Sep 29 Austria’s far-right Freedom Party wins its first national election since WWII By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press The Freedom Party secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria on Sunday, but its chances of governing were unclear. Continue reading
Sep 22 Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected president of Sri Lanka as voters reject old guard By Krishan Francis, Sheikh Saaliq, Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 21 Officials begin counting votes after polls close in Sri Lanka’s presidential election By Krishan Francis, Sheikh Saaliq, Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval. Continue reading
Sep 18 Haiti forms provisional electoral council to prepare for its first elections since 2016 By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The electoral council, which represents groups including farmers, journalists, human rights activists and the Vodou community, is tasked with organizing the elections and helping create the legal framework to hold them. Continue reading
Sep 17 Bipartisan group of lawmakers convinced AI legislation to break through Congressional deadlock By Dan Merica, Associated Press The legislation is being introduced Tuesday as Congress has failed to regulate the fast-evolving technology and experts warn it threatens to overwhelm voters with misinformation. Continue reading
Sep 08 Algerian President Tebboune declared winner of presidential election for second term By Associated Press In a result that surprised few observers internationally or in Algeria, the country's independent election authority on Sunday announced that Tebboune had won 94 percent of the vote, far outpacing his challengers Islamist Abdelali Hassani Cherif, who received only 3… Continue reading
Sep 01 German far-right party set to win its first state election, exit polls and partial counts show By Geir Moulson, Associated Press The far-right Alternative for Germany won a state election for the first time Sunday in the country’s east, and was set to finish at least a very close second to mainstream conservatives in a second vote, projections showed. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:04 Nebraska Supreme Court to decide if lawmakers there can restore voting rights to felons By John Yang, Shrai Popat The Nebraska Supreme Court heard arguments this week on whether a recently passed law, which allows former felons to vote, violates the state’s constitution. Nebraska is one of 26 states and the District of Columbia that have restored former felons’… Continue watching
Aug 29 Abortion measures on the ballot in 41 states, voters to have say on other tough questions By David A. Lieb, Associated Press More than 140 ballot measures are going before voters in the general election. They include constitutional amendments in at least nine states to enshrine abortion rights. Continue reading
Aug 03 AP review: Vote tallies provided by Venezuela opposition casts doubt on official election results By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Angeliki Kastanis, Associated Press An AP analysis of vote tally sheets released Friday by Venezuela’s main opposition indicates that their candidate won significantly more votes in Sunday’s election than the government has claimed, casting serious doubt on the official declaration that President Nicolás Maduro won. Continue reading