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Peruvian presidential election too close to call

The candidate of the centre-right appears to have the slimmest of leads in Peru’s presidential election.

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Peru holds tight presidential run-off vote

Both candidates are fiscal conservatives who plan to maintain the free-market model for the resource-rich Andean economy.

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A man of Peruvian politics Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Former Peruvian prime minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is the cousin of Franco-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Goddard.

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Keiko Fujimori part of a Peruvian political dynasty

Keiko Fujimori is no stranger to high office.

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Austria

Austria launches probe into alleged postal vote irregularities

Allegations of fraud arose from the far-right Freedom party of defeated candidate Norbert Hofer, after the Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen just scrapped ahead with 31,000 votes when the posta

Austria

Is the far-right on the rise again in Europe?

Norbert Hofer missed out narrowly on winning the second round run-off in the Austrian presidential election.

Austria

Austria's president-elect talks of uniting his divided country

Supporters of former Greens party leader, Alexander Van der Bellen, are breathing sighs of relief after Austria came close to becoming the first European Union country to elect a far-right head of…

Austria

Narrow defeat for Austria far-right as Van der Bellen elected president

Alexander Van der Bellen has narrowly won the Austrian presidential election.

Austria

Postal votes to determine Austria presidential knife-edge vote

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Austria

Celebrations in Austria but it is still not clear who will be the next president

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Austria

Austria's presidential run-off too close to call

The presidential election run-off in Austria is too close to call, according to latest exit polls.

Austria

Austria election: presidential run-off too tight to call

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Austria

Austria poised to elect far-right president

Austrians are voting in a presidential run-off that could see the European Union elect its first far-right head of state.

Austria

Far-right Hofer set for victory in tight Austrian election

Polls are open in the second round of voting in Austria's presidential election.

Austria

Austria on the brink of electing far-right president

Austria is on the brink of electing the European Union's first far-right head of state.

Austria

Austrian elections: Van der Bellen, 'the gentle candidate'

For many Austrians, he was their last hope of preventing the country from lurching to the extreme right.

Austria

Norbert Hofer the "friendly face" of Austria's far-right Freedom Party

Norbert Hofer is according to some descriptions the “friendly face” of the far-right Freedom Party.

Austria

Austria on a far-right path

Austria’s presidential election second-round runoff takes place on Sunday (May 22).

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Danilo Medina poised to win second term, partial results suggest

Danilo Medina appears poised to win the first round of the Dominican Republic’s presidential election. The incumbent was on 62 percent after the

USA

Trump seeks Republican leaders support

To endorse or not endorse? That’s likely to be a question uppermost on many Republican party leaders minds, when Donald Trump heads to Capitol Hill