World Sep 19 Russian election observer loses consciousness during arrest by police, opposition party says By Associated Press
World Sep 18 Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance. By Associated Press
World Sep 13 Partial returns show close race between Sweden's conservative government and left-wing opposition Exit polls from public broadcaster SVT had initially shown the left-wing parties ahead by several percentage points but with two-thirds of the actual vote counted, the two blocs were nearly dead even. By Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press
Politics Sep 13 The secret ballot has been an article of faith in U.S. elections. That's being tested in Georgia The system's vulnerability has been drawing increased attention, with election security advocates criticizing state election officials for failing to fix it before the November elections. By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
World Sep 06 German far-right party set for regional election triumph but uncertain of governing Alternative for Germany, or AfD, went into the vote seeking an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern on its own. That would overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream parties’ refusal to work with AfD. By Geir Moulson, Kerstin Sopke, Associated Press
Jul 16 Trump is expected to make election conspiracies a focus of his national address By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses,… Continue reading
May 30 Colombia accuses Ecuador of interfering in its general election By Associated Press Colombia’s government rejected a move by Ecuador’s president to eliminate tariffs on Colombian imports because of a tariff commitment made to an opposition candidate, calling it “deliberate interference” in the ongoing electoral process. Continue reading
Jan 05 Guinea's junta leader wins presidency in first election since 2021 coup By Associated Press The election has been held under a new constitution that revokes a ban on military leaders running for office. The change also extends the presidential mandate from five years to seven years. Continue reading
Jan 24 Election in Belarus is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator' By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a farce. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 5:51 Legal challenges delay election result for North Carolina Supreme Court seat By Stephanie Sy, Matt Loffman It's been nearly two months since Election Day, but control of a seat on the North Carolina state Supreme Court is being held up in the courts. As Stephanie Sy explains, the trailing candidate is asking for more than 60,000… Continue watching