Elections

Georgia governor’s race tests power of Trump’s false stolen-election claim

Since announcing his candidacy for the Georgia governorship earlier this month, Republican David Perdue has wasted no time in releasing ads that revive former President Donald Trump's false voter fraud…

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Student protest leader to president-elect: Gabriel Boric caps rise of Chile’s left

Ten years after leading student protests demanding better education, Gabriel Boric is set to become Chile's youngest-ever president, capping a remarkable rise for the Andean nation's progressive left. The former law student who…

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Voters punish scandal-hit UK PM Johnson’s party in by-election loss

LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party lost control of a previously safe parliamentary seat on Friday in a surprise election result interpreted as a voter backlash against a…

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Tunisia president announces referendum and elections

Tunisia will hold a referendum on constitutional reform on July 25 and new parliamentary elections on Dec. 17, 2022, President Kais Saied said on Monday. Changes to the constitution would follow a public online consultation…

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EP to push for reform of European elections

European elections are still governed for the most part by national laws, with political campaigns mostly focusing on national matters. Over the past years, a number of MEPs have been…

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Portuguese parliament dissolved ahead of Jan 30 election

LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa decreed the dissolution of parliament on Sunday in the remaining formal step ahead of a previously announced snap general election set…

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Putin says he hasn’t decided whether to run again for president in 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he had not yet decided whether to run for a new six-year term in the Kremlin when his current term ends in 2024. Putin has been…

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Libya election panel rejects Gaddafi’s son as presidential candidate

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's election commission said on Wednesday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former ruler and a major candidate in December's planned presidential election, was ineligible…

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After years of drifting to the left, Chilean voters veer back right

After years of divisive street protests and the election of a mainly left-wing body to rewrite the constitution, Chileans surprised analysts, markets and even themselves on Sunday night by favoring…

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Libya’s eastern commander Haftar announces election bid

Eastern commander Khalifa Haftar will run in Libya's presidential elections due next month, he announced in a televised speech on Tuesday. "Elections are the only way out of the severe crisis that…

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Libya’s Prime Minister says election law flawed

Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah said on Monday the parliament's election law was flawed and written to serve specific candidates as he said he would announce whether he will run for president…

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Libyan premier to run for president as election turmoil grows

TRIPOLI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The head of Libya's national unity government plans to run for president next month, according to a senior official, an apparent breach of a pledge…

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Dead-heat Virginia governor’s race headlines U.S. elections

Virginians voted on Tuesday in an unexpectedly close race for governor that carries national implications for both Republicans and Democrats ahead of U.S. congressional elections next year. Democrat Terry McAuliffe,…

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Donald Tusk elected leader of Poland’s main opposition party Civic Platform

POLITICO - Former Prime Minister Donald Tusk was elected leader of Poland’s main opposition force, Civic Platform, in party-wide elections this weekend, the party announced Sunday. https://twitter.com/Platforma_org/status/1452185547875749902 Tusk, who ran unopposed, captured…

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Libya’s elections commission to open registration for candidates in Nov, commission head says

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Registration for candidates in Libya's presidential and parliamentary elections should open as of the first half of November, Emad al-Sayah, the head of the High National Elections…

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First round of local election in North Macedonia

Supporters of the opposition VMRO DPMNE celebrate after party's leader Hristijan Mickovski announced victory in 20 municipality (from 60 all together) in first round of the local election during the…

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Outsider Marki-Zay looks poised to win Hungary opposition run-off

BUDAPEST, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Small-town mayor Peter Marki-Zay, an outsider with no party affiliation, looked poised on Sunday to defeat leftist Klara Dobrev in an opposition primary run-off to…

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German SPD chief Scholz moves closer to succeeding Merkel as chancellor

BERLIN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The leader of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Olaf Scholz, took a major step towards succeeding Angela Merkel as chancellor on Friday, announcing that he…

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Czech PM Babis pledges smooth power handover to opposition

PRAGUE, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Friday promised a smooth handover of power to a bloc of opposition parties that won last weekend's election, giving…

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German SPD expects to lead new coalition this year as talks deepen

Germany's Social Democrats began in-depth exploratory coalition talks on Monday with two smaller parties and expressed confidence that the three would form a new government this year following an inconclusive…

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S.Korea’s Lee wins ruling party primary in presidential race overshadowed by scandal

SEOUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Lee Jae-myung became the presidential candidate for South Korea's ruling party on Sunday, hoping to overcome a property scandal and gather national support while conservative…

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CorporateDispatch PRO – The Journal – October Edition

Angela Merkel, a powerful advocate for international cooperation, has been the de facto EU leader for the past decade. She was a driving force which strengthened the Union and whose…

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Czech billionaire PM Babis seeks second term in tight election race

PRAGUE, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Czechs began voting on Friday in a closely-fought parliamentary election, with Prime Minister Andrej Babis seeking a second term despite criticism that he mismanaged the…

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German Social Democrats upbeat over coalition talks as conservatives regroup

BERLIN, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) began talks aimed at forming a ruling coalition on Thursday, amid reports that the head of the only party challenging them…

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SPD-led German coalition doable by year end, party co-leader says

BERLIN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A three-way German government led by the Social Democrats (SPD) should be ready to take office by the end of the year, the co-leader of…

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Georgians vote in local election after arrest of ex-president

MOSCOW, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Georgians go to the polls on Saturday to vote in local elections that could escalate a political standoff between the ruling party and the opposition…

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UPDATE – Qatar’s first legislative elections see 44% voter turnout

DOHA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Qataris voted on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state's first legislative elections for two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council, a process that has stirred domestic…

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How politicians reacted after exit polls from Germany’s election

BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Reactions from senior German politicians and others after exit polls from Sunday's national election https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germans-vote-close-election-decide-merkel-successor-2021-09-25 showed Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's…

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UPDATE – Women candidates win majority of seats in Icelandic election

COPENHAGEN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Iceland has voted more women than men into its parliament, a first in Europe, in a national election that saw the ruling left-right coalition strengthen…

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Libya’s presidency seeks consensus on election law

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of Libya's Presidency Council said on Saturday he would urge candidates in elections proposed for December not to take part unless there was consensus…

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UPDATE – Germans vote in close election to decide Merkel successor

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germans went to the polls on Sunday in a national election too close to call, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) mounting a strong challenge to retiring Chancellor…

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Romanian PM Citu wins party leadership, prolonging political stalemate

BUCHAREST, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu won the leadership election of his ruling Liberal Party on Saturday, further reducing the chances of reuniting the centrist coalition…

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German Social Democrats’ lead narrows days before election

BERLIN/STRALSUND, Germany, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) saw their lead over Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives narrow in a poll published on Tuesday, pointing to a tightening race…

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Russia’s ruling pro-Putin party wins parliamentary vote – early results/exit poll

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, is on course to win a three-day parliamentary election, initial results and an exit poll showed on…

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Canada’s Trudeau, rival look to fire up supporters ahead of tight vote

OTTAWA/WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday acknowledged the unpopularity of his pandemic election and intensified his calls on progressive voters to back his campaign, with his…

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Japan PM candidates differ on same-sex, women rights issues

TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Candidates to become Japan's next prime minister all said they would have better policies to fight the pandemic and reduce the income gap during television…

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Argentina’s Fernandez reshuffles Cabinet after crisis week

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez reshuffled his Cabinet late on Friday, looking to draw a line under a bruising week that saw infighting within the…

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Norway coalition talks start, with climate and oil in focus

Norway's Labour Party began coalition talks with other members of the centre-left bloc on Tuesday seeking to form a government after their parliamentary election victory, with the focus on climate change and…

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Norway’s centre-left opposition wins election, projections show

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's centre-left opposition parties are on course for a decisive victory in the country's parliamentary election, separate projections by broadcasters NRK and TV2 and newspaper VG showed as…

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In Germany’s election hashtag debate, activists win battle for ‘likes

Sept 13 (Reuters) - As the main contenders in the race to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's next chancellor faced off in a televised debate on Sunday night, their political…

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Canada’s Trudeau , after gravel throwing, condemns rhetoric of right-wing leader

CANDIAC, Quebec (Reuters) - Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday, who was pelted with gravel at a rally last week, said the leader of the right-wing People's Party of…

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Argentines head to polls in litmus test for Peronists

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Argentines headed to the polls on Sunday for midterm primaries in a litmus test for the center-left Peronist government of Alberto Fernandez, which has…

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Tunisia’s labour union seeks elections before constitution change

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's powerful labour union the UGTT on Saturday called for elections to create a new parliament that would debate changing the constitution and political system. The statement…

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Bulgaria’s parliament approves 2021 budget changes ahead of polls

SOFIA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament approved on Saturday changes to the 2021 state budget aimed at shielding the country from an upsurge in coronavirus cases and woo struggling…

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Pressure on Sweden’s minority govt eases as opposition splits over budget

STOCKHOLM, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The chances of Sweden's minority, centre-left coalition passing its autumn budget and avoiding a snap election increased on Friday after the head of the opposition…

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Evening Read: Events that may shake markets in September

After a summer in which stocks have hit a seemingly never-ending run of record highs, September brings a series of monetary and political events that could jolt investors out of…

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Merkel implores Germans to back Laschet at election to succeed her

Chancellor Angela Merkel made an impassioned plea to German voters on Tuesday to back a government led by conservative Armin Laschet at this month's national election, saying their other option was a…

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German far left courts SPD and Greens for three-way coalition

Germany's far-left Linke pitched themselves on Monday as would-be coalition partners for the Social Democrats and Greens after a Sept. 26 election, arguing they offer the two larger parties the…

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Polls show Canada’s Conservatives ahead in tight election race

OTTAWA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Liberals are falling behind their main rival Conservatives in the latest polls ahead of the Sept. 20 vote, which will determine who forms…

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Candidate pulls out of Hong Kong lawyers’ group election over safety fears

HONG KONG, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A council member of a professional group of solicitors in Hong Kong on Saturday dropped his bid to seek re-election next week, citing fears…

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Russia excludes senior Communist candidate from parliamentary vote

MOSCOW, July 24 (Reuters) - Russian electoral authorities on Saturday barred a well-known Communist Party candidate from running in September's parliamentary election, the latest high-profile opposition figure to be disqualified…

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Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party seen narrowly leading in general election-exit polls

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's centrе-right GERB party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov was seen winning Sunday's national election with around 22-23% of the vote, exit polls by Gallup International…

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French far-right falls short in regional elections ahead of presidential vote

PARIS, June 27 (Reuters) - The French far right again failed to win a single region in elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, depriving its leader Marine Le Pen of…

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Armenian acting PM’s party wins parliamentary election with 53.92% of vote -Ifax cites electoral commission

Armenia's acting prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and his Civil Contract party won a parliamentary election with 53.92% of the vote, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing the electoral…

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UPDATE – French far right irked by election results, southern region in play

Update 2200h - Mainstream left-wing and right-wing parties surged ahead in French regional elections Sunday, outpacing both Emmanuel Macron’s La République en Marche and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, according…

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Both sides in Peru’s contested election double down in weekend rallies

Supporters of socialist Pedro Castillo and conservative Keiko Fujimori took to the streets by the thousands in Peru on Saturday, as tensions rose over the result of the June 6…

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Polls open in Armenia’s early parliamentary elections

Armenia is holding early parliamentary elections on Sunday, seven months after a war over Nagorno-Karabakh. More than 20 parties and political blocs are contesting the election - more than ever…

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