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…

Race to form South Africa’s next government: Who will the ANC ally with? | Politics News

Race to form South Africa’s next government: Who will the ANC ally with? | Politics News

Johannesburg, South Africa — After suffering a stunning blow in last week’s election, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has begun closed-door negotiations with its political opponents to begin talks about forming a coalition government. On Sunday, the Electoral Commission (IEC) announced that elections in South Africa were “free…

Mexico election live results 2024: By the numbers | Elections News

Mexico election live results 2024: By the numbers | Elections News

Mexico has begun to count votes after a Sunday election that will almost certainly result in the country’s first female president. The two frontrunners are Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party, supported by the governing coalition Let’s Keep Making History (Sigamos Haciendo Historia), and Xochitl Galvez, supported by a coalition…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa calls for unity after his ANC loses majority | Elections News

South Africa’s Ramaphosa calls for unity after his ANC loses majority | Elections News

The African National Congress has lost the country’s elections for the first time in 30 years. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the country’s political parties to work together for the good of the country as final results from last week’s election confirmed his African National Congress (ANC)…

Iran’s ex-president Ahmadinejad, disqualified Larijani sign up for election | Politics News

Iran’s ex-president Ahmadinejad, disqualified Larijani sign up for election | Politics News

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and others see an opportunity, but it remains unclear who will be qualified to run by the Guardian Council. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other divisive figures – such as moderate Ali Larijani and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili – have signed up to contest new elections…

Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir set to become Iceland’s next president | Elections News

Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir set to become Iceland’s next president | Elections News

Tomasdottir wins 34.6 percent of the votes to become the Nordic country’s second female president. Halla Tomasdottir, a businesswoman and investor, has won Iceland’s presidential election, topping a crowded field of candidates in which the top three finishers were women, the country’s national broadcast service reports. Tomasdottir, 55, was elected…