Sunak and Starmer clash in heated first debate of UK election | Elections News

Sunak and Starmer clash in heated first debate of UK election | Elections News

The two men clash over tax, health and the cost of living in fractious debate that failed to land any knockout blows. The leaders of the United Kingdom’s two top political parties have faced off in their first live television debate of the election campaign, attacking each other over issues…

UK’s Sunak and Starmer to clash in debate as Farage enters election fray | Elections News

UK’s Sunak and Starmer to clash in debate as Farage enters election fray | Elections News

Conservative leader Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will go head-to-head in a televised debate. The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister are set to face off in a televised debate, with Conservative leader Rishi Sunak hoping to boost his party’s dismal outlook and Labour’s…

What did experts learn from an ‘unusual’ US presidential primary season? | US Election 2024 News

What did experts learn from an ‘unusual’ US presidential primary season? | US Election 2024 News

In a normal presidential election year in the United States, the primary season helps to winnow down the fields of Democratic and Republican candidates, until there is only one of each left. But the 2024 primaries were different. Even before the first state vote was held, the outcome was clear:…

Modi’s BJP to lose majority in India election shock, needs allies for gov’t | India Election 2024 News

Modi’s BJP to lose majority in India election shock, needs allies for gov’t | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on course to lose its national majority after suffering major losses in key states, marking a dramatic shift in a political landscape it has dominated for the past decade. The BJP is on track to comfortably…

India election results: Big wins, losses and surprises | India Election 2024 News

India election results: Big wins, losses and surprises | India Election 2024 News

As India’s election results become clearer, with hundreds of millions of votes counted and leads solidifying on most of the country’s 543 seats, the world’s — and history’s — largest democratic exercise appears to have thrown up some big surprises. As counting progressed on Tuesday, the governing Bharatiya Janata Party…

Leaders praise ‘historic’ victory as Sheinbaum triumphs in Mexican election | Elections News

Leaders praise ‘historic’ victory as Sheinbaum triumphs in Mexican election | Elections News

Leaders from across the Americas have offered congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum, whose thumping victory in Mexico’s national election will make her the first woman to hold the presidency in the country’s history. Officials from countries including Brazil, Chile and the United States have offered praise for the newly minted president-elect,…

Nigel Farage announces UK election candidacy in surprise U-turn | Elections News

Nigel Farage announces UK election candidacy in surprise U-turn | Elections News

Farage, who previously said he would not stand in the election, says he will lead the anti-immigration Reform UK party. Nigel Farage, the politician who helped champion Britain’s departure from the European Union, has said he will stand as a candidate in next month’s election for the right-wing Reform UK…

South Africa elections: ‘Tintswalo’ sends a message to the ANC | Elections

South Africa elections: ‘Tintswalo’ sends a message to the ANC | Elections

In the lead-up to the May 29 elections in South Africa, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) went to great lengths to draw attention to the socioeconomic advancements the country made in the past 30 years in a desperate attempt to win favour with an electorate increasingly disillusioned with its…