Jul 05 Iranians vote in presidential runoff between hard-liner Jalili and reformist Pezeshkian By Jon Gambrell, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iran was holding a runoff presidential election Friday pitting a hard-line former nuclear negotiator against a reformist lawmaker, though both men earlier struggled to convince a skeptical public to cast ballots in the first round that saw the lowest turnout in the… Continue reading
Jul 04 Exit poll suggests huge majority for Britain’s Labour party, leaving Conservatives in disarray By Brian Melley, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain’s Labour Party headed for a landslide victory in a parliamentary election on Thursday, an exit poll suggested, as voters punished the governing Conservatives after 14 years of economic and political upheaval. Continue reading
Jul 03 Who is Saeed Jalili, the hard-line former negotiator seeking Iran’s presidency? By Jon Gambrell, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Hard-line Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili may have been Tehran's top nuclear negotiator for years, but he won no plaudits from Western diplomats sitting across the table as he repeatedly lectured them on everything while offering nothing. Continue reading
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