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Elections

Starmer stays defiant as Mandelson saga continues to swirl

British PM Keir Starmer is confident he will stay and lead the Labour Party into the next general election despite recent controversy.
British PM Keir Starmer is confident he will stay and lead the Labour Party into the next general election despite recent controversy.

Modi’s BJP gains ground in India’s Upper House after AAP lawmakers defect

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party is now 10 short of a simple majority in the Rajya Sabha house.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party is now 10 short of a simple majority in the Rajya Sabha house.

Netanyahu’s biggest rivals join forces for Israel’s next election

Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett (second from right) and Mr Yair Lapid, accompanied by their wives at a joint press conference in Herzliya, Israel, on April 26.
Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett (second from right) and Mr Yair Lapid, accompanied by their wives at a joint press conference in Herzliya, Israel, on April 26.

Palestinian leader’s loyalists win local elections, including some seats in Gaza

A Palestinian man votes during the municipal election at a polling station in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
A Palestinian man votes during the municipal election at a polling station in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 14 ahead of election

Cauca Governor Octavio Guzman shared a video of the incident on X,
Cauca Governor Octavio Guzman shared a video of the incident on X,

Hungary’s Orban will not sit in Parliament after election loss

Outgoing prime minister Viktor Orban suffered a crushing election defeat on April 12 that ended his 16 years in power.
Outgoing prime minister Viktor Orban suffered a crushing election defeat on April 12 that ended his 16 years in power.

Palestinian local elections give some Gazans first chance to vote in years

A Palestinian woman votes during the municipal election at a polling station in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
A Palestinian woman votes during the municipal election at a polling station in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Low turnout as Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war

A man sits next to an election campaign banner showing candidates for the Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorates ahead of municipal elections, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
A man sits next to an election campaign banner showing candidates for the Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorates ahead of municipal elections, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.

US to deploy election observers in The Bahamas

FILE PHOTO: Bahamas's Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Bahamas's Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Tanzania inquiry says over 500 killed in last year's election violence

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan addresses delegates after receiving the report by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into violence that erupted during and after Tanzania’s October 29, 2025, General Election at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan addresses delegates after receiving the report by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into violence that erupted during and after Tanzania’s October 29, 2025, General Election at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman

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