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Attacks on people like me happen every time my country has an election
Fresh trauma arrives with every election season in Tanzania for 42-year-old Mariam Staford. For most, the fiesta-like rallies and songs,…
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Trump DOJ Says It Will “Monitor” Polls in Blue States This Election
In reality … Reagan was still very critical of tariffs during the brief speech, perhaps even more so than depicted by the ad’s brevity.…
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Voter turnout exceeds expectations in California's Prop. 50 special election
Early voter turnout is exceeding expectations in California’s Nov. 4 special election over redrawing the state’s congressional districts,…
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Ivory Coast's leader urges youth to vote in key election, touting himself as best choice
ABIDJAN. Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara called on the country’s youth to vote in large numbers in the…
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Cameroon awaits presidential election result
Vote counting is under way in Cameroon following Sunday's presidential election in which incumbent Paul Biya is seeking to extend his 43…
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Japan's Nikkei hits record after fiscal dove Takaichi's election win
By Junko Fujita and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share gauge surged past the 47,000 level for the first time on Monday…
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Takaichi set to be Japan's first female PM after election as LDP head
Japan's conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday elected former minister Sanae Takaichi as its first female leader,…
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California voters were mailed inaccurate guides ahead of November special election
Californians were mailed inaccurate voter guides about the November special election asking them whether to redraw congressional district…
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Moldovans to vote in critical parliamentary election fraught with Russian interference claims
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans head to the polls Sunday to cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election fraught with claims of…
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Malawi's ex-president wins election in comeback at age 85
Malawi's former President Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner of last week's elections, in a huge comeback for the 85-year-old.…
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Trump Treasury Sec Lets Slip They’re Trying to Swing Foreign Election
“In the wake of this horrible storm, many Americans in this region felt helpless and abandoned, and left behind by their government,”…
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Moldovan prime minister accuses Russia of using country's election to 'take power'
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s Prime Minister Dorin Recean warned on Wednesday that Russia is spending hundreds of millions of euros…
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Malawi police arrest eight for alleged election fraud
Police in Malawi have arrested eight people for alleged electoral fraud as the country waits for the final results of Tuesday's general…
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California Republicans energized by their opposition to Newsom's redistricting special election
Generally speaking, it’s a grand time to be a Republican in the nation’s capital. President Trump is redecorating the White House in his…
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Six far-right German AfD candidates die days before election
Six candidates in Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party died within two weeks of each other just before state-level…
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MAGA Election Denier Gets Top Job Monitoring Election Integrity
The Department of Homeland Security hired an election conspiracy theorist to work in election integrity. Heather Honey, a right-wing…
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European leaders go to Moldova to mark its Independence Day ahead of a key election
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — The leaders of France, Germany, and Poland traveled Wednesday to Moldova to mark the country’s 34 years of…
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Elon Musk Faces Lawsuit for Phony Election Sweepstakes
Elon Musk will face a lawsuit accusing him of defrauding voters with his shady, pre-2024 election lottery—in which the billionaire dangled…
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Zohran Mamdani remains "candidate to beat" as Cuomo, Adams slide: Poll
Democratic mayoral primary winner and New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani remains "the candidate to beat" in the battle to lead New…
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Is the world's oldest leader set for an eighth term?
Cameroon's constitutional council has upheld the decision by the country's electoral body to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from…
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Trump issues warning to Zohran Mamdani if he becomes mayor
President Donald Trump warned Democratic mayoral primary winner and state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani that if he becomes New York City…
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Cameroon's president, the world's oldest, likely faces election challenge from close allies
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s longtime President Paul Biya is gearing up for a likely election challenge from two of his closest…
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Voters favored casting early and mail ballots in last year's presidential election, report shows
Casting mailed ballots remained popular among voters in last year's presidential election, even as President Donald Trump has tried to…
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How Brad Lander Lost an Election but Became a National Inspiration
Zohran Mamdani’s decisive victory in Tuesday night’s Democratic mayoral primary in New York City is the latest event heralding the…