Voting under way in UK election expected to deliver landslide Labour win | Elections News

Voting under way in UK election expected to deliver landslide Labour win | Elections News

Voters set to punish Conservatives after 14 years of chaos, as anger mounts over economic crisis and crumbling services. Polling stations have opened in the United Kingdom for a general election expected to deliver a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party after nearly a decade and a half of…

UK General Election 2024: What you need to know about election day | Elections News

UK General Election 2024: What you need to know about election day | Elections News

Since UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise snap general election in a rain-soaked announcement outside 10 Downing Street in late May, the election campaign, which has been littered with political scandals and gaffes, has played out at breakneck speed. Political analysts and polls suggest a historic election with the…

Hundreds of candidates pull out of French run-off in bid to foil far right | Emmanuel Macron News

Hundreds of candidates pull out of French run-off in bid to foil far right | Emmanuel Macron News

Mass exit aims to deny parliamentary wins in final vote that could give far right first government since World War II. France’s left-wing and centrist parties have withdrawn hundreds of candidates from Sunday’s parliamentary elections, in a move aimed at thwarting the formation of the country’s first far-right government since…

How Supreme Court’s immunity ruling ‘transforms’ US presidency | Donald Trump News

How Supreme Court’s immunity ruling ‘transforms’ US presidency | Donald Trump News

Washington, DC – The Supreme Court’s ruling on the scope of presidential immunity will “transform” the United States government, experts say, warning that the decision may undermine the rule of law in the country. On Monday, the US top court weighed the broad claims former President Donald Trump made that his…

France’s far right wins first round of parliamentary elections | Elections

France’s far right wins first round of parliamentary elections | Elections

NewsFeed French President Emmanuel Macron’s high-stakes gamble has backfired with the far right surging to their first electoral victory since World War Two. Here’s what you need to know about the National Rally and its president, Jordan Bardella, who could become prime minister. Published On 1 Jul 20241 Jul 2024…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa names new cabinet as deadlock broken | Elections News

South Africa’s Ramaphosa names new cabinet as deadlock broken | Elections News

National unity government formed following weeks of deadlock. South Africa’s president has announced the formation of a new cabinet over a month after elections stripped his African National Congress (ANC) party of its majority. President Cyril Ramaphosa named 32 ministerial positions of the government of national unity late on Sunday,…

France’s far right leads in first round of elections, exit polls show | Elections News

France’s far right leads in first round of elections, exit polls show | Elections News

France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party holds a clear lead in the first round of the country’s snap parliamentary elections, according to exit polls. Pollsters IFOP, Ipsos, OpinionWay and Elabe projected Marine Le Pen’s RN winning around 34 percent of votes, while the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition was…