U.K. Liberal Democrats could back Labour to force second Brexit vote
The leader of Britain's pro-European Liberal Democrats has suggested she could work with the opposition Labour party to stop Brexit if it removed its leader in the event of a hung Parliament after next week's election. Jo Swinson repeated her pledge not to put either ...
Britain's December election prompt surge in voter registrations
The number of Britons registering to vote before a midnight deadline expired on Tuesday was up 31 percent compared to a similar period before a 2017 election, with data showing almost 4 million registrations ahead of the Dec. 12 election. The outcome of the election, ...
Namibia's first female candidate vows to 'restore dignity' to fellow citizens
Calm and confident, Esther Muinjangue, Namibia's first woman to run for president, says she feels a "wind of change" softly blowing through the southwest African country which goes to the polls Wednesday. From her modest home in a quiet suburb of the capital, Windhoek, Muinjangue ...
Muslim voters come under attack as Sri Lanka votes for president
Polls closed Saturday evening after a day of voting for Sri Lanka's next president, an election marred by shots fired at a convoy of Muslims heading to cast their ballots in what some called a coordinated effort to disenfranchise the minority group. There were no ...
In Louisiana nail-biter, voters pick between incumbent Democratic governor, Trump supporter
In a race that has become a nail-biter, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards battled Saturday to defy the partisan odds in the ruby red South and win re-election to a seat that President Donald Trump desperately wants returned to Republicans. Trump has made the runoff ...
Swiss voters' concerns about climate change look set to give the environmentalist Greens strong gains in a parliamentary election Sunday that could dilute the center-right's grip on power. A solid showing by the Greens could vault them and allies into the mix for a seat ...
Afghans vote in presidential election despite attacks by insurgents on polling stations
Afghans voted in presidential elections amid tight security Saturday even as insurgents attacked polling centers in a series of blasts and clashes across the country that left at least two people dead. The first-round vote marks the culmination of a bloody election campaign that, despite ...
Guatemala election winner Alejandro Giammattei sets sights on changing U.S. migrant deal
Guatemalan conservative Alejandro Giammattei secured a crushing victory in a presidential election Sunday, and promised to seek better terms for his country from an unpopular migration deal agreed with Washington under duress last month. With preliminary results from over 99 percent of polling stations counted, ...
Japanese business leaders count on reform progress after ruling coalition's victory
Business leaders welcomed the ruling coalition's victory in Sunday's Upper House election, voicing hope that the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will facilitate progress in improving social security programs and restoring fiscal health. "In this fall's extraordinary Diet session, to sweep away worries about ...
Ruling coalition-backed Ichita Yamamoto wins Gunma governor race
Ichita Yamamoto, a former House of Councilors member supported by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition, won a gubernatorial election in Gunma Prefecture on Sunday. Yamamoto, who served as Upper House member of the Liberal Democratic Party for 24 years and also as state minister ...
Two Reiwa Shinsengumi candidates with disabilities win Upper House seats
Two candidates with severe disabilities belonging to the opposition group Reiwa Shinsengumi won seats in the Upper House election on Sunday, scoring an important victory for disabled people in a country where they have long been encouraged to stay in the shadows. In addition, the ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday set the win-or-lose bar for the ruling coalition in this summer's House of Councilors election at the majority of seats in the Upper House. The prime minister spoke of the line dividing victory from defeat for the ruling Liberal ...
