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France

French election: early voting in overseas territories and other countries

French overseas territories and the country’s nationals abroad have been casting their ballots in the presidential election ahead of the vote on the mainland.

France

France's overseas territories begin voting in presidential ballot

Early voting has begun in France’s overseas territories for the first round of the country’s most closely-fought presidential race in decades.

Iran

Iran's Ahmadinejad disqualified from running for president

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and hardline rival Ebrahim Raisi were both approved to run in May’s presidential election by a government vetting body, while former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was

France

Avoid Clinton vs Trump tragedy, American actors urge French voters

Actors including Danny Glover and Mark Ruffalo and intellectual Noam Chomsky have launched a petition urging “progressive” French voters to rally "behind the Left candidate with the most support in th

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Germany

Germany: anti-immigration AfD Party leader to step down

Frauke Petry, the leader of Germany’s anti-immigration AfD, says she does not want to lead the party’s election campaign.

USA

Georgia Democrat puts Donald Trump's popularity to the test in Congress vote

Democrat wins most votes, but short of majority Race seen as a referendum on Trump Novice Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff fell short of pulling off a major upset in a congressional election in Atlant

United Kingdom

British opposition parties spoiling for a fight welcome May's snap election call

The combined parties in opposition in Britain have welcomed Prime Minister Theresa May's calling of an early general election.

Iran

Rohani ready to defend legacy as Iran's election looms

Rohani ready to carry reformist flag in Iran's election

United Kingdom

UK General Election: where do the key parties stand on Brexit?

A lack of unity at Westminster over Brexit is why Theresa May has called a snap election, but what are the stances of the main political parties?

Paraguay

Paraguay's President Horacio Cartes decides not to run for second term following bloody protests

Paraguay’s President Horacio Cartes has announced that he will not run for re-election next year, regardless of whether Congress passes an amendment to allow leaders to stand for a second…

Iran

More than 1,000 register to run for presidency in Iran

There are two key players, current leader Hassan Rouhani and hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi.

France

Jean-Luc Mélenchon: what do we know of his policies?

France's veteran far-left candidate is hot on the heels of the frontrunners in the country's presidential election.

Iran

Defiant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to run for Iran's presidential election

Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run in next month's presidential election, despite being told by the Supreme Leader to stay out of the race.

France

France's tricky rules for political airtime

Legislation requiring equal airtime and exposure for all presidential candidates is giving French radios and TV channels a headache.

Serbia

Serbia sees sixth day of anti-corruption protests

Serbia sees a sixth day of anti-corruption protests following the presidential election win of Aleksander Vucic.

France

The far-left wild card in the French presidential election

Far-left maverick Jean-Luc Melenchon is rising in the polls and becoming the ultimate wild card in the French presidential race.

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Ecuador in political turmoil

Supporters of conservative Ecuadorean presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso clashed with police in the streets of Guayaquil on Sunday April 2, after it appeared leftist Lenin Moreno was poised to win

Armenia

Republican party of president in lead in Armenian elections

In Armenia, the ruling Republican party of the country’s president is in the lead after legislative elections on Sunday.

Serbia

Serbian Premier Aleksandar Vucic elected president

Celebrations at the Belgrade headquarters of Serbia’s ruling Progressive Party.

Republic of Ecuador

Clashes in Ecuador as presidential election disputed

Former banker Guillermo Lasso is set to face narrow defeat but has already announced he disputes the result