London, England – As the United Kingdom gears up for a critical general election, some Britons are deciding between party loyalty and independent candidates. The opposition Labour Party is predicted to win the election by a staggering margin. But many of its longtime supporters are disillusioned with the party’s stance…
Far-right AfD are set to finish in second place in Germany’s European Union parliamentary election, according to projections from public broadcaster ARD. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is on track to take second place in Sunday’s EU election, according to projections from public broadcaster ARD, underscoring the party’s resilience…
Announcement comes after exit polls showed his alliance losing to far-right National Rally (RN) in EU parliament vote. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced he will dissolve parliament and call new legislative elections after exit polls showed his alliance suffered a heavy defeat in European elections to Marine Le Pen’s…
The election will shape how the European bloc confronts challenges including a hostile Russia, increased industrial rivalry with China and the United States, climate change and immigration. Voters across 20 European Union countries have started picking the bloc’s next parliament amid concern that a likely shift to the political right…
Gandhi’s Congress party’s election results defied analysts’ expectations, and helped rehabilitate his political career. Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family that governed India for decades in the wake of independence, has been nominated to lead India’s opposition in parliament following an election result that pulled his party back from…
New Delhi, India – Vishal Paliwal, a 57-year-old worker of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), spent Tuesday afternoon sleeping at home as India counted over 640 million votes cast in its national election. A granite stone trader in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, Paliwal lost his livelihood after…
EXPLAINER The ruling ANC is avoiding a coalition government with any single opposition group as it faces its toughest challenge yet. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has said it wants to form a national unity government with major opposition parties after it lost its majority in general elections last…
Iran’s recent history is a rollercoaster of contrasts, alternating between hope and despair, traditions and modernisation, revolutions and counterrevolutions, conservatism and reformism. The country is once again on the verge of an historic moment as it prepares for a June 28 snap presidential election, following the death of President Ebrahim…
Narendra Modi is likely to return as India’s prime minister for a third term but will have to rely on allies to run a coalition government for the first time after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fell short of a majority. Modi led the BJP to landslide victories in the…
Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa arrested and charged of taking bribes as his ANC party struggles to form a government. South Africa’s outgoing sports, arts and culture minister has appeared in court after being arrested over bribery allegations as his African National Congress (ANC) party meets for coalition…
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