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Nicaragua

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega set to clinch third straight term

Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega appeared to have a clear path to a third consecutive term in office after securing more than 70% of the vote in partial results for Sunday’s…

07/11/2016

Lebanon

Lebanon's political vacuum finally filled

After two and a half years without a President, Michel Aoun has taken office but the real test is yet to come

31/10/2016

Moldova

Moldova presidential election goes to a run-off

Moldova’s presidential election is to go to a second round after the leading candidate fell short of a crucial 51% of the vote needed to avoid a run-off.

31/10/2016

France

French right-wing face off for the conservative presidential nomination

French right-wing rivals faced off in the first presidential primary debate to decide the conservative nomination.

14/10/2016

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”.

09/10/2016

USA

US presidential candidates sharpen claws ahead of TV debates

It is just three days until the first of the televised face-to-face showdowns between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Monday.

23/09/2016

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.

12/09/2016

World News

Bongo ready for election recount but decision lies with Gabon court

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo says he’s leaving it up to the country’s constitutional court to decide if there should be a recount of vote after last week’s disputed…

08/09/2016

Gabon

Gabon rocked by second night of post-election violence

At least three people have died and hundreds have been arrested in a second day of protests in Gabon following the announcement of President Ali Bongo’s re-election, amid accusations that the vote was

01/09/2016

Gabon

Gabon on edge ahead of official election result

Gabon remains on edge ahead of official presidential election results in which both sides have declared victory and traded accusations of cheating.

30/08/2016

France

Emmanuel Macron resigns as French Economy Minister

France’s Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron has resigned from government.

30/08/2016

France

Migrant warning for UK as French presidential poll nears

Could the Calais ‘Jungle’ migrant camp cross the Channel?

29/08/2016

France

Nicolas Sarkozy confirms French presidential comeback bid

Forecast for months, now its official.

22/08/2016

Venezuela

Venezuela steps closer to voting on ousting Maduro from power

Venezuela's National Election Council says the opposition has collected enough signatures to pave the way for a referendum against President Nicolas Maduro.

02/08/2016