World Oct 25 Serbia's strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift By Jovana Gec, Justin Spike, Associated Press
World Oct 25 Presidential race in Bulgaria heads to runoff due to record low turnout In a surprisingly strong performance, the candidate of the pro-Western reformist opposition, Andrey Gyurov, will face the incumbent leftist president, Iliana Yotova, setting clear lines of division regarding the country’s future relationships with other nations. By Associated Press
World Oct 25 Lula beats Bolsonaro in Brazil runoff, securing fourth presidential term With 100% of the vote counted, Brazil’s electoral court announced that the soon to be 81-year-old Lula held an unassailable lead of nearly 4.4 million votes over opponent Flávio Bolsonaro. By Eléonore Hughes, Mauricio Savarese, Anna-Catherine Brigida, Associated Press
Politics Oct 18 Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection Israelis are set to vote Oct. 27, in the first national elections since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Politics Oct 17 America's politically divided Jewish community braces for Israel's elections Netanyahu’s supporters, especially among Orthodox Jews, believe he’s protecting a country they love as central to their identity. Many liberal and younger Jewish Americans believe his policies have harmed Israel’s global standing. By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press
Oct 04 Serb separatist Dodik declares victory in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide By Eldar Emric, Associated Press Around 3.4 million voters were eligible to choose the three members of the country's multi-ethnic presidency, lawmakers for the national parliament and heads of institutions for the country's two entities. Continue reading
Oct 04 Brazilians voted for next president as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro hope for first round victory By Mauricio Savarese, Eléonore Hughes, Anna-Catherine Brigida, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 27 Swiss reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum backed by right-wing populist party By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Final results from the Swiss government showed 70% of voters, and a majority in all 26 of the country's regions, rejected the plan. Continue reading
Sep 20 Russia wraps up first wartime parliamentary election with Kremlin dominance all but assured By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 20 Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after party's historic defeat in 2 German state elections By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press 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. Continue reading