‘Voters are looking for a mini-Niinisto’: Finland braces for new president | Elections News

‘Voters are looking for a mini-Niinisto’: Finland braces for new president | Elections News

When Sauli Niinisto became Finland’s president 12 years ago, he looked forward to developing a European defence policy, pursuing “opportunities” in China, and preserving “an operating environment as predictable as possible with Russia”, which, he said, “remains at the centre of our foreign policy”. All of that has changed, as…

Pacific island Tuvalu votes as ties with Taiwan in spotlight | Elections News

Pacific island Tuvalu votes as ties with Taiwan in spotlight | Elections News

Poll in nation threatened by climate change closely watched as China and the United State vie for influence in region. The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has voted in a national election that is being closely watched by China, Taiwan, the United States and its ally Australia, amid a…

Trump wins New Hampshire primary: Five key takeaways and what’s next | US Election 2024 News

Trump wins New Hampshire primary: Five key takeaways and what’s next | US Election 2024 News

United States Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has solidified his hold on his party’s electorate after his New Hampshire primary win against Nikki Haley, his only other major Republican rival left in the race. Here are the key takeaways from the contest: Trump’s way forward Trump won 54.6 percent of Tuesday’s…

How is the US presidential election shaping up? | US Election 2024 News

How is the US presidential election shaping up? | US Election 2024 News

Donald Trump is the favourite to become the Republican candidate and face Joe Biden in the presidential election. Campaigning is under way for the United States presidential election, and a repeat contest is expected between President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump. Biden is the oldest candidate in US…

Could a divided Jewish base upend US Democrats’ presidential hopes? | Elections News

Could a divided Jewish base upend US Democrats’ presidential hopes? | Elections News

Dearborn, Michigan – Raised in a Jewish American household, Dana Kornberg was in her early 20s when she started to become critical of the Israeli government. It was 2006, and Kornberg was touring Israel, as part of what is called a birthright trip, a tradition for Jewish teens and young…

Ron DeSantis drops out of US presidential race, endorses Trump | Elections News

Ron DeSantis drops out of US presidential race, endorses Trump | Elections News

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has suspended his Republican US presidential campaign just before the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Donald Trump, ending a White House bid that failed to meet expectations that he would emerge as a serious challenger to the former president. “It’s clear to me that a majority…

DR Congo’s President Tshisekedi sworn in for second term amid disputes | Elections News

DR Congo’s President Tshisekedi sworn in for second term amid disputes | Elections News

The Congolese president made a landslide victory in December elections highly contested by opposition candidates. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn in for a second five-year term following highly contested elections in December. “I am taking back the baton of command that you entrusted…

New Hampshire primary: Haley and the anti-Trump movement’s last best hope | Elections News

New Hampshire primary: Haley and the anti-Trump movement’s last best hope | Elections News

New Hampshire — the next stop in the Republican primary calendar — is known as the Granite State, named for the rock that gave rise to some of its mightiest peaks and mountains. For former United Nations envoy Nikki Haley, however, the Granite State could be the cliff off which…

‘Used to be a festival’: Why Pakistan is seeing a subdued election campaign | Elections

‘Used to be a festival’: Why Pakistan is seeing a subdued election campaign | Elections

Rawalpindi, Pakistan – Muhammed Iqrar stands outside his small shop in Muslim Town, a commercial area in Rawalpindi. Something is amiss, he says. “We have general elections in less than a month, but I don’t recall our area being so dead before,” the 46-year-old says. “We used to have buntings,…

Comoros announces curfew after president’s fourth-term win sparks protests | Elections News

Comoros announces curfew after president’s fourth-term win sparks protests | Elections News

Assoumani, an ex-military officer whose opponents accuse him of muzzling dissent, first came to power in a 1999 coup. An overnight curfew has been imposed in the East African island nation of Comoros after violent protests against President Azali Assoumani’s re-election rocked the archipelago, the interior ministry said. Assoumani won…