Oct 29 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. Continue reading
Oct 28 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. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 10:23 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… Continue watching
Oct 06 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. Continue reading
Oct 02 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. Continue reading
Oct 02 Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil's polarized presidential election By Diane Jeantet, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazil's top two presidential candidates were neck-and-neck late Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office for another… Continue reading
Sep 30 Kuwait vote shakes up parliament amid political gridlock By Associated Press Voters in Kuwait have chosen to shake up their parliament, sending conservative Islamist figures and two women to the assembly in the Gulf Arab nation's second election in less than two years. Continue reading
Sep 27 Facing electoral defeat, Brazil's president wages campaign for evangelical vote By David Biller, Associated Press Bolsonaro is waging an all-out campaign to shore up the crucial evangelical vote that involves keyboard crusaders and the first lady ahead of Oct. 2 elections. Continue reading
Sep 25 Italians vote in election that could put 1st far-right leader in power since WWII By Frances D'Emilio, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Italians voted Sunday in an election that could move the country’s politics sharply toward the right during a critical time for Europe, with war in Ukraine fueling skyrocketing energy bills and testing the West's resolve to stand united against Russian aggression. Continue reading
Sep 04 New congressional maps in southern states dilute Black votes, critics say By Sara Cline, Associated Press In Alabama, Florida and Louisiana, new congressional maps that some judges have ruled dilute the power of Black voters are being used in upcoming elections. Continue reading