The Algerian leader, who is backed by the country’s army, secures 94.7 percent of the votes, authorities say. Algeria’s incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 78, has been re-elected to the position with an emphatic vote, says the country’s electoral authority. “Of 5,630,000 voters recorded, 5,320,000 voted for the independent candidate Abdelmadjid…
Former President George W. Bush will not endorse any candidate ahead of the 2024 presidential election while his former vice president Dick Cheney publicly threw his support behind Kamala Harris. “No,” Bush and his wife Laura answered when asked if they were endorsing anyone for the White House race on…
Edmundo Gonzalez is seeking asylum in Spain after he challenged the re-election of Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela has said that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left the country after a day of rising diplomatic tensions and is seeking asylum in Spain. “After taking refuge voluntarily at the Spanish embassy in Caracas…
The president is expected to win five more years in the vote with no surprises anticipated. Voting has closed in Algeria’s presidential election in a poll where the incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune is tipped to stay on for a second term. Voting began at 8am (07:00 GMT) and was scheduled be…
Announcement comes as Venezuela faces growing diplomatic isolation following election that opposition says was stolen. The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ended Brazil’s authority to represent Argentine interests in the country, in the latest example of post-election tensions. The decision would halt Brazil’s stewardship of Argentina’s embassy in…
No major changes expected with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expected to win despite concerns about low turnout. Algerians are voting in a presidential election in which incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune is expected to easily win a second term. Polling stations opened at 8am (07:00 GMT) on Saturday in the North African country…
Paris, France – French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday appointed Michel Barnier, a right-wing politician who has been part of administrations since 1978, as the country’s new prime minister, after seven weeks without a premier in office. Macron’s announcement comes after weeks of deadlock following the parliamentary snap elections in…
EXPLAINER Trump falsely claims the Justice Department is hamstrung in the lead-up to November’s vote as he stares down two federal cases. Former President Donald Trump has said the Department of Justine has a “60-day rule” that prevents it from taking certain law enforcement actions against candidates in the run-up…
Trump, the Republican candidate in a tightly contested November presidential election, has called case a ‘political attack’. The sentencing of former United States President Donald Trump in a criminal hush-money case has been delayed until after the November presidential election. New York Judge Juan Merchan announced on Friday that he would…
Algeria goes to the polls on Saturday to vote in a presidential election. While incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is expected to win, observers will pay close attention to how many of the 24.5 million registered voters turn out. In 2019, the year Tebboune was elected, turnout had been just 40…
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