Jul 03 In final hours of U.K. campaign, Conservatives battle to the end as Labour eyes victory By Jill Lawless, Associated Press United Kingdom voters are set to cast ballots in a national election on Thursday, passing judgment on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s 20 months in office, and the four Conservative prime ministers before him. Continue reading
Jun 30 France’s far right takes the lead in 1st round of snap elections. Here’s what comes next By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Projections by polling agencies suggest the far-right National Rally stands a good chance of winning a majority in the lower house of parliament for the first time, but the outcome remains uncertain amid the complex voting system. Continue reading
Jun 30 French voters flock to polls in high-stakes snap elections as support for the far right grows By Barbara Surk, Helena Alves, Associated Press Turnout stood at an unusually high 59 percent with three hours to go before polls close. The two-round elections that wrap up July 7 could impact European financial markets, Western support for Ukraine and the management of France’s nuclear arsenal and global military… Continue reading
Jun 29 Iranian reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili head to runoff presidential election By Jon Gambrell, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. Continue reading
Jun 28 Amid rising tensions in Mideast, polls close in Iran’s presidential election after hard-liner’s death By Jon Gambrell, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press The race’s sole reformist candidate vowed to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. Voters faced a choice Friday between hard-line candidates and the little-known Masoud Pezeshkian. Continue reading
Jun 27 Mongolians cast votes to elect expanded 126-seat parliament By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Voters in Mongolia are electing a new parliament on Friday in their landlocked democracy that is squeezed between China and Russia, two much larger authoritarian states. Continue reading
Jun 27 How the CNN debate could change the course of the presidential campaign By Zeke Miller, Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Bill Barrow, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Both President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump hope to jolt a campaign that many voters are just beginning to watch. Continue reading
Jun 27 Busy election season sees voters heading to the polls from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in coming days By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Even in a busy year of elections, the next few days stand out. Voters go to the polls over the next week in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in the stalwart democracies… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 7:31 How right-wing disinformation is fueling conspiracy theories about the 2024 election By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz It’s been more than three years since baseless claims about the 2020 election inspired an attack on the Capitol, but the lies haven’t stopped. With less than five months until November, Donald Trump is at it again with help from… Continue watching
Jun 12 India’s latest election embraced AI technology. Here are some ways it was used constructively By Vandinika Shukla, Bruce Schneier, The Conversation Despite fears of widespread disinformation, for the most part the campaigns, candidates and activists used AI constructively in India's election. They used deepfakes to connect with voters rather than deceive them, and AI also helped them break through language barriers. Continue reading