World Oct 04 Serb separatist Dodik declares victory in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide By Eldar Emric, Associated Press
World Oct 04 Brazilians voted for next president as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro hope for first round victory Bolsonaro is the son of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump. Lula is running in his seventh presidential election and has strengthened Brazil's ties with Beijing. By Mauricio Savarese, Eléonore Hughes, Anna-Catherine Brigida, Associated Press
World Sep 27 Swiss reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum backed by right-wing populist party Final results from the Swiss government showed 70% of voters, and a majority in all 26 of the country's regions, rejected the plan. By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
World Sep 20 Russia wraps up first wartime parliamentary election with Kremlin dominance all but assured The vote included residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the war began but still doesn’t fully control, as well as those in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. By Associated Press
World Sep 20 Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after party's historic defeat in 2 German state elections Should the Christian Democratic Union stay below 5% in the final vote count, it would mean that the party would fail for the first time to win seats in a state legislature anywhere in Germany. By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press
Sep 19 Russian election observer loses consciousness during arrest by police, opposition party says By Associated Press The three-day election, which began Friday and ends Sunday, features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance. Continue reading
Sep 18 Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 13 Partial returns show close race between Sweden's conservative government and left-wing opposition By Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 13 The secret ballot has been an article of faith in U.S. elections. That's being tested in Georgia By Kate Brumback, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 06 German far-right party set for regional election triumph but uncertain of governing By Geir Moulson, Kerstin Sopke, Associated Press 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. Continue reading