Bangladesh leader warns ‘extremely dangerous’ if polls derailed
A key recent source of contention is whether the Jatiya Party, seen as a former ally of Sheikh Hasina, should be allowed to take part in elections
Myanmar junta sets December 28 poll date despite raging civil war
Myanmar has been consumed by conflict since the military deposed the government of democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021, making unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud
Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election
WARSAW, Poland — Conservative Karol Nawrocki won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count on Monday. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against...
Early voting starts for South Korea election triggered by martial law
South Koreans are desperate to draw a line under months of political turmoil
The Asian democracy has been led by a revolving door of lame duck acting...
Ruling party tops Portugal polls marked by far-right surge
Near complete official results showed PM Montenegro’s Democratic Alliance (AD) captured 32.7 percent of the vote
AD gets 89 of parliament's 230 seats, which is short of...
Nicusor Dan wins Romania’s presidential election, losing diaspora vote
Bucharest Mayor received 53.93% of the votes after 99.4% of the ballots were counted
BUCHAREST - Independent pro-European candidate and Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan received 53.93% of the...
Australians start voting in general elections as pope’s death overshadows campaigning
Polling stations opened to voters who, for a variety of reasons, will be unable to vote on May 3
Around half the votes are expected to be...
Mark Carney wins vote to replace Trudeau as Canada PM
The former banker soundly defeated his main challenger, Trudeau’s former deputy PM Chrystia Freeland
Carney calls for unity, warning that the US under Trump was seeking to...
German voters prepare to elect a new parliament. Here’s what to expect on and...
Preelection polling shows a mainstream conservative bloc with about 30 percent support and the far-right Alternative for Germany with around 20 percent.
Germany is a leading member...
A far-right party is heading for its strongest result yet in Germany’s election
BERLIN — Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its first candidate to lead the country. Even though it’s highly unlikely...