Global elections

German government seeks to downplay Musk’s backing of far-right party ahead of general election

The German government has sought to downplay efforts by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to get involved in the country’s general election campaign by repeatedly endorsing the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party.

Kavelashvili is inaugurated as Georgia’s president, complicating its path toward EU

Croatia’s incumbent president gains most votes for re-election, but not enough to avoid a runoff

Low turnout in Chad parliamentary election boycotted by opposition as military rule ends

Syria’s de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections

The ‘super year’ of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves

U.S. ELECTION 2024

President-elect Donald Trump arrives for a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump calls it the ‘center of the universe.’ Mar-a-Lago is a magnet for those seeking influence

President-elect Donald Trump calls his Mar-a-Lago resort the “center of the universe.” Famous figures such as Elon Musk, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pop up at events held daily at the opulent club.

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The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections

Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen

Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoil

Another Democratic state lawmaker in Florida is joining the Republican party

An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump

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An Indian train offers window into voters’ views

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Lessons from the elections held in 70 countries in 2024

Some 70 countries that are home to half the world’s population held elections in 2024, and voters’ message was often: “You’re fired.”

Musk causes uproar for backing Germany’s far-right party ahead of key elections

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest.

Germany’s president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23

Germany is headed for a national election seven months early. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier ordered the parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo.

Croatia’s outspoken president is seeking reelection. He faces several contenders in Sunday’s vote

Croatia’s left-leaning president, who has been critical of Western military support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, is running for reelection this weekend.

Kosovo appeals body overturns ban on ethnic Serb party, allowing it to run in parliamentary election

Kosovo’s election appeals authority has cancelled a ban on the main party of the ethnic Serb minority, allowing it to field candidates in the upcoming parliamentary election.

Kosovo’s ethnic Serb party says its ban from a parliamentary election is ‘political violence’

Kosovo’s main ethnic Serb party says its ban from taking part in the upcoming parliamentary election is political and institutional violence against the ethnic minority.

Tonga’s parliament elects a new prime minister after his predecessor quit this month

Tonga’s parliament has elected Aisake Eke as the country’s new prime minister. The vote came in a special session of the house on Christmas Eve.

Mozambique court upholds the governing party’s presidential election victory as protests flare again

Mozambique’s highest court has upheld the governing party’s win in the October presidential election following weeks of opposition protests in which more than 100 people have died.

Kosovo election authority bans main ethnic Serb party from parliamentary vote

Kosovo’s election authority has barred the main ethnic Serb party from competing in the upcoming parliamentary election.

Scholz dismisses Musk’s assertion that only a far-right party can ‘save’ Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed an assertion by Elon Musk that only a far-right party can “save Germany.”

Germany’s election contenders set out contrasting plans to revive the economy, reduce migration

Leading contenders in Germany’s upcoming election have presented their programs, setting out contrasting visions of how to put new vigor into Europe’s biggest economy and tackle other issues such as migration.

Proposal to change India’s voting system to allow simultaneous polls fails to pass lower Parliament

A controversial legislation submitted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to change India’s voting system has failed to pass Tuesday in the country’s lower house of Parliament.

Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest

A man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election has died while in custody.

Germany’s Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in February

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the German parliament, putting the European Union’s most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February.

Bolivia’s divisive popular vote for senior judges offers lessons for Mexico

Bolivia is the only country in the world that holds elections for top judicial posts. Soon Mexico will, too, after former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pushed through a highly contentious overhaul of the justice system in the face of mass protests.

Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia’s president in a blow to country’s EU aspirations

Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili has become president of Georgia as the ruling party tightens its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for Russia.

African Union chairperson candidates advocate for permanent UN Security Council seats

Three African leaders seeking to head the African Union have detailed their plans for regional security amid conflicts and political coups while strongly advocating for inter-Africa trade.

President Macron names centrist ally as France’s next prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron has named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week.

UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban.

Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week.

Venezuela’s opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition

Venezuela’s political opposition is signaling a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin.

Ghana’s ex-leader is declared the presidential election winner and pledges ‘reset’ in a bad economy

Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama has been declared the winner of the presidential election.

Romania’s far-right presidential candidate denounces canceled vote at closed polling station

Romania’s far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has protested outside a closed polling station against a top court’s unprecedented decision to annul the first round of the vote in which he emerged as the frontrunner.

Ghana’s ex-President John Mahama is set to return after rival concedes election

Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama is set to return to office in the West African nation’s presidential election after the ruling party candidate conceded defeat.

Romanian prosecutors conduct raids linked to funding of Georgescu’s campaign

Romanian prosecutors have conducted raids linked to an man suspected of illegally financing a campaign to promote Calin Georgescu’s presidential run.

Polls close in Ghana’s general election in the shadow of the worst economic crisis in a generation

Voting has officially closed in most polling centres throughout Ghana, bringing to an end the presidential and legislative elections poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups.

Ghanaians go to the polls with the backdrop of the worst economic crisis in a generation

Voters in the west African nation of Ghana willl cast their ballots in a general election poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups.

Romania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate

A top Romanian court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after declassified intelligence alleged Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.

Young Ghanaians see presidential vote as a way out of hardship. But their options are limited

Millions of Ghanaians will on Saturday head to the polls to elect their next president, with issues such as the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation and illegal gold mining dominating the campaign.