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Political newcomers win majority of votes in weekend of elections

Following elections in Ukraine and Slovakia over the weekend, two unlikely candidates have made their way to the top of the polls.

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Anti-corruption campaigner on course for surprise win in Slovakia's presidential election

Voters have had enough of the ruling Smer party and just last year there mass protests broke out after a journalist was assassinated.

Ukraine

Ukrainian police officers clash with far-right protesters, injuring 15

More than a dozen Ukrainian police officers were injured during a clash with far-right protesters at a campaign even for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday

USA

Sanders kicks off 2020 presidential campaign

Sanders kicks off 2020 presidential campaign with denunciation of Trump as "most dangerous president in modern American history."

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World News

Algerian protesters demand their ailing president steps down

Abdelaziz Bouteflika suffered a stroke in 2013 and is rarely seen in public.

USA

Euroviews. Bernie Sanders had it easy in 2016. That won't happen in 2020 ǀ View

The media didn't consider him a real contender the last time, so what press he got was largely positive. That's about to change.

World News

Nigeria: presidential election postponed for a week

The electoral commission made the decision to delay the election vote just 5 hours before the scheduled opening of the polls.

USA

Trump's first GOP presidential challenger emerges

Bill Weld has become the first Republican to challenge Donald Trump for the party's 2020 presidential nomination.

USA

Senator Amy Klobucher launches bid for Democrat nomination

Amy Klobucher becomes the latest candidate to join the race for the 2020 US presidential nomination.

El Salvador

El Salvador: A 'millenial' mayor the favourite to win elections

It's the first time since the 1992 peace accords that dominating political parties could lose the elections against a young candidate with no political ideology.

Ukraine

Meet the man crowdfunding his bid to be Ukraine’s next president

He's trying to raise around €78,000 in under a fortnight.

Colombia

Colombians vote in high-stakes presidential election

Colombians head to the polls in the first round of presidential elections on Sunday

Venezuela

Despite fraud claims & low turnout Venezuela's Socialists claim victory

But few show great enthusiasm for another six years of Nicolas Maduro as President.

Montenegro

Polls close in Montenegro presidential election

The ballot is a test of former Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's decision to join the Western military alliance. His party leads in the opinion polls.

USA

Manafort and Gates face new charges

The special counsel in the Russia probe has filed new criminal charges against President Donald Trump's former campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, stepping up pressure in a legal battle that started last year

Egypt

Egypt detains last major challenger to Sisi's reelection

The army says former military chief of staff Sami Anan broke the law by running for president without permission.

Czech Republic

Russia-friendly Czech president faces pro-EU rival in run-off

President Milos Zeman came out on top in the first round of voting but he will face a strong challenge from academic Jiri Drahos in a head-to-head later this month

Czech Republic

Zeman faces challenge from newcomer in Czech runoff

Milos Zeman led the first round of Czech Republic presidential elections, but pro-western runner-up Jiri Drahos will be a formidable opponent in the second round vote

Honduras

Hondurans protest against 'fraudulent' election

Protests to denounce the outcome of a controversial presidential election rock the Honduran capital a week ahead of a planned national strike.

Liberia

Liberia: presidential run-off vote

Voters in Liberia head to the polls for the second round of the presidential vote