Elections
Trump White House aide Mark Meadows removed from North Carolina voter rolls amid fraud investigation
Mark Meadows Chris Kleponis | SIPA | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has been removed from the voter rolls of North Carolina amid an investigation into whether he illegally registered to cast his ballot in that state for the 2020 presidential election. The Macon County, North Carolina, […]
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France’s liberal base is aging fast. Macron now needs to win over angry younger voters
A woman walks past damaged electoral posters of French presidential election for the En Marche ! (Onwards !) movement Emmanuel Macron and President of the National National Front (FN) President Marine Le Pen, candidates for the French presidential election on May 04, 2017 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images While Emmanuel Macron might have […]
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Inflation is hammering the U.S. South — and voters, who will soon decide some key midterm races
Republican activists seek drivers’ attention as they work to register voters to their party at a gas station in Garden Grove, California, U.S., March 29, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Matthew Rice doesn’t have to look hard for signs of inflation in Savannah, Ga. A gallon of gas cost $2.79 a few months ago, he […]
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France’s Macron to face far-right rival Le Pen in presidential election runoff
The cost of living and the war in Ukraine have been front and center of the political debate ahead of the French vote. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French leader Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen topped the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, according to exit polls, […]
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France heads to the polls as Macron faces his biggest threat yet
A political rally before the first round of the French presidential election. Sylvain Lefevre | Getty Images News | Getty Images French voters are heading to the polls Sunday in an election where the cost of living and the war in Ukraine dominated the political debate. Opinion polls from the week before the first round […]
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Pakistan’s parliament to meet on Monday to elect a new prime minister
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted on Sunday after losing a vote of confidence in parliament. Opposition activists were seen here celebrating days before, when the Supreme Court ordered parliament to reconvene and go ahead with the vote which Khan’s government tried to put off. Aamir Qureshi | Afp | Getty Images Candidates for […]
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Australia prime minister sets general election for May 21
Australia has called for a national election on May 21, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s three-year term nears its end. Steven Saphore | AFP | Getty Images Australia will hold a general election on May 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday, triggering a campaign expected to be fought over cost-of-living pressures, climate change […]
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Pakistan vote on ousting PM Khan delayed, uncertainty continues
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan June 4, 2021. Saiyna Bashir | Reuters Pakistan’s parliament abruptly adjourned before a planned vote on ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan and had not reconvened as scheduled on Saturday as political uncertainty continued to grip the nuclear-armed country. Members of Khan’s […]
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France’s Macron makes last-minute appeal to voters as Le Pen reaches all-time high in poll
The cost of living and the war in Ukraine have been front and center of the political debate ahead of the French vote. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appealed to younger, progressive-leaning voters in his last scheduled interview before Sunday’s first-round presidential vote while his forecast […]
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French markets skittish as far-right candidate Le Pen closes gap in election polls
French National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen has gained ground against incumbent President Emmanuel Macron in the latest polling ahead of the first round of the French presidential election on April 10. Charles Platiau | Reuters French markets have been jolted as new polling shows far-right candidate Marine Le Pen closing the gap to […]
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