North Carolina’s high court says elections board shift can continue while appeals carry on

[ad_1] North Carolina Governor Josh Stein (Image: AP) A divided North Carolina Supreme Court confirmed Friday that it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to start being enforced earlier this month, even as the law’s constitutionality is deliberated. The […]

‘I refused’: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov alleges French interference in Romanian elections

[ad_1] File photo: Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram (Picture credit: X/@durov) Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, claimed on Sunday that he rejected a direct request from French intelligence to block conservative voices in Romania ahead of the country’s presidential election runoff. In a series of explosive posts on his Telegram channel, Durov alleged […]

Poland Presidential Elections 2025: What we all know about polls, contenders, and key decisive factors

[ad_1] Poland is holding a tight presidential election that would decide the fate of abortion and LGBTQ rights, which have become one of the main issues in the election.Opinion polls suggest that pro-EU Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski is to get 30 per cent, with historian Karol Nawrocki polling in second place with 25 per cent. […]

Democrat Appears to Win Omaha Mayor’s Race, Ending Era of Republican Leadership

[ad_1] A Democrat, John Ewing Jr., appeared on track to win Omaha’s mayoral race on Tuesday, unofficial county results showed, a victory that would end a long period of Republican leadership in a politically divided city that has outsize importance in presidential elections. Mr. Ewing, the longtime Douglas County treasurer, was leading Mayor Jean Stothert, […]

Pope Leo XIV Voted in Democratic and Republican Primaries, Records Show

[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV has voted fairly regularly in general elections over the last two decades, and has chosen to participate in both Republican and Democratic primary elections over the years, state and local records in Illinois show. The new pontiff, a Chicago native, has voted in at least 10 general elections since 2000, the […]

Albania elections: PM and right-wing veteran

[ad_1] TIRANA: Albanians vote for a new parliament on Sunday, with socialist Edi Rama hoping to be prime minister again, stopping right-wing veteran Sali Berisha from a return to power.Leftist Prime Minister Edi Rama, a former basketball player who went to art school in Paris, is seeking his fourth term in office on a pledge […]

Sri Lanka ruling party wins local elections | World News

[ad_1] Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Photo: AP) Colombo, May 07, 2025 -Sri Lanka’s leftist government won local council elections but with significantly lower margins, in its first test since sweeping national polls last year, official results showed on Wednesday.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake‘s coalition received the most votes in 265 out of the 339 […]

Zia back, pressure up on Yunus to hold polls in ‘quickest possible’ time

[ad_1] Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia DHAKA:Amid heightened political tensions and a show of mass support in Dhaka, BNP chairperson and ailing former PM Khaleda Zia returned from London on Tuesday after four months of treatment, her return seen as a potential turning point in the opposition’s push for elections and a return to democratic […]

What Effect Did Trump Have on Australia’s Election

[ad_1] Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, never styled himself as an anti-Trump figure in his pitch for re-election. He said he trusted President Trump, and that he respected America’s democratic process. He rarely invoked Mr. Trump by name, redirecting questions about him to discussions of budget surpluses or a comment that he was focused on […]

Albanese rides anti-Trump wave; 1st Australian PM in 21 years to win 2 elections

[ad_1] Anthony Albanese became the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years on Saturday in a dramatic comeback against once-resurgent conservatives that was powered by voters’ concerns about the influence of US President Donald Trump.Peter Dutton, chief of the conservative Liberal party, conceded defeat and the loss of his […]