South Africa elections 2024 explained in maps and charts | Elections News

South Africa elections 2024 explained in maps and charts | Elections News

On May 29, South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly and state legislatures. The National Assembly will choose the president for the next five years. It will be the country’s seventh democratic general election since apartheid ended in 1994 when Nelson Mandela…

Lithuania’s Gitanas Nauseda declares victory in presidential election | Elections News

Lithuania’s Gitanas Nauseda declares victory in presidential election | Elections News

Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte conceded defeat in the final round of the Baltic nation’s presidential election. Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda has declared victory in the final round of the Baltic nation’s presidential election, as partial results showed him far ahead in the two-way race against Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte. Ballots…

UK’s Sunak promises mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if elected | Politics News

UK’s Sunak promises mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if elected | Politics News

Ruling Conservative Party says it will bring back national service if it wins the July 4 general election. Eighteen-year-olds will have to perform a mandatory national service if the Conservative Party is voted back to power in the United Kingdom’s July 4 election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. The…

Tens of thousands cheer at ANC rally before South Africa elections | Elections News

Tens of thousands cheer at ANC rally before South Africa elections | Elections News

Tens of thousands of supporters dressed in yellow, green and black gathered for the final rally of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, before watershed general elections next week. Some 28 million registered voters will cast their ballot on Wednesday in a move…

Jeremy Corbyn to run as an independent in UK general election | Elections News

Jeremy Corbyn to run as an independent in UK general election | Elections News

The 74-year-old ex-party leader will stand in his constituency of Islington North after being dropped from Labour candidate shortlist. Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will stand as an independent candidate in the United Kingdom’s general election on July 4, a move that could lead to a potential upset for…

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

India’s staggered general election is heading towards its penultimate phase, with voters from eight states and federally-governed union territories poised to decide the fate of 889 candidates on May 25. Among some prominent candidates, Kanhaiya Kumar, a former student leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is challenging…

Chad’s Deby sworn in as president as Allamaye Halina named new PM | Elections News

Chad’s Deby sworn in as president as Allamaye Halina named new PM | Elections News

Inauguration of Mahamat Idriss Deby follows disputed election and marks an end to three years of military rule. Chad’s newly elected president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, has been sworn in to succeed his late father after three years as an interim leader under military rule in the northcentral African country. Shortly…

Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin | Elections News

Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin | Elections News

A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial gov’t scheme that aims to send asylum seekers to the African country. No deportation flights to Rwanda will take place before a July 4 snap election, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said, meaning a Labour Party victory could…

At least nine dead after stage collapses at Mexico campaign rally | Elections News

At least nine dead after stage collapses at Mexico campaign rally | Elections News

A child was reported to be among the dead after a stage collapsed during strong winds at a rally in Nuevo Leon state. A stage in northern Mexico has collapsed as strong winds gusted through a presidential candidate’s campaign rally, leaving at least nine people dead and about 50 others…