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# Election

Last week
19th November 2023 - 25th November 2023
Argentines go to the polls in tense presidential election amid economic crisis
Populist Javier Milei has frequently been compared to former US president Donald Trump.
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Nov 19th 2023, 10:24 AM
Last month
October 2023
New Zealand's National Party to take power after Labour Prime Minister concedes election defeat
Luxon has promised tax cuts for middle-income earners and a crackdown on crime.
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This year
2023
Mary Lou McDonald says best government would be one 'without either Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael'
Sinn Féin is holding its think-in in Dublin today to strategise ahead of the new Dáil term as elections loom.
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Sep 15th 2023, 11:17 AM
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader claims victory and alleges ‘gigantic fraud’ in election result
More than 40 local vote monitors were also arrested on allegations of subversion that government critics said were trumped-up charges.
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Aug 27th 2023, 4:15 PM
Poll: Would you like to see a general election before the end of the year?
Have your say.
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Jul 16th 2023, 10:05 AM
Dutch PM hands in resignation to king as government collapses over 'insurmountable' differences
The earliest that elections can be held is in mid-November, the Dutch election commission said.
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Jul 8th 2023, 2:17 PM
Opposition party headquarters attacked by police in Sierra Leone after election voting
In a statement, the Sierra Leone Police said that members of the APC had paraded through Freetown “announcing to the public that they had won” the elections.
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Jun 26th 2023, 10:07 AM
Conservatives sweep back to power in Greek election
Voters in Greece gave the conservatives their widest winning margin in almost 50 years yesterday.
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Jun 26th 2023, 7:36 AM
Former US vice president Mike Pence to announce White House bid next week - US media
The 63-year-old will launch his presidential campaign on 7 June with a speech in Iowa, it’s been reported.
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May 31st 2023, 10:42 PM
Florida's Republican governor Ron DeSantis has officially launched his presidential campaign
The 44-year-old governor has filed a declaration of candidacy for US president.
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May 24th 2023, 10:10 PM
Ron DeSantis ‘to announce 2024 US presidential bid on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk’
Ron DeSantis has long been seen as Donald Trump’s leading rival for the Republican nomination.
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May 24th 2023, 6:52 AM
Republican senator Tim Scott launches 2024 US presidential bid
Scott, the Senate’s only black Republican, kicked off the campaign in his home town of North Charleston.
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May 22nd 2023, 8:16 PM
Greece's prime minister wins national elections, hailing victory as 'political earthquake'
Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s New Democracy party was 20 percentage points ahead of its main rival, the left-wing Syriza party.
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May 22nd 2023, 7:26 AM
Campaigning in Turkey’s pivotal elections ends before tomorrow's vote
Turksih President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed speculation that he would not cede power if he lost, calling the question ‘very ridiculous’.
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May 13th 2023, 7:17 PM
Biden shrugs off age concerns after announcing re-election bid, saying 'I feel good'
Speaking to reporters at the White House, he also stressed he knows Trump well and “the danger he presents to our democracy”.
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Apr 26th 2023, 7:57 PM
Finland goes to the polls as far right aims to unseat Prime Minister Sanna Marin
The vote comes just days ahead of Finland’s formal accession to the Nato defence alliance.
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Apr 2nd 2023, 9:05 AM
Nominations for Social Democrats' leadership to open tomorrow morning
The party’s National Executive met this evening.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 9:30 PM
Retired NATO general beats billionaire to become next Czech president
Petr Pavel won 56.76% if the vote.
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Jan 28th 2023, 3:26 PM
Opposition continues pressure on embattled Donohue
The Public Expenditure Minister is to make a further statement on his expenses on Tuesday.
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Jan 20th 2023, 12:38 PM
Last year
2022
Matt Hancock to step down as Tory MP in next UK election
The I’m A Celebrity campmate says he wants to ‘do things differently’.
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Dec 7th 2022, 3:00 PM
Cuba holds local elections as opposition claims unfair tactics used by government
Three opposition candidates had been prevented from participating in neighborhood assemblies, the group claimed.
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Nov 27th 2022, 5:45 PM
Trump poised to launch 2024 comeback bid as he makes 'very big announcement' tonight
Possible 2024 rivals are circling, chief among them the rising star governor of Florida Ron DeSantis.
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Nov 15th 2022, 9:15 PM
Melania Trump's former lawyer tipped to become Slovenia's first woman president
Pirc Musar was hired to protect the interests of Melania Trump during her husband’s presidency
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Nov 13th 2022, 12:22 PM
Announcement of no December Stormont election is 'Christmas miracle'
The NI Secretary has faced criticism for failing to provide clarity on whether he will call an election.
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Nov 4th 2022, 12:48 PM
Alleged Nazi salute at pro-Bolsonaro protest riles Brazil
Israel’s embassy called on authorities to ‘take the necessary measures to put a stop to such outrageous acts.’
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Nov 3rd 2022, 8:32 PM
Bolsonaro asks supporters to 'unblock' roads following election defeat
Demonstrators unwilling to accept the results of Sunday’s election have clogged routes around the country.
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Nov 3rd 2022, 8:17 AM
Brazilians queue at Croke Park to vote in Presidential run-off
In a previous round of voting, over 70% of votes from Brazilians in Ireland went to leftist candidate Lula
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Oct 30th 2022, 12:22 PM
Brian Rowan: Would it really be progress if the Executive was restored?
The former BBC correspondent asks if voting in another Assembly election would change anything in Northern Ireland.
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Oct 28th 2022, 3:00 PM
NI Assembly to meet Thursday for last-minute attempt to avoid December election
The assembly will meet to try and appoint a Speaker, Deputy Speakers, First Minister and deputy First Minister
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Oct 25th 2022, 5:31 PM
Brazil to vote again in run-off after neither candidate receives 50% support
The tightness of the result came as a surprise, since pre-election polls had given Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a commanding lead.
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Oct 3rd 2022, 7:00 AM
Italian election: Giorgia Meloni claims leadership of next government
Brothers of Italy has its roots in the post-fascist movement founded by supporters of dictator Benito Mussolini.
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Sep 26th 2022, 7:07 AM
Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to three years for 'electoral fraud'
Journalists have been barred from proceedings in the military-built capital Naypyidaw.
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Sep 2nd 2022, 8:36 AM
Rishi Sunak calls Liz Truss' economic policies ‘complacent’ in penultimate campaign week
Sunak and Truss are the two final candidates for the leadership of the UK’s Conservative Party.
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Aug 24th 2022, 9:55 PM
Rudy Giuliani targeted in criminal probe of 2020 Georgia election
Prosecutors informed attorneys for the former New York mayor that he was a focus of the investigation.
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Aug 16th 2022, 6:55 AM
Kenyans go to the polls to choose next president in close-fought election race
The country is hoping for an orderly transition of power after almost a decade under two-term President Uhuru Kenyatta.
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Aug 9th 2022, 10:35 PM
Shinzo Abe's party wins key 'supermajority' in Japanese elections
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito are now part of what is now a two-thirds supermajority willing to amend the country’s pacifist constitution.
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Jul 11th 2022, 9:27 AM
Former rebel fighter Gustavo Petro becomes Colombia's first leftist president
The 62-year-old former mayor of Bogota defeated millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in a tense and unpredictable election.
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Jun 20th 2022, 8:51 AM
Poll: Do you vote in European elections?
This month, The Good Information Project is looking at the EU and we want to hear from you.
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Jun 7th 2022, 10:00 AM
Albanese sworn in as prime minister in Australia ahead of Tokyo summit
Votes are still being counted to determine whether Anthony Albanese will control a majority in Parliament.
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May 23rd 2022, 7:18 AM
Australia set to go to the polls in expected close election
Scott Morrison’s conservative government is seeking a rare fourth term in office.
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May 20th 2022, 9:57 AM
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