Election

Kiev and West slam elections in separatist-ruled Ukraine cities

US embassy in Kiev calls on residents of two self-proclaimed republics Donetsk and Lugansk to boycott "the elections which are not in line with either the Minsk agreements or Ukrainian law."

Bolsonaro wins Brazil's presidential election

Far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro won 56 percent of the vote in the run-off against left-wing hopeful Fernando Haddad, official results showed.

US midterm elections: The battle for Congress

Ahead of the November 6 mid-term elections, Republicans are fighting to retain control of the two chambers of Congress. Both sides are campaigning hard, with the US President Donald Trump telling supporters to vote as though he’s on the ballot.

Afghans set to vote amid Taliban threats and corruption

Almost nine million voters in Afghanistan are registered to cast their ballots in Saturday's parliamentary polls that are being conducted after a three-year delay.

Afghan-style democracy faces test in legislative election

Almost nine million people have registered to vote in the October 20 parliamentary election, which is more than three years late and only the third since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.

Bomb under office chair kills Afghan election candidate and two others

Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in the southern province of Helmand that killed Abdul Jabar Qahraman, who was preparing to contest Saturday's parliamentary polls.

Bavaria poll debacle shakes Merkel's fragile coalition

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative sister party, the Christian Social Union, which lost its majority in the Bavarian state parliament in Sunday's election, promises to back political stability in Berlin.

Malaysian PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim takes oath as lawmaker

The swearing-in ceremony in parliament followed Anwar's landslide win in a by-election Saturday in the southern coastal town of Port Dickson in which he defeated six other candidates.

At least 19 dead, dozens injured in blast at Afghan election rally

The latest blast occurred in the northeast province of Takhar as Taliban confirmed that its leaders met US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar to discuss ending the Afghan conflict.

Why young Bosnians chose to stay away from the national elections

Scribbling over ballot papers has become a norm with more and more young people getting disillusioned with the country's leadership and many more wanting to move abroad

Poll shows Brazil's Bolsonaro in lead before presidential vote

Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro's support in polls is nearing 40 percent ahead of Sunday's first-round election in Brazil. However, unless he wins at least 50 percent of the vote, the election will go to a runoff on October 28.

Brazil's Bolsonaro sees spike in presidential opinion polls after stabbing

Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate in Brazil's presidential election, was stabbed during a rally last week in the city of Juiz de Fora. He is currently recovering from the attack and has seen a spike in his polling numbers since the assault.