Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in Tuesday’s election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner. Pelosi – one of the most powerful politicians in Washington – told the…
Iran: Six candidates approved for presidential election
Iran on Sunday announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, who have been approved to run in the June 28 presidential election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in country’s far northwest last month. The…
Alexei Navalny: Widow urges Russians to protest on election day
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has called for an election day protest against President Vladimir Putin. As part of the protest, people should form long queues at polling stations on 17 March at midday, Ms…
Biden and Trump head to border for high-stakes duel
Joe Biden and Donald Trump will both travel to the US-Mexico border on Thursday, locked in a high-stakes political duel on an issue that could ultimately decide the US presidential election. That border was crossed last year by 2.5 million…
Russia set to hold presidential election in March 2024
Russia’s upper house of parliament has voted to set the date for the country’s next presidential election for March 17, 2024, potentially moving President Vladimir Putin closer to a fifth term in office. Members of the Federation Council of the…
Peña elected Paraguay president as right-wing party remains in power
Santiago Peña, the candidate of the governing conservative Colorado party, has won the presidential election in Paraguay. The 44-year-old had 42.8 per cent of votes with nearly all ballots counted, the national electoral authority said on Sunday. Peña, a former…
NIM advises President-elect on inclusive government
The Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) has charged the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to be magnanimous in victory by running a government of inclusion. President and Chairman of Council, NIM, Dr Christiana Atako, gave the advice in an interview with…
There is a lot of work to be done — Gbubemi Atimomo
Reflections on the presidential election and the work ahead for Nigeria’s incoming president We have gone to the polls, we have voted, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the…
I am disappointed in Atiku, he lied – Kwankwaso
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso has said he is not in talks with the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Kwankwaso’s reaction is a…
Tight race expected as Czech presidential election draws to a close
The two-day presidential election in the Czech Republic comes to an end on Saturday. Citizens of the EU and NATO member state can still cast their votes until 2 pm (1300 GMT). Three favourites are fighting for entry into the…