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Russian sociologist Denis Volkov muses on the country's electoral mood

Serguei Doubine interviews Denis Volkov from the Levada-Center, a Russian independent, non-governmental polling and sociological research organisation, about the upcoming election.

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Ex-US Secretary of State Colin Powell criticises both Clinton and Trump in leaked emails

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has criticised both candidates in the presidential election in hacked emails leaked by a group intelligence officials suspect is linked to…

USA

Clinton to resume campaigning after doctor declares her "healthy and fit"

Hillary Clinton is to return to the campaign trail today (Thursday Sept 15) after being declared “healthy and fit to serve” as US president, in a letter from her doctor The Democratic candidate’s upda

Sport

Slovenian Ceferin succeeds Platini as UEFA president following landslide election

Aleksander Ceferin completed his meteoric rise through the footballing ranks on Wednesday when the Slovenian was elected president of European football’s governing body…

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Austria

Austrian presidential poll postponed over faulty glue

Austria has put back the re-run of its presidential election because of a technical problem with ballot papers.

Croatia

Croatia votes for the second time in a year

Polls are predicting a close result and another coalition lacking a clear mandate to push through the painful cuts and restructuring being urged by European authorities.

Austria

Austria presidential re-run could come unstuck over glue

Austria’s presidential election re-run is quite literally on the verge of coming unstuck.

Croatia

Weary Croatians go to polls again in quest for political stability

A shifting of parties' political positions may facilitate coalition talks but voters remain sceptical it will deliver stable government?

Croatia

Croatia prepares to vote in snap election to break stalemate

Croatia votes this weekend in an early general election – the second in less than a year as the EU’s newest country grapples with a political crisis that has revived divisions from the 1990s Balkan…

France

Hollande: strong words on democracy in the face of terrorism

French president François Hollande has spoken in Paris on the theme of democracy in the face of terrorism.

Germany

Merkel's CDU beaten into 3rd place by anti-immigrant AFD

The CDU finishes behind the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AFD) party in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania

Brazil

Pro-Rousseff protesters demand Temer's removal in Brazil

There was tension and some clashes as tens of thousands took to the streets of Sao Paulo – in the latest protest against the new Brazilian President Michel Temer following the Senate’s decision to ous

China

Young anti-China activists take seats in Hong Kong elections

Several pro-independence and pro-democracy activists have won seats in elections for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council.

Germany

Merkel faces huge election test in Germany

The anti-migrant and anti-Islam Alternative fuer Deutschland (AFD) could perform better than Mrs Merkel's CDU in a state election in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.

China

Hong Kong holds first major vote since pro-democracy protests

Voting is underway in Hong Kong, the first major election there since pro-democracy protests in 2014.

China

Hong Kong votes in Legislative Council election

Voters in Hong Kong were heading to the polls today (September 4) to choose candidates for its Legislative Council.

Gabon

Gabon's opposition leader declares himself president after disputed election

Gabonese opposition candidate Jean Ping declared himself president on Friday (September 2), after a disputed election that triggered two days of post-election riots against President Ali…

Venezuela

Maduro attempts to stave off slow political death in Venezuela

In Venezuela the trial of strength between Nicolás Maduro and his enemies has lasted eight months, ever since the opposition seized a parliamentary majority for the first time in 16…

Spain

Spain tries to form a government for the second time this week

Commentators say Conservative leader Mariano Rajoy's likely failure will start the countdown towards another election.