Electİons

Malawians vote in presidential election re-run amid reports of unrest

The judiciary cancelled President Peter Mutharika's narrow win in February over "systematic and grave" irregularities. Mutharika, who has been in power since 2014, called the ruling a "coup".

Biden says military to oust Trump if he refuses to accept election loss

"It's my greatest concern, my single greatest concern: this president is going to try to steal this election," Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast late on Wednesday on Trevor Noah's "The Daily Show".

Uncertainty looms over Poland presidential election

Poland's presidential election is set to go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, but critics have accused the governing party of jeopardising public health for political gain due to coronavirus outbreak.

South Korea's governing party heading for majority – exit polls

Analysts say South Korea's relatively quick and effective handling of the coronavirus epidemic was a boon for the incumbent government ahead of the vote, largely seen as a referendum on its performance.

Hong Kong tunnel reopens, campus siege nears end

Protests against the government switched from violent to peaceful as the city prepared for local elections. Protesters are now weighing their next move as city leader Carrie Lam refuses to compromise.

Unlike Netanyahu, can Benny Gantz form a new government in Israel?

Gantz has been given a mandate to cultivate support from several political parties and form a government within the next 26 days, a gigantic task Netanyahu failed to achieve.

Jammu and Kashmir: The view from India

Sanjay Bhattacharyya is the Indian Ambassador to Turkey.

With elections nearing, what’s next for Austria’s far right?

Brought down by scandal, Austria’s People Party is willing to resolve tensions with conservatives to re-enter government.

Boris Johnson: Suspending democracy, for the sake of democracy

The British prime minister's move to suspend parliament is profoundly undemocratic but is being treated with kid gloves.

Macri suffers crushing defeat in key Argentina primaries

Given that all of the recession-hit South American country's major parties have already chosen their presidential candidates, the primaries effectively served as a nationwide pre-election opinion poll.

New Ukraine President Zelenskiy dissolves parliament

Zelenskiy, a comedian with no prior political experience, won the presidency by a landslide last month but his new party has no representation in parliament, making it expedient for him to call a snap poll while his popularity remains high.

An overview of European elections and how voting differs across countries

More than 400 million Europeans are heading to the polls this week in all 28 EU countries to elect 751 members of the European Union Parliament to new five-year terms.