Elections

Obama issues warning to Democratic presidential candidates

Former US President Barack Obama has issued a warning to Democratic presidential candidates, cautioning them against policies that are not "rooted in reality". The former President said Democrats risked alienating…

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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. Polls closed at 5 p.m local time (1130 UTC)…

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Allegations of electoral fraud and malpractice in relation to the UK 2019 General Election

U.K. police said Saturday they are assessing two allegations of electoral fraud, following accusations the Conservative party offered key Brexit Party members seats in the House of Lords if they do…

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Brexit Party’s Farage rejects calls to stand down in Labour seats

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage on Thursday dismissed demands to stand down candidates fighting the Labour Party, saying his main aim was to win seats in parliament to hold Prime…

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‘Don’t give up’ on stopping Brexit, Donald Tusk tells campaigners

One of the EU's most senior figures has intervened in Britain's general election campaign, urging opponents of Brexit not to give up on stopping it. Outgoing European Council President Donald…

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Despite Sanchez’s win the Spanish elections remain inconclusive

Spain's far-right Vox party more than doubled its number of lawmakers in the country's fourth national election in four years, which delivered a deeply fragmented parliament, setting the stage for…

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Klaus Iohannis likely to need runoff in Romania’s Presidential election

Romanians began voting in their presidential election on Sunday with incumbent Klaus Iohannis likely to need a runoff to secure a second term. Reuters reports that opinion polls show Iohannis, 60, a…

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Why the polls won’t predict the UK election outcome

This article appeared first in this week's edition of Corporate Dispatch Diplomatique.Expert Week. UK parties have launched their election campaigns this week after an election date was set…

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Tory candidate stands down over sexual assault allegations to be replaced by wife

Former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke will not stand as the party's candidate in Dover at the General Election - and the seat will instead be contested by his wife. Mr…

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Spain prepares to vote once more

Spain on Sunday will be holding its fourth general election in as many years — and the second this year — amid voter distrust and a renewed Catalan independence bid…

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Nicola Sturgeon launches SNP election campaign

Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon (C) launches SNP election campaign with Westminster candidates in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, 08 November 2019. Sturgeon said a vote for the SNP…

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Photo Story: Labour Party unveils general election campaign bus

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (C) unveils Labour's general election campaign bus in Liverpool, Britain, 07 November 2019. Britons go to the polls on 12 December in a general election.…

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Liberal Democrats, Greens and Plaid Cymru agree to election pact

The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have formed an electoral pact, agreeing not to stand against each other in dozens of seats. The three anti-Brexit parties will…

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British overseas scramble to arrange proxy votes for December election

British living abroad are scrambling to arrange proxy votes for December’s U.K. election to avoid ballots getting lost in the post. Several local councils have written to voters based overseas…

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Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson stands down as MP

Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has announced he will be stepping down as an MP. Mr Watson, who had represented West Bromwich East since 2001, said in a letter to…

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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 the election period in the run-up to the…

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Democrats claim victory in key Virginia and Kentucky elections

US Democrats have made gains in key state elections, in what is seen as a blow to President Donald Trump. Democrat Andy Beshear claimed victory in Kentucky's governor vote, after…

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Johnson to officially launch election bid today

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will formally announce a Dec. 12 election on Wednesday, urging voters to back him and promising to “get Brexit done in the next few weeks”.…

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Johnson accused of cover-up as parliamentary inquiry into Russian meddling in British elections will be published after election

A parliamentary report into Russia's covert action in Britain will not be published until after the election - even as a peer called the delay by the government "an irregular…

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Polls indicate new gridlock in Spain

A general election in Spain on Sunday is unlikely to break the current political gridlock, as neither left-wing or right-wing parties are set to win a parliamentary majority, three polls…

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Farage will not contest election as MP

Nigel Farage said that he will not attempt to become an MP for the eight time. He revealed that he will not stand in December's election as a candidate for…

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Spain’s Socialists lead ahead of election

Spain’s Socialists lead in voting intentions ahead of the Nov. 10 election but will lose two seats compared to the last parliamentary election in April, again failing to reach a…

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Facebook to allow UK election candidates to run false ads

CNN reports that a controversial policy allowing politicians to run false ads on Facebook will extend to the United Kingdom as the country prepares to vote in a historic December…

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Boris Johnson rejects election pact with Nigel Farage

Boris Johnson has rejected the suggestion from Nigel Farage and Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party during the election. The Tory leader told the BBC he…

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Nigel Farage wants election ‘alliance’ with Conservatives

Nigel Farage says there needs to be "some kind of alliance" between the Tories and the Brexit Party for the upcoming election. Reports have suggested Mr Farage's party would stand…

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UK will not appoint new BoE chief before December 12 election

Britain’s government will not name a successor to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney before a national election due on Dec. 12, a finance ministry official said. Earlier on Thursday,…

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UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives have 15-17% point poll lead over Labour

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lead the opposition Labour Party by 15-17 percentage points, two polls showed on Thursday. IpsosMORI said the Conservatives were on 41%, Labour on…

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Johnson and Corbyn hit the campaign trail for UK Christmas election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will embark on their first full day of election campaigning on Thursday, pitching their starkly different visions for the country…

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Johnson tells Tories to prepare for ‘tough’ election campaign

Boris Johnson has said he is prepared for a “tough” general election battle after MPs cleared the way for the first December poll in almost a century. Following his Commons…

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UK to go to the polls on December 12th in a bid to overcome the last hurdle on the way to Brexit

MPS have voted in favour of Boris Johnson's decision to call an election on December 12th. The Bill will now go to the House of Lords for its first reading.…

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Corbyn declares support for early election

UK Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will back early general election according to a statement released on Tuesday. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "I have consistently said that we are ready…

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Salvini wins landslide victory in Italian regional election

After half a century of left-wing rule, the central Italian region of Umbria voted for a regional government spearheaded by Matteo Salvini's far-right League. Donatella Tesei of the League, backed by…

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Trudeau’s Liberals take lead in Canada’s elections

Canada's ruling Liberals took an early lead after polls closed in four provinces on Monday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau battled to remain in power after two major scandals and…

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Canada goes to the polls

Canadians will be going to the polls on Monday to decide whether to give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal party a second term. The parties have been making their pitches…

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Green parties make historic gains in Swiss election

Green parties have made historic gains at the expense of those to the right and the left in elections to the Swiss parliament. Final results show the left-wing Green Party winning…

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Exit polls indicate Kais Saied won Tunisia presidential election

Tunisian polling agencies are forecasting that conservative law professor Kais Saied has overwhelmingly won the North African country's presidential election. Saied's supporters exploded with joy, celebrating on the main boulevard…

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Opposition parties face ‘existential’ battle in Poland and Hungary in Sunday elections

This Sunday will be a crucial test for the opposition in central Europe’s two populist strongholds as liberal forces in both countries attempt to win back ground from nationalists. In…

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Tunisia holds third parliament polls since 2011 revolt

Tunisians go to the polls Sunday for the third parliamentary polls of a successful but hectic transition to democracy since the North African country’s 2011 revolution. Polling stations opened for…

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Election Watch – Austria

Austrians vote on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election that conservative leader Sebastian Kurz looks set to win, but he will still need a coalition partner to secure a majority…

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Polls show Spain’s Socialist party would maintain lead

Spain’s Socialist party would win a November election and gain more seats, two polls showed on Sunday, but it would fall short of a majority and would still need support…

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Malta: Gap between PN and PL widens as trust in Muscat reaches 58% – Survey

If an election was to be held today, Malta's Partit Laburista would get 58.1% of the votes, while the PN would get close to 39%, according to a survey published by…

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Call for Israel unity government as election too close to call

A national unity government has been called for in Israel after exit polls provided no clear winner in the country's second general election of 2019. The centrist Blue and White…

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Fresh elections in Spain scheduled for November 10th as discussion between political parties fail

Fresh elections will be held in Spain on November 10th after its political parties failed to reach a governing deal in the wake of the inconclusive April 28 polls. This…

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Outsiders claim lead in first round of Tunisian presidential vote

Two anti-establishment candidates claimed the lead in the first round of Tunisia's presidential election on Sunday, in a poll focused on high unemployment and a surge in the cost of…

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Algeria calls presidential elections for December

Algeria will vote for its next president on December 12, interim President Abdelkader Bensalah announced Sunday, calling it "a historic day to make the dreams of our people concrete." The vote will…

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Tunisians go to the polls in unpredictable election

Tunisians today go to the polls in the country’s presidential election. An election which is the most unpredictable in its short experience of democracy, a contest with no overwhelming front-runner…

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Commons block second election attempt

Boris Johnson has lost his second attempt to trigger an early general election in his sixth humiliating Commons defeat since becoming prime minister. Ahead of parliament being suspended by the…

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Tunisia airs first ‘great debate’ ahead of presidential poll

Days before the first round of Tunisia’s presidential election, the fledgling democracy presented the first of three nights of televised debates between the candidates on Saturday, a rarity in the…

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Romanian ruling party PSD nominate the Premier Viorica Dancila as candidate for 2019 presidential race

Romania's ruling Social Democrats (PSD) on Saturday confirmed Prime Minister Viorica Dancila as the party's candidate in a Nov. 10 presidential election that polls show the incumbent centrist Klaus Iohannis…

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With Salvini, Italian ‘Brexit’ is not impossible – Enrico Letta

League chief Matteo Salvini's call for snap Italian elections after he turned on his own coalition partner faced mounting resistance on Sunday, with both his former 5-Star ally and the…

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World News in Cartoons : Snap Elections in Italy, a fatal blow?

The political situation in Italy has precipitated into crisis mode. The heads of political groups will meet on Monday to set a date for the vote, the upper house press…

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Elections in Poland to be held on October 13

Polish president's office confirmed on Tuesday that the country will hold its parliamentary election on October 13, which most pollsters expect the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to win…

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Ex-FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies to Congress

Former FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday to testify before two House committees on the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. He…

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Ukrainians voting in snap elections

Ukrainians started to vote in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday that could consolidate the power of new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and hand the novice politician a stronger mandate for…

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Photo Story: Ukraine prepares to go to the polls

An activist dressed like Sauron, the malevolent character of the Tolkien saga ‘Lord of the rings’ and that symbolizes the malevolent forces activity before elections, performs in front of Central…

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Poland’s Law and Justice boosted by opposition’s failure to unite

Poland’s biggest opposition party is to fight October’s general election without having forged a broad anti-government alliance, giving a boost to the ruling Law and Justice party in its…

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Do the right-wing victories mean that Pope Francis has lost the battle against the alt-right Christians? – Fr Joe Borg

St Pope John Paul II seems to have had more electoral successes than Pope Francis. This opening sentence will probably surprise many given that popes do not lead political parties…

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