Keywords: Election


Spain’s Unions Set November 11 General Strike as Housing Crisis Dominates Election Debate

Spain is heading toward a major nationwide labor mobilization on November 11, with the country’s largest trade unions placing housing affordability, wages and the cost of living at the center of their demands ahead of the November 29 snap general election. The UGT and CCOO unions announced the......

Spain’s November election puts Sánchez, Feijóo and Abascal at the center of power struggle

Spain is heading toward an early general election on November 29, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, People’s Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Vox leader Santiago Abascal emerging as the three central figures in a contest that could reshape the country’s political......

Infantino faces growing opposition ahead of FIFA election in Rabat

Gianni Infantino is facing growing criticism from parts of the international football community ahead of the FIFA presidential election scheduled for March 18, 2027, in Rabat, although no challenger has yet emerged with enough support to mount a broad campaign against him. The Swiss-Italian administrator......

Plamondon begins minority government in Quebec with salary freeze and challenge to royal oath

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is preparing to begin governing Quebec after leading the Parti Québécois back to power, with his minority government immediately facing the challenge of turning campaign promises into policy while navigating a fragmented National Assembly. The Parti Québécois......

Lula seeks a comeback as Brazil heads toward a tense presidential runoff

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is preparing for a difficult second round of the presidential election after conservative Senator Flávio Bolsonaro finished ahead of him in the first vote, setting the stage for a closely fought runoff on October 25. Flávio Bolsonaro......

Quebec election: PQ returns to power as three Moroccan-Canadians win seats

Quebec’s latest legislative election has dramatically redrawn the province’s political map, bringing the separatist Parti québécois (PQ) back to power after 12 years in opposition while delivering an unprecedented setback to the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ). The PQ,......

Tangier Mayor Mounir Laymouri Jailed Amid Electoral Fraud Investigation

The mayor of Tangier, Mounir Laymouri, has been placed in custody as part of a preliminary investigation into suspected electoral fraud, adding a new legal dimension to a case that emerged during Morocco’s legislative elections on September 23. Laymouri and an accountant working for his company......

Spain’s election brings housing, migration and Morocco ties into focus

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general election for November 29, bringing a range of domestic and foreign-policy issues into the centre of the campaign, including the housing crisis, migration, border management and Spain’s relationship with Morocco. The immediate......

Quebec votes as independence debate returns to the political spotlight

Quebec voters are heading to the polls on October 5 to elect 127 members of the National Assembly, in a provincial election that has brought the question of independence back to the centre of political debate. The Parti Québécois (PQ), led by Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, has campaigned on......