Aug 15 Zambia’s opposition leader takes lead in presidential poll By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press The 59-year old businessman, contesting the presidency for the sixth time, has more than 2.3 million votes to President Edgar Lungu’s 1.4 million votes, according to results announced Sunday by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. Continue reading
Aug 12 Zambia starts counting ballots in closely fought elections By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Large turnouts were seen in the capital, Lusaka, and other parts of the southern African country in tense elections that the president and his main rival have said are a test of the stability of the nation's democracy. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: A surge in COVID-19 infections is pushing hospitals to the breaking point In our news wrap Tuesday, Hospitals and medical staff are overwhelmed in some parts of the country as COVID infections continue to rise, the Taliban claimed they have captured a seventh provincial capital in Afghanistan, much of the northern Caribbean… Continue watching
Jul 08 Italian Senate endorses lowering voting age from 25 to 18 By Associated Press The Senate’s consent paves the way for some 4 million young adults to get the right to vote for the upper legislative chamber as well. Continue reading
Jun 08 Peruvians wait to learn who will be president in close count By Associated Press Peruvians are still waiting to learn who will become their president next month as votes from Sunday's runoff election are being counted and the tiny difference between the two polarizing populist candidates has narrowed. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 4:43 Millions of Mexicans vote in a violence-marred midterm election By PBS NewsHour Mexicans voted on Saturday in the nation’s largest election in history, which saw all 500 seats in the lower house of Congress, nearly half the state governorships and almost 20,000 local offices go to polls. The election is being seen… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 4:25 Scottish National Party’s win may reignite the independence referendum By PBS NewsHour The Scottish Nationalist Party is set to win in Scotland’s parliamentary election and is expected to call for a pro-independence referendum, setting the stage for a clash with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. NPR Correspondent Frank Langfitt joins Hari Sreenivasan to… Continue watching
Mar 24 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on ballot access, campaign financing and ethics By Associated Press The hearing comes as state legislatures across the country consider bills that would create hurdles for millions of voters. Continue reading
Mar 22 Trump endorses challenger against Georgia elections chief Brad Raffensperger By Associated Press Rep. Jody Hice, a tea party favorite and Trump acolyte, is the first major challenger to Brad Raffensperger since the secretary of state certified President Joe Biden’s narrow victory in Georgia and disputed Trump’s false allegations of fraud. Continue reading
Feb 15 Kosovo’s leftist opposition party gains landslide win By Llazar Semini, Associated Press The left-wing opposition leader who's poised to become Kosovo's next prime minister says that he would push hard for his country to join the European Union. Continue reading