Moldova expels Russian diplomat over polling stations in Transnistria | Elections News

Moldova expels Russian diplomat over polling stations in Transnistria | Elections News

The unnamed diplomat is expelled in protest against the opening of six polling stations in the breakaway region. Moldova has expelled a Russian diplomat over the opening of polling stations for Russia’s presidential election in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria. Relations are increasingly fraught between Russia and Moldova, whose pro-Western…

After 12 years in power, Senegal’s Macky Sall leaves a fragile democracy | Elections

After 12 years in power, Senegal’s Macky Sall leaves a fragile democracy | Elections

Dakar, Senegal – A year after his 2012 inauguration as Senegal’s fourth president, Macky Sall delivered a compelling speech – half in French, half in English – at Harvard University in the United States. Sall had won the presidency after a cut-throat election campaign against his mentor and former President…

Putin wins again but what happened in Russia’s election protests? | Vladimir Putin

Putin wins again but what happened in Russia’s election protests? | Vladimir Putin

NewsFeed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin claimed a record landslide victory in an election without serious opposition – but many voters got round the crackdown on dissent to take part in a mass protest on polling day. Here’s what happened. Published On 18 Mar 202418 Mar 2024 Check out our Latest…

Putin poised to win Russian presidential election by a landslide | Vladimir Putin News

Putin poised to win Russian presidential election by a landslide | Vladimir Putin News

Early results show Putin winning some 87 percent of the vote, the highest-ever result in Russia’s post-Soviet history. President Vladimir Putin is set to win a record post-Soviet landslide victory in Russia’s election, cementing his grip on power, despite a large number of opponents staging a noon protest at polling…

‘Noon against Putin’ protests as Russian leader set to extend rule in polls | Elections News

‘Noon against Putin’ protests as Russian leader set to extend rule in polls | Elections News

Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power in an election that is certain to deliver him a landslide victory, though thousands of opponents have staged a symbolic noon protest at polling stations. Supporters of Putin’s fiercest political foe Alexey Navalny, who died in an Arctic…

‘He’s lost my vote’: Many Irish Americans turn against Biden over Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News

‘He’s lost my vote’: Many Irish Americans turn against Biden over Gaza war | Israel War on Gaza News

One evening in 2004, when John Francis Mulligan, a US-born Irish citizen, was in the West Bank, a stranger asked him to walk her to a funeral. It was after curfew in Nablus, and Palestinians weren’t allowed out on the streets. A young man had been killed earlier that day,…

Putin rails against Ukraine as attacks mar Russian presidential election | Elections News

Putin rails against Ukraine as attacks mar Russian presidential election | Elections News

Russians begin voting in a three-day election that is almost certain to hand the president six more years. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of trying to disrupt his country’s presidential election by shelling Russian territory and using 2,500 soldiers to try to pierce Russia’s borders, promising to punish…

‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote | Elections News

‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote | Elections News

The release of firebrand Sonko and his right-hand man Faye could help opposition chances in the March 24 election to replace outgoing President Macky Sall. Celebrations broke out among Senegal’s opposition supporters after two of their top leaders were freed from jail 10 days before the country’s delayed presidential election. Firebrand…

Senegal’s top opposition leaders released from prison as elections loom | Politics News

Senegal’s top opposition leaders released from prison as elections loom | Politics News

Freedom for Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye could dramatically alter the election race. Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison, triggering jubilant celebrations outside the prison as well as across Dakar, the capital. State broadcaster RTS reported Sonko was freed along with key ally Bassirou…