dispatch Friday Morning Briefing – Friday 17th May 2019

Good morning, Theresa May seems set for departure, Malta qualifies for the Eurovision final, Australia goes to the polls, Angela Merkel's political future are some of today's selection of headlines…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Thursday 16th May 2019

Good morning Your morning briefing for Thursday, with a round up of news from Malta, Europe and around the world. This is our headline selection. Candidates in the race to…

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European Leaders election debate (Video)

Candidates in the race to replace Jean-Claude Juncker clashed over jobs, climate change and how to fix the European Union at a special debate in Brussels on Wednesday night. It…

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European Presidential Debate (Live)

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Weber not concerned with talks on his future after EU leaders suggest different nominee for EU top post

Manfred Weber, the center-right candidate for president of the European Commission, said he was "unconcerned" by suggestions that EU leaders could nominate another person for the top job even if…

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M5s Di Maio warns Lega’s Salvini about ‘too much tension’ on the streets ahead or European elections

There is "too much tension" in the streets, 5-Star Movement (M5S) and Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio told fellow Deputy Premier and League leader Matteo Salvini Monday, urging him to…

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Pressure on Theresa May to pull the plug as Brexit cross-party talks fail to reach results

Cross-party talks on a compromise Brexit deal are hanging in the balance, with Theresa May expected to come under pressure at Tuesday's Cabinet to pull the plug. No substantive progress…

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The Times of Malta Headlines – Tuesday 14th May 2019

The Times carries a story about shipping giant Maersk transferring operations from Malta to North Africa. The paper says the Freeport is experiencing a major slowdown after losing one of…

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Farage’s Brexit party support levels in EU elections is higher than the combined support of the Conservative and Labour parties

Senior Tory and Labour politicians have issued frantic calls to their voters to back them in next week’s European elections after a new poll showed support for Nigel Farage’s Brexit…

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Elections in Denmark set for June 5

Denmark will hold a general election on June 5, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Tuesday. According to POLITICO's polling, the Social Democrats will come in first with four seats, one…

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