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Candidates

Thailand's election in numbers

Supporters gather on the day candidates draw a number in their district for Thailand’s upcoming February 8 general election in Bangkok, Thailand, December 27, 2025. REUTERS/
Supporters gather on the day candidates draw a number in their district for Thailand’s upcoming February 8 general election in Bangkok, Thailand, December 27, 2025. REUTERS/

Fernandez overwhelmingly wins Costa Rica presidency as populist project secures new term

Presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) celebrates onstage as she leads the general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
Presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) celebrates onstage as she leads the general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

The top candidates in Costa Rica's presidential election: a tough-on-crime front runner and splintered opposition

Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) talks to the press during a campaign rally ahead of the February 1 general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez
Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) talks to the press during a campaign rally ahead of the February 1 general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

Kosovo detains 109 after vote tampering probe forces recount

A person votes during a snap parliamentary election, nearly a year after a political deadlock that prevented the formation of a new government, in Pristina, Kosovo, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga
A person votes during a snap parliamentary election, nearly a year after a political deadlock that prevented the formation of a new government, in Pristina, Kosovo, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga

Costa Rica's ruling party heads for victory in February elections, poll shows

Costa Rica presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People Party (PPSO) takes part in a debate organized by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal ahead of the February 1 general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez
Costa Rica presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People Party (PPSO) takes part in a debate organized by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal ahead of the February 1 general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

What you need to know about Portugal's presidential election

Andre Ventura, leader of Portugal's far-right political party Chega and Presidential candidate for the elections on January 18th, speaks to journalists during a rally in Sobral de Monte Agraco, Portugal, January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Andre Ventura, leader of Portugal's far-right political party Chega and Presidential candidate for the elections on January 18th, speaks to journalists during a rally in Sobral de Monte Agraco, Portugal, January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Portugal presidential race wide open with far-right just ahead, rare runoff vote is likely

Antonio Jose Seguro, presidential candidate for the January 18 election and former Secretary General of the Socialist Party, speaks with a person during a rally in Setubal, Portugal, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Antonio Jose Seguro, presidential candidate for the January 18 election and former Secretary General of the Socialist Party, speaks with a person during a rally in Setubal, Portugal, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Chess-Nakamura downplays ratings controversy after taking 'Mickey Mouse' route to Candidates

FILE PHOTO: Chess - FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2022 - Blitz Open - Almaty, Kazakhstan - December 30, 2022. Hikaru Nakamura of the U.S. sits in front of a chess board during a game. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Chess - FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2022 - Blitz Open - Almaty, Kazakhstan - December 30, 2022. Hikaru Nakamura of the U.S. sits in front of a chess board during a game. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo

Honduras' presidential runner-up challenges loss as legal action looms

Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate of the Liberal Party, gives a message after the Central American electoral body declared Nasry Asfura the winner of the presidential election, following weeks of uncertainty and fraud allegations, at party headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 24, 2025. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez
Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate of the Liberal Party, gives a message after the Central American electoral body declared Nasry Asfura the winner of the presidential election, following weeks of uncertainty and fraud allegations, at party headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 24, 2025. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez

In Peru, record 34 candidates are presidential hopefuls amid political distrust

FILE PHOTO: Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) political party, attends a press conference with her lawyer Giulliana Loza after a judge dismissed the \"Cocteles\" (Cocktails) case against Fujimori, in Lima, Peru, October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) political party, attends a press conference with her lawyer Giulliana Loza after a judge dismissed the \"Cocteles\" (Cocktails) case against Fujimori, in Lima, Peru, October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.