Polls

Germany's Merz: I will prioritise welfare reform over popularity

German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz speaks to the media following the CDU's Federal Executive Committee meeting in Berlin, Germany, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

Costa Rica's Grynspan ahead in race to be next UN chief, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Rebeca Grynspan, former Vice President of Costa Rica, and Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), poses for a portrait during an interview with Reuters in London, Britain, December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

UK PM Burnham's Labour Party faces challenge from Greens in Starmer's old seat

A Green Party supporter shows a flyer calling to vote for Zack Polanski as voters head to the polls in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, triggered by the resignation of former Prime Minister Keir Starmer as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, in London, Britain, October 8, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

UK Conservative leader pledges to abolish inheritance tax on family homes

Britain's Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch leaves the stage after delivering her keynote speech, during the Conservative Party conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham, Britain, October 7, 2026. Jacob King/Pool via REUTERS

What to know about Spain's November snap election

A person watches as Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is seen on a screen, calling an early election for November 29, during a live news broadcast, at a bar in Madrid, Spain October 5, 2026. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Austrian government's No. 2 figure says he will step down

Vice Chancellor and head of Social democrat's SPOe Andreas Babler arrives for a meeting in Vienna, Austria, October 4, 2026. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl

Lula ahead in polls for Brazil's first-round vote; runoff likely

Brazilian President and Workers' Party (PT) candidate for reelection Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a campaign rally, ahead of the general election, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Washington Alves

US halts consular services in Brazil ahead of election, increasing tensions

A U.S. flag flies outside the U.S. Embassy, after the United States suspended consular services at its embassy and consulates in Brazil ahead of general election, citing security concerns, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Brazil next, US midterms coming, in impactful global election year

A pedestrian passes posters referring to former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and the Covid-19 pandemic in the days before the presidential election, with his son, Flavio Bolsonaro, as the Liberal Party (PL) candidate, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 1, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

As Germany's Merz feels the pressure, an ally seeks to avoid leadership talk

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks with Carsten Breuer, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr as he visits the 1 German-Netherlands Corps (1GNC) in Muenster, Germany, October 1, 2026. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

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