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Georgia's ex-President faces arrest if he returns for local elections
Mikheil Saakashvili, who is based in Ukraine, says he plans to return to Georgia to help "save the country".
Poland’s ruling conservatives suffer defeat in local mayoral election
Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party suffered a loss in the Rzeszow mayoral race, a vote could indicate how strong the party’s support is after nearly six years of governing the country.
Finland's coalition loses ground to opposition in local elections
The elections were the first for Marin as leader of both the government and her party.
Finland elections test for young Prime Minister
Prime Minister Marin, 35, took office a mere 18 months ago shortly before the outbreak of COVID-19 and enjoys high personal popularity but her Social Democratic party is behind in the polls.
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UK elections: Tories win Westminster seat in Hartlepool
Vote counting was still underway in other parts of the UK on Friday morning. British voters headed to the polls on Thursday to elect new mayors in London and Manchester, new members to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and hundreds of local councillors.
Nationalist parties lose key cities in Bosnia's municipal elections
Opposition candidates have won council seats and mayoral posts in two of Bosnia's largest cities in nationwide municipal elections, a major blow to the country's long-entrenched Bosnian and Serb nationalist parties.
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Races for a seat on the Loudoun County, Va., Board of Supervisors don’t usually attract national media coverage. Juli Briskman changed that on Tuesday. The former government contractor won a seat on the nine-member board in Virginia’s fourth-most populous county. By Wednesday she had appeared on CNN
What you need to know about Russia’s controversial local elections
In Moscow, all ruling party candidates are running as independents as its popularity wanes.
Greek undertaker gets creative with coffins in election campaign
Undertaker Konstantinos Baboulas hands out coffin-shaped car air fresheners and has campaign posters resembling public funeral announcements. He says his job has taught him valuable lessons which he can adapt to politics.
Canine companions take centre stage on day of local UK elections
Voters have taken to the polls for local elections across the UK, but its the voters' companions that are generating the most attention