Election

Spaniards vote in fourth election in four years

Spaniards on Sunday headed to vote in the second parliamentary election in just over six months, likely to deliver an even more fragmented parliament with no clear winner and a…

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Former Chancellor Philip Hammond will not contest UK election

Former chancellor Philip Hammond will stand down as an MP after announcing he won't contest the 12 December general election. He posted on Twitter: "It is with great sadness that…

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Jeremy Corbyn insists on no pacts with other parties in any forthcoming general election

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said there will be no pacts with any other parties in any forthcoming general election. Corbyn reiterated that he would be “very happy” to fight…

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Algeria registers 22 candidates for presidential election

Algeria's election authority has registered 22 candidates for a December presidential election, including two former prime ministers under former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the official APS agency reported. Former premiers Ali…

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UK Conservatives have 16 point lead over Labour

The Conservative Party has seen a surge in support over the past week, according to a poll that gives the party a 16-point lead over Labour. The poll, carried out…

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Greens set for gains as Swiss elect parliament

Swiss voters’ concerns about climate change look set to give the environmentalist Greens strong gains in a parliamentary election on Sunday that could dilute the centre-right’s grip on power. A…

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Gibraltar goes to polls for general election

Gibraltar goes to the polls to elect a new government in the same week as the chaotic Brexit scenario in the UK. Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo called for the…

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Polish Election Update: PiS wins majority in parliamentary vote, expected to lose Senate (UPDATED)

UPDATE: Poland's nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party looked to have narrowly won a second term in power, according to preliminary results from Sunday's parliamentary election, but fell short of the…

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The Queen’s Speech

The very first line of the Queen’s Speech was: "My government’s priority has always been to secure the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union on Oct 31m adding "my government…

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British voters will have to show ID to vote under electoral reforms

British voters will have to show identification before voting in future elections under a proposed new bill which aims to tackle election fraud. The Electoral Integrity bill will mean that…

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Orban suffers his biggest political setback in a decade as opposition wins Budapest mayoral race

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suffered his biggest political setback in a decade on Sunday, when an opposition candidate became mayor of Budapest by defeating an incumbent backed by the ruling…

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Portugal heads to polls

Portugal’s centre-left Socialists are expected to retain power and win more parliament seats in general elections on Sunday, after four years of economic growth, but still fall short of an…

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Tunisia election’s credibility questioned

Detained Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui's inability to campaign is affecting the credibility of the elections and the country's image, interim president Mohamed Ennaceur said on Friday. Karoui, is described…

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Tunisia presidential run-off vote set for October 13

The second round of voting in Tunisia’s presidential election, pitting law professor Kais Saied against imprisoned media mogul Nabil Karoui, will be held on October 13, the head of the…

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Italian Senate to vote on Tuesday on Government crisis schedule

The Italian Senate will vote on the scheduling of work related to the government crisis at 18:00 on Tuesday. The crisis was triggered by Deputy Premier and League leader Matteo…

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Crucial days ahead for the future of Italy’s government

Italy’s political leaders will meet in Rome today to discuss a date for a no-confidence vote in the government. The right-wing Northern League governs the country in a coalition with…

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Podemos and Socialists reach agreement for future Spain’s coalition government

The leader of Spain's far-left Podemos party said on Friday he was willing to give up having a post in a coalition government, potentially opening a way out of stalled…

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Netanyahu struggles to form new government

By Benjamin Netanyahu own admission, he started "final effort" to break a deadlock on forming a governing coalition ahead of a Wednesday deadline for a deal. Netanyahu has unexpectedly struggled…

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The European Parliament Elections: Voting gets underway in the UK and the Netherlands

Voting has opened in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands for the European Parliament elections. The first two countries to vote in a process that ends on Sunday. Seventy-three members,…

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India’s Modi takes early lead as vote counting begins

India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party taking an early lead, TV…

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The Times of Malta Headlines – Tuesday 21st May 2019

The Times reports that the Armed Forces has turned to President George Vella who ordered the suspension of soldiers Francesco Fenech and Lorin Scicluna, charged with the murder of Lassana…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Monday 20th May 2019

Good morning, The leading story on all Maltese newspapers relates to the latest developments in the case of the murder of Lassane Cisse. The world headlines include the latest developments…

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Cortizo wins in Panama… vows to clean up country’s image

Political veteran Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo won Panama's presidential election in an unprecedented close race on Sunday, with the electoral tribunal declaring a winner after 95 percent of votes had been…

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Socialists win in Spain

With nearly all the votes counted in Spain's general election, results showed the Socialists under the leadership of Pedro Sanchez gained the most votes with 123 seats but fell well…

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A Quick Look: The Vote in Spain

Spain will go to the polls for the third time in under four years on 28 April after the country's Socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election. This…

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Ukraine heads to the polls

Ukrainians will head to the polls Sunday in a run-off election to pick the country's next president. Voters face a choice between Petro Poroshenko, the incumbent president, and television…

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Euthanasia debate flares up in Spain as election campaign kicks off

Hours after the election campaign officially kicked off in Spain, it is being shadowed by the arrest of a 69-year-old Spaniard on homicide charges after he helped his terminally…

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Spain’s general election campaign kicks off

Rallies across Spain have been held to mark the official opening of the country’s general election campaign. Voters will go to the polls in a little over two weeks time…

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Australian general election set for 18 May

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced Australians will vote in a general election on 18 May. The poll will decide whether the conservative government wins a third term or is…

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A quick look: India votes… the world’s biggest election

More than one-eighth of humanity will have the opportunity to vote in the Indian elections that opens today. Those voters will speak 22 official languages and thousands of dialects.…

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A quick look… Israel votes

Israelis vote Tuesday in an election in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to extend his long tenure in power despite corruption allegations against him. But he is…

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Australia’s Labor on track to win election

Australia’s Labor Party, currently in Opposition, is the favorite to win a national election expected in May. Two polls issued Monday showed Labor in the advantage, but its lead has…

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Tunisian presidential elections postponed to November 17

Tunisia has delayed the first round of its presidential elections by one week to Nov. 17. The initial date had been set for Nov. 10 but this conflicted with an…

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Slovakia goes to the polls

Slovakia Saturday is set to vote for a new president, with front-runner, Zuzana Caputova facing European Union Commissioner Maros Sefcovic. The two candidates got the most votes in the first…

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Americans split on who will win in 2020

A new national poll in the United States shows that Americans are evenly split on who they think will win the presidency in 2020. According to a new NBC News|SurveyMonkey…

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Estonia goes to the polls

Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas of the Centre party and who leads a four-party coalition, Sunday will be facing stiff competition in a general election . BBC reports that his…

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177 politicians from 16 electoral lists make new majority bloc in Iraq

An Iraqi political alliance announced on Sunday contains 177 lawmakers from 16 electoral lists, making it the majority bloc in the newly elected parliament, an updated document published by the…

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Election Watch – Sweden’s far-right on course for political legitimization

Swedes are heading to vote in a new government on September 9 and it’s shaping up to be historic. Like elsewhere in Europe in recent times the prospect of a sharp…

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Mugabe addresses reporters as Zimbabwe prepares for election

AP: In a surprise address to the nation after months of silence, Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe emerged just hours before Monday’s historic election declaring that “I will not vote for…

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Insight : The new Italian government’s pledge to fight corruption

LSE: The coalition that has just taken office in Rome did not begin well. But as Andrea Capussela writes, among its proposals is a plan to strengthen the rule of law, which…

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Di Maio issues ultimatum to Mattarella – Or close discussions within today or elections.

"This government game either closes within the next 24 hours or does not close anymore, we have already waited long enough". This was stated by the political leader of the M5s,…

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