May 23 Greece heads to new election after conservatives fail to gain a majority despite landslide win By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press A power-sharing deal was put mathematically out of reach after the main opposition party formally received and summarily rejected an invitation to try and form the country's next government. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 6:02 Turkey prepares for consequential election as Erdogan struggles to maintain power By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi This Sunday, more than 60 million Turks will cast their ballot to decide the country’s president. Turkey is a NATO member, part of the G20 and for two decades has been led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The opposition calls him… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 7:30 Republicans work to thwart state constitutional amendments protecting reproductive rights By Laura Barrón-López, Gabrielle Hays, Ali Schmitz, Matt Loffman In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, voters in several states have shown up to overwhelmingly support abortion rights in ballot measures. Future efforts to enshrine abortion access in state constitutions could soon face higher hurdles… Continue watching
Sep 10 What to know ahead of Sweden’s election on Sunday By Vanesa Gera, Associated Press Sweden is holding an election Sunday to elect lawmakers to the 349-seat Riksdag as well as to local offices across the nation of 10 million. Continue reading
Aug 15 Facebook misses misinformation in Brazilian election ads By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook failed to detect election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil's 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found. Continue reading
Dec 09 New York Attorney General Letitia James ends run for governor By Michael R. Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The Democrat said in a statement Thursday that she needs to continue her work as attorney general, citing "a number of important investigations and cases" underway. Continue reading
Nov 21 Chileans vote in highly polarized presidential election By Eva Vergara, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Chileans will vote for a new president Sunday following a polarizing campaign in which the leading candidates vowed to chart starkly different paths for the region’s most economically advanced country staggered by a recent wave of social unrest. Continue reading
Nov 03 Detroit just decriminalized psychedelics and ‘magic mushrooms.’ Here’s what that means By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Voters, including the city’s incumbent mayor who won a re-election, passed Proposal E on Tuesday night to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi. Just more than 61 percent of voters supported the measure, with nearly 39 percent of voters opposing it,… Continue reading
Nov 03 Close races for governor unfolding in Virginia, New Jersey By Will Weissert, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Tight races for governor were unfolding in Virginia and New Jersey late Tuesday with the Democratic candidates narrowly trailing their Republican rivals in states that President Joe Biden easily captured a year ago. Continue reading
Sep 17 North Carolina judges strike down state’s latest voter ID law By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina judges struck down the state's latest photo voter identification law on Friday, agreeing with minority voters that Republicans rammed through rules tainted by racial bias as a way to remain in power. Continue reading