Brazil election in turmoil after front runner stabbed (Update)
The run-up to a presidential election in Brazil was plunged into chaos on Friday after a knife attack on far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro put the...
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Mali president Keita wins re-election with 67 pct of vote
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won re-election with 67 per cent of the vote in a run-off against opposition rival Soumaila Cisse, the Ministry of...
Erdogan, presidential rival both vow to send Syrians home
President Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival in Sunday’s presidential election have both pledged to send millions of Syrian refugees home, responding to growing unease among...
Erdogan ‘to end state of emergency’ if re-elected, support wanes
Tayyip Erdogan is seen falling short of a first-round victory in Turkey‘s presidential election, with his support dipping 1.6 points in one week, according to a...
President releases campaign expenses
President Nicos Anastasiades’ campaign said on Wednesday the incumbent had spent under a million euros during the election race, coming in second among the three...
A divided Costa Rica votes in runoff fought over gay rights
By David Alire Garcia Polls opened on Easter Sunday for a vote on whether conservative Christian singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz can capture Costa Rica’s...
Ex-Trump aide Manafort pleads not guilty, faces Sept 17 trial
US President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a new indictment brought against him in the investigation into alleged Russian...
Navalny briefly held ahead of Russia’s March election
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained by police on Thursday but then released a short while later, weeks ahead of a presidential election in...
Kremlin: US sanctions move attempt to influence Russia elections
The Kremlin said on Monday that a new US sanctions report expected to be released imminently was an attempt to influence Russia’s presidential election in March, but...
Academic aims to unseat pro-Russia president in Czech run-off
Pro-EU academic Jiri Drahos is seeking to unseat anti-immigration political veteran Milos Zeman, who has sought closer relations with Russia and China, in a tight...
Latest poll predicts comfortable win for Anastasiades
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades is projected to win a second term in office, according to a survey released on Thursday. The final poll commissioned by the...
Trump says Russia probe will be fair, but timeline unclear – NYT
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes he will be fairly treated in a special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the US presidential election, but...
Putin critic Navalny calls election boycott rallies
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny announced on Wednesday a series of rallies across Russia in January to press home his call for a boycott of next year’s presidential...
In upset, opposition overtakes US ally in Honduras election
A left-right coalition led by a flamboyant TV host took a surprise lead in the Honduran presidential election, initial results showed on Monday, upsetting forecasts...
CyBC poll shows landslide victory for Anastasiades
President Nicos Anastasiades is poised for a landslide re-election against either of the two candidates likely to join him in the run-off in January’s presidential...
Kenya opposition warns violence if ‘forced’ election held (Update)
Kenya’s opposition rejected the nation’s election re-run as “a sham” and said on Friday that plans to reorganise voting in its western strongholds where polls...
Diko official resigns, as infighting intensifies
Diko vice chairman Christos Patsalides on Friday resigned his post, citing disagreement with decision-making procedures adopted by the leadership and unelected officials representing the party...
Troodos meeting signals campaign kick-off
IN WHAT could be seen as the unofficial announcement of the kick-off of President Nicos Anastasiades’ bid for secure a second term in February’s presidential...
Our View: Could a Cyprus candidate replicate Macron’s success?
Could Cyprus ever produce an election result like Sunday’s in France, which elected Emmanuel Macron as its president? Could a 39-year-old independent candidate without the...
Hollande urges French to reject Le Pen in run-off vote
France‘s outgoing president, Francois Hollande, on Monday urged people to back centrist Emmanuel Macron in a vote to choose his successor next month and reject...