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Security tight as Iraqis vote for new parliament

The elections, due to be held next year, were brought forward following a popular uprising in Baghdad and southern provinces.

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Oct 10th 2021, 10:04 AM

# goodbye merkel

Post-election haggling begins in Germany as multiple parties seek to form government coalition

For a country used to political stability after 16 years of Angela Merkel’s steady leadership, the coming weeks and months promise to be a rocky ride.

Preliminary official results showed that the centre-left Social Democrats narrowly won the vote.

Angela Merkel's centre-right Christian Democrat bloc had its worst result since 1949.

Would-be successor Armin Laschet claims right to try to build the next government .

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Sep 27th 2021, 12:56 PM

# Iceland

Iceland falls short of Europe's first women-majority parliament

Of the 63 seats in the Althing parliament, 30 were won by women, or 47.6 percent, following the recount.

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Sep 27th 2021, 7:32 AM

# Iceland

Iceland takes to the polls in general election as government hangs by a thread

Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir faces an up hill battle to continue in Government.

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Sep 25th 2021, 7:37 AM

# Vladimir Putin

Navalny app removed from Apple and Google as Russians vote in election

His allies denounced the move as an “act of political censorship”.

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Sep 17th 2021, 9:51 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Who would you vote for if a general election was held today?

A lot has changed since February 2020.

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Sep 10th 2021, 9:27 AM

# France

French far-right faces crucial test in second round of voting in regional elections

Results are expected after the last polls close at 8pm.

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Jun 27th 2021, 11:10 AM

# dbs

It's official: Dublin Bay South by-election date set for 8 July

The by-election will fill the seat vacated by former minister Eoghan Murphy.

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Jun 16th 2021, 1:19 PM

# Bashar al-Assad

War-ravaged Syria is heading to the polls with Assad set to extend his grip on power

In the last multi-candidate poll in 2014, Bashar al-Assad took 88% of the vote.

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May 26th 2021, 7:21 AM

# Spain

Early results indicate win for right-wing party in Madrid election

The party’s leader in the capital has opposed hospitality closures during Covid-19.

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May 4th 2021, 10:01 PM

# Jerusalem

Corruption trial of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu gets underway

Netanyahu denies wrongdoing in the case.

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Apr 5th 2021, 8:45 AM

# Israel

Netanyahu claims victory in Israeli election but majority still uncertain

Netanyahu described yesterday’s projected results as a “huge win for the right” and his Likud party.

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Mar 24th 2021, 7:06 AM

# Netherlands

Dutch PM Mark Rutte savours ‘overwhelming vote of confidence’ in poll

It was the fourth consecutive poll win for his conservative party and he will now move to form a new coalition.

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Mar 18th 2021, 10:53 AM

Voices

Larry Donnelly: Isn’t it nice to have someone we can honestly respect in charge?

Larry Donnelly analyses the new US President’s first few weeks in action.

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Feb 7th 2021, 8:30 AM

# Prime Minister

Giuseppe Conte resigns as Italy's Prime Minister - so what's next?

Conte will remain as a caretaker Prime Minister and will try to form a new government.

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Jan 26th 2021, 12:57 PM

# Coronavirus

Portugal reelects TV pundit as president, after people brave the pandemic to vote

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was reelected yesterday, amid a turnout higher than expected.

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Jan 25th 2021, 7:29 AM

# Portuguese President

Portugal chooses president amid surge in virus cases

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is regarded as the clear front-runner among seven candidates.

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Jan 24th 2021, 1:31 PM

# Kampala

Uganda’s Bobi Wine wins growing power despite loss in disputed presidential election

Politician and former musician Bobi Wine lost Uganda’s presidential election but his party won at least 56 seats.

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Jan 19th 2021, 4:29 PM

# Election

EU urges Israel to facilitate Palestinian vote

Palestine intends to hold elections in May and July.

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Jan 16th 2021, 6:59 PM

# Mitch McConnell

Biden congratulated as president-elect by top Republican as inauguration to have 'extremely limited' crowds due to Covid

Mitch McConnell said “the Electoral College has spoken”.

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Dec 15th 2020, 7:12 PM

# Ludovic Orban

Romania's Orban resigns as Prime Minister after election setback

The PNL party came in second in its election, with 25.5% of the vote compared to 30% for the Social Democrats Party.

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Dec 7th 2020, 6:36 PM

# march for trump

Trump loyalists gather in Washington claiming election fraud

Trump yesterday broke his silence after a week without on-camera comments.

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Nov 14th 2020, 4:10 PM

# The World is Watching

'Warmest congratulations': Leaders from Ireland and around the world welcome Biden election

Taoiseach Micheál Martin offered his congratulations to Biden following his win.

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Nov 8th 2020, 10:05 AM

# US election 2020

US Election: Here are the main points to know today

A winner has been declared at last.

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Nov 7th 2020, 7:50 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Who do you think is going to win the US presidential election?

The overall result of the US election is still unclear.

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Nov 4th 2020, 8:11 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Who do you think will win the US presidential election?

It’s just two days until election day.

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Nov 1st 2020, 10:30 AM

# no on 24

Magic mushrooms, flags, wolves and weed: Americans will be voting on all sorts on Tuesday

It’s not just the presidency that’s to be decided.

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Oct 31st 2020, 9:30 AM

# Election

Social Democrats member alleged to have voted twice in general election

Gardaí in Mallow confirmed that they are investigating an allegation of someone voting twice.

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Oct 30th 2020, 12:05 AM

# New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern credits virus response for election win

The New Zealand Prime Minister won a second term in office in a landslide.

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Oct 18th 2020, 7:25 AM

# Election

Jacinda Ardern wins landslide re-election in New Zealand

No leader has achieved an outright majority since New Zealand adopted a proportional voting system in 1996.

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Oct 17th 2020, 3:00 PM

# Election

Anger as Turkish army reopens Cyprus resort that has turned into ghost town

The move threatened to further inflame tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, where Turkey has been engaged in bitter maritime disputes with Greece and Cyprus.

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Oct 9th 2020, 8:35 AM