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Friday, January 2, 2026

Poll

Preliminary results show Prime Minister Kurti’s party won Kosovo snap vote convincingly

The previous postelection stalemate marked the first time Kosovo could not form a government since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008 following a 1998-99 war that ended in a...

Somalia Celebrates Landmark Democratic Achievement as Mogadishu Holds Historic Direct Elections

Mogadishu, Somalia – In a historic stride for the nation, the Federal Government of Somalia successfully concluded a landmark direct local election across the capital's districts on Thursday. This event marks a...

Bangladesh leader considered top PM candidate returns from exile ahead of polls

Rahman poised to be the top contender for prime minister in the February 12 elections DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting ​chairman Tarique Rahman returned to...

Hong Kong election turnout in focus amid anger over deadly fire

Security tight as city holds legislative elections Residents angry over blaze that killed at least 159 HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s citizens were...

Bangkok Polling Station Sees Myanmar Citizens Vote Early

BANGKOK: A few dozen early voters in Myanmar’s widely criticized elections cast their ballots at the country’s embassy in Bangkok on Saturday as polls opened for citizens abroad. Myanmar’s...

Dutch centrist Jetten wins election: official results

Jetten scored a razor-thin victory of 29,668 votes over anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders, the council said, after an election seen as a bellwether for the rise of Europe’s far right

Far-left, anti-Israel candidate Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race

Democratic socialist vows to ‘not waver’ in fight against antisemitism in US city with world’s largest Jewish population; Jewish groups vow to hold him ‘accountable’

Exit poll suggests centrists win Dutch vote, beating far right

The centrist D66 party led by Rob Jetten was projected to win 27 seats out of 150 in parliament, ahead of Wilders and his far-right PVV Freedom Party with 25...

Immigration, asylum, take center stage in Dutch election

As in many European countries, immigration is the hot political issue in the Netherlands AMSTERDAM: Orange smoke flares burning and draped in the Dutch red,...

What to know about Ireland’s election as the country votes for a new president

Voters in Ireland went to the polls Friday to elect one of two women as their new president for the next seven years, a largely ceremonial role