Keywords: Election


Wadagni positions himself as frontrunner in Benin presidential election

Benin’s Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni is seeking to transition from a key economic strategist to the country’s next head of state as he runs in the upcoming presidential election as the leading candidate. At 49, Wadagni has built a reputation as a technocrat, having overseen major economic......

Morocco caps digital campaign spending to ensure electoral fairness

Morocco’s Ministry of Interior has introduced new rules to regulate digital campaign spending ahead of upcoming elections. According to a draft decree adopted by the government council, expenses made through digital channels cannot exceed one-third of the overall spending limit set for each candidate. The......

Hungarian NGO challenges role of Putin’s former interpreter in OSCE election mission

A Hungarian civil rights organization has raised concerns over the involvement of a former interpreter for Vladimir Putin in an international election monitoring mission ahead of a key vote in Hungary. The debate comes as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces one of his most competitive elections......

French billionaire Vincent Bollore to face trial over corruption allegations in Africa

French billionaire Vincent Bollore is set to stand trial on charges of corruption and embezzlement linked to election campaigns in West Africa, according to French prosecutors. The case relates to alleged activities in Togo and Guinea between 2009 and 2011. Investigators suspect that Bollore, through......

Denis Sassou Nguesso re-elected in Congo with 94.82% of vote, provisional results show

Incumbent president Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected in Republic of the Congo with 94.82% of the vote, according to provisional results announced by authorities following Sunday’s presidential election. If confirmed by the Constitutional Court, the 82-year-old leader will begin a fifth......

Peru’s prime minister resigns weeks before presidential election

Denisse Miralles has stepped down from her position less than a month after taking office, adding further uncertainty to Peru’s political landscape ahead of the presidential election scheduled for April 12. The resignation was confirmed by the presidency on Tuesday. Miralles, 50, had been appointed......

Trump refuses to sign other legislation until voter bill passes Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday via social media that he will not approve any other legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, a controversial voter bill. The legislation, passed by the Republican-controlled House in February, still faces challenges in the Senate, also led......

Denmark calls early parliamentary elections for March 24

Denmark is set to head to the polls earlier than scheduled after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced snap parliamentary elections to be held on March 24. Speaking before lawmakers at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Frederiksen declared that the country would soon enter an election period,......

Rob Jetten to be sworn in as Netherlands prime minister

The Netherlands is set to inaugurate a new government on Monday, with centrist leader Rob Jetten poised to become the country’s youngest prime minister at 38 and its first openly gay head of government. Jetten, leader of the D66 party, secured a narrow but decisive victory in October’s snap......