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Lithuania holds second round parliamentary vote

Voting is underway in Lithuania in run off elections for a new parliament.

United Kingdom

UK: Conservative Party holds on to David Cameron's vacant seat in parliament

The Conservative Party in the UK has held on to former Prime Minister David Cameron’s place in parliament, winning the by-election for the vacant Witney seat.

Venezuela

Venezuela 'protects unpopular government' with delayed polls

Venezuela’s state governorship elections are being carried over to next year instead of being held in December.

Montenegro

Montenegro poll sees ruling party set to win most seats but coalition likely

Results in Montenegro’s general election are pointing to a win for Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and his pro-Western, Democratic Party of Socialists.

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Montenegro

Montenegro votes on future in election billed as choice between West and Russia

Montenegro will go to the polls on Sunday as citizens vote in a national election seen by some as a referendum on the country’s western integration.

Netherlands

Hate speech trial of far-right politician Wilders will go ahead

A Dutch court ruled on Friday that prosecutors can pursue anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders over comments in which he led a roomful of supporters in chanting that they wanted “fewer” Moroccans in th

USA

More senior Republicans dump Trump

More than 30 senior Republicans have withdrawn support from Donald Trump after his obscene comments were aired across America.

Lithuania

Lithuanians vote in parliamentary elections dominated by scandals

The ruling Social-Democrats are fighting for survival after the election campaign was dominated by scandals and pledges to raising living standards.

Georgia

Ruling party claims victory in Georgia parliamentary vote

Early exit polls put the party of prime minister Georgy Kvirikashvili ahead with around 50% of the vote.

USA

Trump and Clinton trade insults in bitter presidential debate

Donald Trump has dismissed obscene remarks he made about women in a 2005 video which came to light on Friday as “locker room talk”.

USA

Donald Trump's running mate "cannot defend him"

Even the Republican’s Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence failed to come to Donald Trump’s aid after a recording of him making lewd comments about groping women was watched across…

Morocco

Moderate Islamists win elections in Morocco

Morocco’s moderate Islamists have won parliamentary elections.

Morocco

Parliamentary elections begin in Morocco

Morocco goes to the ballot box in the second parliamentary elections since the 2011 constitutional reform.

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew forces Haiti to postpone presidential election

Rescue workers in Haiti say they are struggling to reach parts of the Island, cut off in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.

USA

Kaine and Pence trade blows and barbs at the vice-presidential debate

In a debate that at times lost political focus Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence delivered a calm and assured performance.

United Kingdom

UKIP loses its leader after only 18 days in the job

Britain’s UK Independence party or UKIP has lost its new leader after only 18 days.

Spain

No change in Spain as regional polls fail to break political deadlock

The Basque Nationalist Party lead by Íñigo Urkullu came out on top as predicted in one of two regional polls held in Spain on Sunday with seats and results…

World News

Spain: Could regional polls break national political deadlock?

As Spain tries to avoid a possible third general election in a year, all eyes are on two regional ballots on Sunday.

Jordan

Muslim Brotherhood is back as Jordan goes to the polls

The people of Jordan are voting in parliamentary elections under a new system which it is claimed shows the pro-Western monarchy is bringing in democratic…

World

United Russia claims majority in state Duma

Natalia Marshalkovich: "How should we interpret the results of the Russian general election? We are joined from Paris by Tatiana Stanovaya from the Centre for Political Technologies.