Voting
Europeans may be about to elect their most right-wing parliament in history
The 2024 European Parliament elections threaten to shake the bloc’s traditionally mainstream political landscape. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Europeans head to the polls this week in closely watched elections that threaten to shake the bloc’s traditionally mainstream political landscape. From June 6 to 9, around 400 million people across the EU’s 27 member states […]
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Mexico retains historic election in race mainly overshadowed by violence
Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum speaks following being named presidential candidate of the ruling Morena occasion for next year’s presidential election in Mexico Town on September 6, 2023. Claudio Cruz | Afp | Getty Illustrations or photos Voters in Mexico are taking part in the country’s largest election ever — casting votes Sunday to fill far […]
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‘No big deal’: Mark Mobius says he’ll stay bullish on India no matter the election results
Mark Mobius, Chairman Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund speaking on CNBC’s The Exchange on March 27th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius said India’s election outcome will not change his bullish views on the country. The world’s most populous nation kicked off a multi-phase election on April 19, as nearly one […]
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Trump has been convicted — but that may not weigh down his White House bid. Here’s why
Donald Trump is now the first former American president ever to be convicted in a criminal trial — but it’s far from clear whether that black mark will sink, or even weigh down, his bid to unseat President Joe Biden. Recent polls suggest that the guilty verdict could affect how key voting blocs view Trump, […]
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South Africa prepares for pivotal election that could see ANC lose its grip on power
President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa at a rally on May 25, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Chris Mcgrath | Getty Images News | Getty Images Some 30 years on from the peaceful transition from apartheid rule to democracy, South Africa could once again be on the […]
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Lagging in polls, UK Conservatives pitch national service at 18
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a meeting with the Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer, at Federal Chancellery Ballhausplatz, during a visit to Austria. Picture date: Tuesday May 21, 2024. J Jordan Pettitt | Via Reuters Britain’s Conservative Party will introduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if it wins the national election on July […]
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Texas Republicans confab hints at how GOP separation with company America could perform out
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and former President Donald J. Trump go to a protection briefing with state officials and legislation enforcement at the Weslaco Department of Community Safety DPS Headquarters prior to touring the US-Mexico border wall on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, TX. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images Abraham […]
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UAW challenges Mercedes-Benz union vote, asks NLRB for new election
United Auto Workers (UAW) members and supporters on a picket line outside the ZF Chassis Systems plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Andi Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is challenging the results of last week’s organizing vote of Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama — […]
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European stocks follow global markets lower as interest rate outlook weighs on sentiment
Stocks on the move: National Grid rebounds, Acciona down British utility company National Grid flipped from being the Stoxx 600’s worst performer on Thursday to its best during intraday trading on Friday. The power line operator was up 7% in late morning trade, following its full-year results and announcement that it plans to raise £7 […]
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Shock summer time election in Britain predicted to provide ‘historic’ outcome
British Key Minister Rishi Sunak helps make a statement in the rain outside the house 10 Downing Road, announcing the Uk standard election will choose position on 4 July in London, United Kingdom on Might 22, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Illustrations or photos U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ended months of speculation this […]
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