The stand-in candidate for popular ex-President Ricardo Martinelli has promised to boost the economy. Jose Raul Mulino, a stand-in for a former president banned from running, has won the country’s presidential elections. Authorities unofficially called the race late on Sunday after three of Mulino’s closest competitors conceded defeat. The former…
Millions of Indians will cast their ballots on May 7 in the third phase of a seven-phase election, which will feature India’s powerful interior minister, a perfume baron and the scion of a former princely state. Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-hand man, is seeking…
Support for the Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England. After a landslide win in the last general election, support for the United Kingdom’s governing Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England. The opposition Labour Party made gains across the country, although it appeared to pay…
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has suffered a resounding defeat in local elections, a further sign that it is likely to be removed from power in upcoming general elections. With nearly all council results in, the Conservatives have lost 473 seats, while the opposition Labour Party has picked up 185, as…
Lisbon, Portugal – The olive-green military vehicles are the same, as are the uniforms of the personnel riding them. It’s even the same day of the week on this April 25 – a Thursday. This is when it all started, on the shore of the Tagus River where the sun…
The decision removes uncertainty over Mulino’s eligibility just two days before the vote in the Central American country. Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled that frontrunner Jose Raul Mulino is eligible to run in the Central American country’s presidential election. The ruling on Friday came just two days before the vote…
Former foreign minister wins support of 31 legislators in 50-member house in an election closely watched by China, US and Australia. Legislators in the Solomon Islands have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as their new prime minister. Manele, who has pledged to continue the Pacific nation’s China-friendly foreign policy,…
Judge in hush money trial says Trump violated the order nine times and warns future violations could result in jail time. The judge in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has held the former United States president in contempt of court for repeatedly violating a gag order. The order…
South Africa is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its first democratic election. South Africa is marking Freedom Day – the historic day that changed the course of the country. Hopes were high in 1994, as years of segregation and white-minority rule came to an end, and millions of Black South…
Three decades ago, on April 27, 1994, after centuries of white rule, Black South Africans voted in general elections for the first time. This marked the official end of apartheid rule, cemented days later when Nelson Mandela was sworn in as the country’s first Black president. Since the arrival of…
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