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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan election: acting president expected to win easily

Uzbekistan is holding its first presidential election since the death of Islam Karimov, the man who ruled the Central Asian country with an iron fist for 27…

Austria

Far-right or green? Austria votes in the country's presidential election

Van der Bellen and Hofer in close election battle

Austria

Far-right hopeful Hofer within reach of Austrian presidency on Sunday

Austria faces a stark choice on Sunday, just as it did in May when left-leaning Alexander Van der Bellen and the far-right’s Norbert Hofer last faced off to become the country’s…

Gambia

After Brexit and Trump, the next political earthquake is in...The Gambia

The world has seen another political bombshell – and this time it is in Africa!

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France

Hollande is applauded for not seeking re-election as Valls waits in the wings

He did the right thing… That is the feeling of French citizens, it seems, with a snap poll showing eight out of ten support President Francois Hollande’s shock announcement on Thursday that he won’t b

France

President Hollande will not seek re-election after one term in office

President Francois Hollande of France has announced that he will not be seeking a second term in office.

Austria

Austrian presidential debate descends into slanderous squabble

The final Austrian presidential debate was a less than cordial affair.

Austria

Can 'Trump effect' fuel far-right presidential win in Austria?

Taking hope from Donald Trump’s US election triumph, Austria’s far-right presidential candidate Norbert Hofer is eager to surf a tide of anti-establishment populism sweeping the West and win this Sund

Haiti

Haiti elects new president

Provisional results suggest Jovenel Moise has won the presidential election in Haiti. The political novice has won a majority in the first round, avoiding a second round runoff.

Austria

All you need to know about Austria's presidential election

Europe could lurch further to the right when Austrians go to the polls on Sunday, December 4, to choose a new president.

France

Who is Francois Fillon?

Socially conservative, free market and pro-Russia are just some of the terms used to describe France's centre-right candidate for next year's presidential election.

News

Two women defy the odds to run for president in Somalia

Somalia is a patriarchal society which has never had a female leader till until recently when two women took a step to make that dream a reality.

France

Alain Juppe recognises defeat by Francois Fillon in French Republican primaries

Francois Fillon looks set to win the French Republican primaries.

France

Fillon vs Juppe: France votes in centre-right presidential primary

Francois Fillon or Alain Juppe, both candidates have now cast their ballots, and now it’s up to France to choose who it wants to represent Les Republicains.

France

Polls open in France to choose centre-right's presidential candidate, likely to oppose Le Pen

Fillon and Juppe face off in the second round of the conservative primaries, with the former favourite to win the nomination in opinion polls.

France

Fillon and Juppé talk tough on security before French conservative primary

The contenders to represent "Les Républicains" in the 2017 election have held their final campaign rallies ahead of Sunday's vote.

France

The vote to watch: possible movers and shakers in the 2017 French presidential poll

As international politics begins to turn on its head, next year’s French presidential election has been dubbed the one to watch.

France

Nicolas Sarkozy faces fresh allegations over cash from Gaddafi

Former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy is facing fresh allegations over the financing of his 2007 election campaign just days before France is due to hold the first round of primary elections to select

Moldova

Moldova muses on future as presidential vote gets underway

Moldova goes to the polls

USA

With a bang and a prayer: Lady Gaga and Bon Jovi close Clinton's campaign

The Democrat's last campaign rally held in the crucial swing state of North Carolina.