Keywords: Local Elections


AfD candidates lose key mayoral runoffs in Lower Saxony

Candidates from Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party failed to secure mayoral or district leadership positions in the runoff elections held across Lower Saxony on Sunday, September 27, despite the party entering several contests after making gains in the first round. A total of 123 runoff......

Far-right AfD gains ground in Lower Saxony as major parties lose support

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has recorded a significant increase in support in Lower Saxony, according to preliminary findings from a local election study, highlighting the party’s growing presence beyond its traditional strongholds in eastern Germany. The study, conducted by the......

South Africa: Two election candidates killed within a week

South Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), a member of the country’s Government of National Unity, has called for the police unit specializing in political assassinations to investigate the killings of two of its local election candidates within the space of a week. The party said the two......

South Africa’s electoral dispute puts nomination process under scrutiny

y after the governing African National Congress (ANC) and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) disagreed over claims that technical problems affected the party’s ability to submit some candidate lists on time. The IEC rejected allegations that technical difficulties with its electronic nomination......

South Korea election commission searched in probe over suspected turnout data manipulation

South Korean investigators have conducted searches at the headquarters of the National Election Commission (NEC) as part of a criminal investigation into allegations that voter turnout figures from recent local elections may have been intentionally falsified. The inquiry marks one of the most significant......

South Korea launches parliamentary probe into election ballot shortages

South Korea’s National Assembly has launched a parliamentary investigation into the ballot shortages that disrupted voting during the country’s local elections held on June 3. The inquiry, approved by lawmakers during a plenary session, will run for 45 days and aims to determine the causes......

United Kingdom: Wes Streeting announces bid to succeed Keir Starmer

Former UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has declared his intention to run for the leadership of the Labour Party, signaling a direct challenge to current Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Streeting made the announcement on Saturday, May 16, stating that the party needs a “real competition” among......

Over 500 candidates elected unopposed ahead of South Korea local elections

More than 500 candidates have been elected without opposition ahead of South Korea’s upcoming local elections scheduled for June 3, according to reports from the country’s election authorities. The National Election Commission announced that 513 candidates secured their positions automatically......

Starmer under pressure as resignation calls intensify in the UK

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing political pressure after several ministerial aides resigned and dozens of lawmakers publicly questioned his leadership following disappointing local election results for the Labour Party. According to reports from the British media, Starmer held......