Jan 13 Lai Ching-te wins Taiwan’s presidential election amid strong opposition from China By Christopher Bodeen, Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday and his opponents conceded, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s relations with China over the next four years. Continue reading
Jan 09 Hasina re-elected for fourth term in controversial boycotted Bangladeshi election By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Campaigning was rife with violence and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies boycotted the vote, saying that Hasina’s government could not oversee free and fair polls. Continue reading
Jan 07 Bangladeshi prime minister wins 4th consecutive term after campaign marred by violence By Krutika Pathi, Julhas Alam, Associated Press Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh's parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her and her Awami League a fourth consecutive term. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 8:13 The wider implications of Serbia’s disputed election results and mass protests By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn Serbia is a flashpoint in the European struggle between democracy and autocratic leaders, with Russia’s war in Ukraine heightening its importance. Now, the Balkan nation is being torn apart by protests accusing the government of authoritarian President Aleksandar Vučić, a… Continue watching
Dec 31 Congo’s President Tshisekedi wins reelection by a landslide as opposition contests results By Sam Mednick, Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70 percent of the vote, the country's election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results. Continue reading
Dec 30 Serbian opposition marches in Belgrade as protests against election irregularities continue By Jovana Gec, Associated Press Thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday, chanting “Thieves!” and accusing the populist authorities of President Aleksandar Vucic of orchestrating a fraud during a recent general election. Continue reading
Dec 23 As Tunisia suffers economic woes, voters will head to polls for local elections on Sunday By Sam Metz, Associated Press Butter and milk shortages. Political party boycotts. Ongoing prosecutions of the president’s critics. This is the environment in which Tunisians will head to the polls on Sunday for the country's first local elections since President Kais Saied wrote a new constitution that voters approved last year. Continue reading
Dec 20 Congo presidential election goes on despite conflict and logistical challenges By Sam Mednick, Ruth Alonga, Associated Press Some 44 million people — almost half the population — were expected to vote, but many, including several million displaced by conflict in the vast country's east, could struggle to cast ballots. The fighting prevented 1.5 million people from registering… Continue reading
Dec 19 Serbia’s ruling populists say weekend elections were fair despite international criticism and protests By Jovana Gec, Associated Press Serbia’s ruling populists are insisting that weekend snap elections were free and fair, but international observers have noted multiple irregularities. Continue reading
Dec 17 Serbia’s ruling populist party claims sweeping victory in tense parliamentary election By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press The main contest in the parliamentary and local elections was between President Aleksandar Vucic’s governing Serbian Progressive Party and the centrist coalition that sought to undermine the populists who have ruled the troubled Balkan state since 2012. Continue reading