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Spain

Unionist or Separatist? Meet the candidates for Catalonia’s top post

The candidates running for Catalonia's top post are a mix of Spanish unionists and separatists.

Honduras

Honduras in limbo

As the curfew takes effect in Honduras, a tentative calm is creeping onto the streets, but police and the military have used force to achieve it, and there is still no outcome in the country's disputed presidential election.

Honduras

Honduras under curfew

The Honduran government has given the army and police extended powers to enforce a curfew designed to minimise the violent unrest that has erupted in the wake of contested presidential elections.

Honduras

Honduras opposition leader pulls ahead in election results

Initial results in the Honduran presidential election show Salvador Nasralla, a former sportscaster, with the lead.

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Cuba

Cubans vote in local elections

Millions of Cubans vote in local polls, the only publically contested part of the electoral process

Nepal

Nepalis go to the polls in first election since civil war

Millions of voters in Nepal are going to the polls in the first democratic elections since the civil war ended and the monarchy was abolished.

Germany

Germany's president urges Green and FDP leaders to restart coalition talks

Germany's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has met with Green and FDP leaders to urge them to restart coalition talks

Chile

Billionaire businessman Pinera tipped for Chile election victory

Conservative Sebastian Pinera - president from 2010-2014 - is expected to make a comeback

World News

Japan re-elect Abe as prime minister after election victory

Shinzo Abe easily wins the race to be Japan's prime minister with 312 votes in the 465-seat lower house.

USA

Kremlin: Russia not accused in US case against ex-Trump aides

The Kremlin says U.S. charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and another aide shows Moscow had been unfairly implicated in meddling in last year’s U.S. presidential election

Iceland

Iceland's ruling conservatives weakened in snap vote

A left-leaning coalition may have more luck forming a government.

Kenya

Kenya elections: deaths as police clash with opposition supporters

At least three people have died in clashes with police as Kenyans vote in a controversial election rerun.

Kenya

Protests over second Kenya vote

Eye witnesses police have fired on protesters, as Kenya votes, in the second presidential elections since August

Czech Republic

Babis says Czech coalition government must be stable

The billionaire who ran away with victory in the Czech parliamentary election says there will be no minority government

Japan

Japan: Shinzo Abe heads for big election win

Czech Republic

Election victory for Andrej Babis - the 'Czech Donald Trump'

The billionaire businessman with an anti-establishment message won a landslide but still needs coalition partners

Czech Republic

Big election lead for Czech billionaire Babis - results projection

The anti-establishment leader's ANO party has a 20-point lead - but not enough for a parliamentary majority.

Spain

Spanish government aims for January regional elections in Catalonia - PSOE

New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern is to be the New Zealand prime minister

After an inconclusive result in the New Zealand elections, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters held the power

Estonia

Is political cynicism the reason why so few EU countries use online voting?

A look at why it's only Estonia and Switzerland who are using electronic ballots.