US watching Taiwan elections closely as China reiterates claim to island | Elections News

US watching Taiwan elections closely as China reiterates claim to island | Elections News

Last month, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping strolled through the lush gardens of a grand California mansion engaged in a candid, intimate conversation. It was their first face-to-face summit in a year and the Chinese president was blunt – Taiwan, Xi told his US counterpart, was the most important and…

Supporters of DRC president Tshisekedi celebrate re-election | Elections

Supporters of DRC president Tshisekedi celebrate re-election | Elections

NewsFeed Supporters of Felix Tshisekedi are celebrating his landslide re-election as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Opposition parties called the vote a ‘farce’ before results were announced on Sunday and are now demanding a rerun. Published On 1 Jan 20241 Jan 2024 Check out our Latest News and…

Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen says island’s future must be decided by its people | Politics News

Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen says island’s future must be decided by its people | Politics News

Self-ruled Taiwan, which is claimed by Beijing, will go to the polls latest this month to choose a new president. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has stressed that the self-ruled island’s future and its relations with Beijing must be decided by its people after China’s leader Xi Jinping said “reunification” was…

Thousands protest in Serbia alleging election fraud by governing party | Elections News

Thousands protest in Serbia alleging election fraud by governing party | Elections News

Protesters accuse President Aleksandar Vucic’s ruling party of fraud and demand the December 17 election be annulled. Thousands of people have gathered in Serbia’s capital in the biggest protest yet over this month’s parliamentary and municipal elections, accusing President Aleksandar Vucic’s governing party of orchestrating a fraud and asking the…

Pakistan poll body rejects ex-PM Imran Khan’s nomination for 2024 elections | Elections News

Pakistan poll body rejects ex-PM Imran Khan’s nomination for 2024 elections | Elections News

The jailed leader’s bid to overturn his disqualification in the wake of conviction in a corruption case rejected by election body. Pakistan’s election body has rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest the 2024 parliamentary elections, with Khan’s Pakistan Tahreek-e Insaf (PTI) party accusing authorities of stopping most…

Year of the underdog: How ‘outsiders’ upended Latin America’s elections | Elections News

Year of the underdog: How ‘outsiders’ upended Latin America’s elections | Elections News

Buenos Aires, Argentina – Poverty through the roof. Out-of-control inflation. Overwhelming debt. Javier Milei painted the grimmest of pictures when he delivered his inaugural address as president of Argentina earlier this month. “There is no money,” he said in a grave voice. “There is no alternative to tightening our belt….

China accuses Taiwan of ‘hyping up’ military threat ahead of elections | Military News

China accuses Taiwan of ‘hyping up’ military threat ahead of elections | Military News

Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary polls on January 13 are expected to shape the island’s relations with Beijing. China has accused Taiwan of deliberately “hyping up” a military threat from Beijing for electoral gains ahead of the island’s January polls. “The Democratic Progressive Party [DPP] authorities are deliberately hyping up the…

Donald Trump stumbled in 2022. How is he leading the 2024 race? | Donald Trump News

Donald Trump stumbled in 2022. How is he leading the 2024 race? | Donald Trump News

Washington, DC – “Florida man makes announcement.” That’s how the New York Post, a right-wing tabloid, described the launch of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign last year: with the headline equivalent of a shrug. It was a low point for Trump. Disappointing results for his handpicked candidates in the midterm elections…

Pakistan court restores jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s party election symbol | Imran Khan News

Pakistan court restores jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s party election symbol | Imran Khan News

Khan’s party claimed the election body’s move was aimed at preventing him from contesting the February 8 polls. A court in Pakistan has ruled that former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party can contest elections using its cricket bat logo – a relief for the jailed opposition leader in advance of…

Russia bars ex-journalist Duntsova from running in presidential election | Elections News

Russia bars ex-journalist Duntsova from running in presidential election | Elections News

Former TV journalist and opponent of Ukraine war had filed documents seeking to challenge Vladimir Putin. Former Russian television journalist Yekaterina Duntsova, who had put her name forward as an independent candidate in Russia’s upcoming presidential election, has been barred from running against President Vladimir Putin. On Saturday, Russia’s Central…