# Elections

August

August 2023

Eamon Ryan not concerned about constituency redraws and says Greens in 'good health' ahead of next election

The Minister for Transport said he believes the Electoral Commission “got it right” in trying to adhere to county boundaries in yesterday’s redraw.

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Aug 31st 2023, 4:56 PM

# Elections

The winners and losers from today's constituency review

Today’s major redrawing of constituency boundaries will see Ireland get 14 additional TDs at the next general election.

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Aug 30th 2023, 1:26 PM

# Changes

Fingal split into two 3-seater constituencies as Dublin set to get new TDs and boundary changes

The Electoral Commission published its Constituency Review report this morning.

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Aug 30th 2023, 9:34 AM

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Malcolm Noonan: 'For politics to work, we need fewer TDs and larger constituencies'

The junior minister says rather than increasing TDs, we need to move them away from the parish pump.

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Aug 28th 2023, 7:00 AM

# Constituency Review

Minister says interest from politicians to learn new constituency boundaries is 'red-hot'

The Minister for Public Expenditure said there was much ‘speculation’ on the redrawn boundaries.

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Aug 17th 2023, 8:44 PM

# Safety Concerns

Politicians back calls to stop publishing election candidates' home addresses

Some have said that it is putting potential candidates off running for election.

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Aug 1st 2023, 6:23 PM

This year

2023

# West Bengal

Seven killed in Indian village election clashes

Footage aired by local broadcasters showed rival party workers roaming streets with batons, as well as ballot boxes being set alight outside polling stations.

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Jul 8th 2023, 12:52 PM

# 2024

Former US governor Chris Christie launches presidential bid in 'direct challenge' to Trump

Christie has cast himself as the only candidate in the field willing to directly take on former president Donald Trump.

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Jun 6th 2023, 8:53 PM

# People Power

Lack of transparency harming Ireland’s vital election observer role

Crunching years of data and speaking to experts, Noteworthy scrutinises how our observer system stacks up internationally.

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May 30th 2023, 6:30 AM

# People Power

Ireland an outlier in decision to halt election observer role during Covid

Other Western European countries continued to send observers to monitor elections during the pandemic.

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May 29th 2023, 6:30 AM

# Elections

Erdogan declares victory in Turkey's historic run-off election

Erdogan had entered the day as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his rule.

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May 28th 2023, 7:16 PM

# Local Elections

Sinn Féin's O'Neill puts pressure on British and Irish governments over Stormont

Sinn Fein emerged as the largest party in the local government elections this week.

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May 21st 2023, 10:44 PM

# 2024

Joe Biden could announce bid for second term as early as next week, US media reports

Meanwhile, Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced he is running for the Republican presidential nomination.

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Apr 21st 2023, 6:53 AM

# an coimisiún toghcháin

New Electoral Commission formally established with Supreme Court judge as chairperson

One of the commission’s responsibilities will be reviewing Dáil Éireann and European Parliament constituencies and local electoral area boundaries.

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Feb 9th 2023, 6:00 AM

Voices

Larry Donnelly: How will Irish politicians cope with an increasingly angry electorate?

Our columnist says the Donohoe affair and protests of recent weeks show that the political mood here has darkened.

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Jan 28th 2023, 8:00 PM

Last year

2022

# Midterms

Biden hits campaign trail in final uphill push to salvage Democrats

Biden will end the trip in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania, alongside the still popular former president Barack Obama

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Nov 3rd 2022, 7:40 PM

# Elections

Jair Bolsonaro yet to concede defeat or challenge Brazil’s election results

The outgoing Brazilian leader has repeatedly questioned the reliability of the nation’s electronic voting system.

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Nov 1st 2022, 7:16 AM

Voices

Larry Donnelly: The economy and independents will dictate the outcome of the US midterms

Our columnist looks ahead to the contentious midterms coming up.

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Oct 29th 2022, 9:00 PM

Voices

Brian Rowan: Truss' resignation and Conservative chaos spell disaster for Northern Ireland

The former BBC correspondent says the ongoing chaos in London means Stormont is again forgotten.

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Oct 21st 2022, 2:00 PM

Voices

Analysis: What will its first far-right leader since WWII mean for Italy?

Sofia Ammassari and Duncan McDonnell look at the shock political shift of Italy to the far-right and ask what it means for the future.

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Sep 26th 2022, 10:30 AM

# Down The Aisle

Brazil’s Lula marries at 76 ahead of presidential election in October

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was president in 2003-2010 and leads Jair Bolsonaro in the opinion polls heading into Brazil’s election in October.

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May 19th 2022, 1:51 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What does the election result mean for the future of Northern Ireland?

Listen in to be brought up to speed about the weekend’s seismic election result.

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May 12th 2022, 6:30 PM

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Brian Rowan: Sinn Féin and Alliance's success represents a political shift in Northern Ireland

The former BBC correspondent says the story of “two tribes” in the North is now being stretched out across a wider canvas.

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May 8th 2022, 12:05 PM

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Opinion: The DUP in this election began to look like the lost tribe of the British Empire

Peter Flanagan says the election in Northern Ireland has shown that Loyalist and British values are no longer the same.

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May 6th 2022, 10:51 AM

# Stormont

Polling stations close across Northern Ireland in Stormont election with 54% turnout

The process will elect 90 MLAs to the devolved Stormont Assembly, with 239 candidates running.

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May 5th 2022, 10:00 PM

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Brian Rowan: There's nothing dull about this election in Northern Ireland - it's hard to call

The former BBC correspondent says every party is playing it safe and steady ahead of tomorrow’s vote.

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May 4th 2022, 2:40 PM

# France

French Prime Minister says government to resign if Macron wins to create 'new impetus'

Macron is facing a close race in the run-off this Sunday against far-right veteran Marine Le Pen.

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Apr 19th 2022, 2:07 PM

# France

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen begin duel to become French president

After a first round of voting on Sunday, Macron came top with 27.85%, while far-right leader Le Pen finished second at 23.15%.

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Apr 11th 2022, 10:44 PM

# voting round two

Macron and Le Pen prepare for tense French election duel

Projections from the first round of voting show Macron scoring 28-29%, with Le Pen on 22-24%.

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Apr 11th 2022, 7:28 AM

# Elections

Orban declares victory in Hungarian elections

The right-wing PM gave a 10-minute speech to Fidesz party officials and supporters at an election night event in Budapest.

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Apr 4th 2022, 7:04 AM

# Crunch time

Macron launches bitter attack on Le Pen as lead slips in French polls

A poll yesterday showed Le Pen winning 47.5% of the vote in a second-round run-off against Macron.

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Mar 31st 2022, 9:27 PM

All time

# Elections

Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega wins new presidential term after opponents jailed

With ballots in 49% of polling stations counted, Ortega had 75% of votes.

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Nov 8th 2021, 10:51 AM

# Boycott

Low turnout as Iraqis vote for new parliament

The vote was brought forward from 2022 as a rare concession to a protest movement.

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Oct 11th 2021, 8:49 AM

# milos zeman

Czech president taken to hospital day after elections

Milos Zeman has been grappling with liver problems according to local media

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Oct 10th 2021, 12:09 PM

# Canada

Justin Trudeau’s party projected to win most seats in Canada’s election

It is expected that the incumbent will form a minority government.

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Sep 21st 2021, 7:04 AM

# Hungary

Orban party blames opposition for Hungary primaries debacle after alleged cyber attack

Voting in the primary elections to find a candidate to challenge Orban was suspended on Saturday.

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Sep 19th 2021, 11:25 AM

# Myanmar

Myanmar junta chief says new elections will be held in two years

The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February.

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Aug 1st 2021, 6:31 PM

Voices

Opinion: It’s harder for the Dublin Bay South voters to not elect a woman - and that's progress

Caitriona Gleeson of Women for Election says Ireland’s record of women entering politics is a matter of concern but this by-election is a step forward.

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Jul 9th 2021, 11:52 AM