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Malaysia faces new political crisis as election delivers hung Parliament

By Eileen Ng, Associated Press

Malaysia tumbled into fresh political turmoil Sunday after a tightly contested general election delivered a hung Parliament with no clear winner and a surprising surge of support for an Islamist party.

Natasa Pirc Musar wins runoff vote, becomes Slovenia’s first woman president

By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press

Liberal rights advocate Natasa Pirc Musar won a runoff Sunday to become Slovenia's first female head of state, and said she will seek to bridge the deep left-right divide in the Alpine nation of 2 million.

Vocabulary of voting: A glossary guide to the 2022 midterms

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

What's behind some of the notable nomenclature facing voters trying to decipher the who/what/why/when/where of casting their ballots this year? Here are some key terms to know ahead of the midterm elections.

Israelis vote for the 5th time since 2019, hoping to break political deadlock

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

Polls have predicted a similar result: stalemate. But a powerful new player is threatening to shake things up.

Lula edges ahead of Bolsonaro as final votes tallied in Brazil runoff election

By Diane Jeantet, Carla Bridi, Associated Press

Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were very close in Brazil’s runoff presidential election with more than 97 percent of the votes tallied.

Bolsonaro, Lula make final appeals for votes ahead of Brazil’s runoff

By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made their final appeals for support ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff vote following an acrimonious face-to-face debate.

Pakistani former leader Imran Khan starts march to Islamabad with supporters by his side

By Zaheer Babar, Associated Press

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and thousands of his supporters have started a long-promised march to the capital, Islamabad, to challenge his successor's government and demand early elections.

Future of Amazon rainforest at stake in Brazil’s presidential election

By Jane Ferguson, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Dan Sagalyn, Charles Lyons

On Sunday, millions of people across Brazil will vote in the final round of its presidential election. They'll choose between right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. To many, the future of the Amazon rainforest…

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Local elections offices across U.S. target of falsehoods and threats

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Local election offices across the U.S. have seen the movement spawned by former President Donald Trump that spreads false election narratives arrive on their doorsteps.

Exit poll suggests center-right GERB party will win Bulgaria election

By Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press

An exit poll in Bulgaria suggested Sunday that the center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov, a party blamed for presiding over years of corruption, will be the likely winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election.