Soundtracks from the Turkish Cypriot election
One Turkish Cypriot election tradition which is little known outside of the Turkish Cypriot community is the prevalence of election music.
Typically, each major candidate will come out with a ...
Latest poll sees Christodoulides take on former auditor in run for president
President Nikos Christodoulides and former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides are the likeliest to run for president in the 2028 elections, a new poll published on Monday showed.
Asked who they think will ...
CFA to elect new chairman on June 24
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) announced on Thursday its members will hold elections for a new chairman on June 24.
The elections are being held to fill the post of CFA ...
Edek clarifies voting rights process ahead of June leadership election
Edek’s credentials committee has announced that party members will need to submit written, personal requests to confirm their registration status in the party’s official membership registry if they ...
Stavros Papadouris new Green party president
Stavros Papadouris has been elected new president of Cyprus’ Green party.
In the elections that took place on Sunday afternoon in the framework of the party’s congress, Papadouris received 71.72 ...
North’s largest party’s congress endorses Tatar for re-election
The north’s largest political party the UBP’s party congress on Friday night officially endorsed Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to be re-elected to the role when elections are ...
Romanian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu to challenge election ban
Romanian far-right presidential contender Calin Georgescu said on Monday he would challenge a decision to bar him from taking part in an election rerun in May, but analysts said his ...
Kirdag: I will be a candidate if I get financial sponsorship
Turkish Cypriot perpetual candidate Arif Salih Kirdag on Friday said he will once again stand to be Turkish Cypriot leader in October if he can garner financial sponsorship to do ...
German conservatives, Social Democrats to start exploratory talks on Friday
Senior figures from Germany’s conservatives and the Social Democrats will begin exploratory talks on forming a coalition government on Friday, sources at the parties told Reuters.
Friedrich Merz, leader ...
MPs weigh automatic voter registration, debate voting age
MPs expressed general support on Thursday for a bill introducing automatic voter registration, though some raised concerns about allowing 17-year-olds to vote.
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou told the House internal ...
Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah
Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway ...
Romania’s top court orders presidential election recount
Romania’s top court on Thursday ordered a recount of votes in the first round of the presidential election and the country’s top security body warned Romania was a ...
US prosecutors ask judge to dismiss 2020 election subversion case against Trump
US prosecutors on Monday asked a U. judge to drop the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat, citing his impending return to the ...
Thousands protest in Georgia as opposition challenges election results
Thousands of people protested outside Georgia’s parliament on Monday after the governing party won an election marred by reports of voting irregularities which Western powers said must be investigated.
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Italy’s Meloni secures tight win in Liguria regional election
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing coalition pulled off another regional election win on Monday, near final results from Liguria in the northwest showed on Monday, in a ...
Georgia: Russian bound
Georgia’s ruling party wins pivotal election, early results show, as opposition parties cry foul
Georgia’s most powerful man won a parliamentary election on Saturday, according to early official results, a victory which opposition politicians refused to recognise, alleging “falsification”.
The ruling Georgian Dream ...
Georgia votes in election seen as stark choice between Russia and West
Georgians voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election depicted by both sides as an existential battle that will determine whether the country integrates closely with the West or leans back ...
Disy remains the leading party – new poll
Despite facing significant pressure, political party Disy continues to maintain its position as the leading party in Cyprus, according to a poll conducted by RetailZoom on behalf of daily Politis.
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Post-election violence is possible in US
By Alexander Cohen
Should Americans be bracing for bloodshed if Donald Trump loses the 2024 presidential election?
As a political scientist who studies American politics, I can easily imagine a repeat ...
Court case over Paphos gubernatorial election begins
The court case filed by Kostas Konstantinou against narrow defeat in the Paphos district gubernatorial election began at the town’s electoral court on Monday.
Konstantinou lost the election to ...
Cabinet approves bill to lower voting age to 17
Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill which will reduce Cyprus’ voting age from 18 to 17, while also approving a bill which will mean people will now be automatically registered to vote ...
‘Parties should pay state back €2.5 million’
The state needs to recoup €2.5 million given to political parties in grants over the last few years, the auditor-general said in a report released Tuesday.
In its report auditing parliament, ...
Voter survey split over dangers from Elam, sees need for new parties
A total of 43 per cent of Cypriots believe the rise of Elam is “dangerous for democracy” while 58 per cent said there was a need for new parties, according to a ...
Trump tells Christians they won’t have to vote after this election
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, “in four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have ...