Elections

A group of people walking through a snowy village with red houses, featuring a woman in a beige puffer jacket and a man in a black coat talking in the foreground.
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Denmark holds snap elections this week
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Election campaign posters displayed on metal boards in Paris, with signs for the 2026 municipal elections. Features images and names of three candidates, and a notice indicating prohibited postings.
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Some political offices in France are not only undisputed, there aren’t any candidates
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A person standing partially behind a voting booth curtain with another person sitting at a table nearby, likely at a polling station.
DW
France moving to the right as voters head to the polls for local elections
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A woman in a cream-colored blazer standing indoors, smiling, with a group of people in the background.
Global Politics
Inside Caracas: How Venezuelans view Machado’s leadership
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Aerial view of a densely packed urban area with numerous colorful buildings and terracotta-tiled roofs, intersected by a narrow street lined with trees.
Migration
Portugal tells undocumented migrants to leave or be deported
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Elections
‘Make America go away’: Canadians head to the polls amid tensions with US
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Elections
Security concerns to decide Ecuador’s presidential election this weekend
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Global Politics
Why this minority group in Moldova is so resistant to the country’s shift toward the EU
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Elections
German voters weigh options ahead of election hinging on immigration, sluggish economy
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Elections
Struggling economy and youth unemployment weigh heavily on voters as Ghana heads to the polls
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Ukraine
Ukrainians watch closely as the US votes for a new president
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Elections
‘Like living in a parallel universe’: Some fear the contested election in Georgia could lead to a political crisis 
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Elections
US presidential election sees ramped-up rhetoric on border and immigration
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Migration
Nearly half of Venezuelans are considering leaving the country in the coming months, poll says
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Media
Venezuelans are finding creative ways to bypass censorship and a government crackdown on the media
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Elections
Who are the Venezuelans still backing Nicolás Maduro?
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Elections
Venezuelans head to the polls on Sunday with many hoping for a change in leadership
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Media
Media outlets in Russia react to Biden dropping out of US presidential race
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Elections
Millions of Venezuelans living abroad will be unable to vote in upcoming presidential election
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French elections
The left defies expectations in French elections
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Global Politics
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walks free
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Elections
Mexico makes history electing its 1st woman president: Claudia Sheinbaum
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Elections
What a female president could mean for Mexico
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Darjeeling is nestled amid lush tea gardens and overlooking the snow-capped Himalayas in India’s northeast. But landscapes like these pose challenges while conducting elections.
Elections
What it takes to pull off the world’s largest election in India
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Politics
Women voters expected to play significant role in India’s general election
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Elections
The largest election in the world begins in India
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during an interview with a Russian state-owned media organization in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
Elections
Russians have ‘limited ability’ to monitor a presidential election that favors Putin. Some are still trying.
Bernardo Arévalo ran on an anti-corruption campaign to become president.
Politics
‘We want to eradicate corruption’: Guatemala’s new president makes promises that stir hope — and impatience
Vendors sell images of President Nayib Bukele during El Salvador's election campaign.
Elections
Nayib Bukele’s popularity steers him toward an unprecedented second term as president of El Salvador
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Elections
A close race in Taiwan could decide whether it prioritizes sovereignty or closer ties with China
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu after their meeting with the top military brass in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.
Leaders
Putin preps for presidential reelection campaign amid ongoing war
Participants wave Russian national flags during the concert at the Luzhniki Stadium to mark the Russia's National Flag Day, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. 
Elections
‘You need to vote’: Russian opposition encourages participation in next month’s regional election
There's a great deal of concern among civil society groups over how ethnic tensions may influence Sierra Leone’s June 24 elections.
Elections
Sierra Leone elections: Familiar faces vie for voter trust as economy stagnates
Leonardo de Carvalho Leal and Mayara Stelle administer the Twitter account Sleeping Giants Brazil, a platform for activism whose stated mission is to attack the financing of hate speech and dissemination of fake news, Dec. 11, 2020.
Free speech
Will Brazil’s ‘Fake News Bill’ regulate disinformation or stifle free speech?
People walk through an informal settlement for trash segregators in Bangalore, India.
Justice
Waste collectors in Bangalore face discrimination and exploitation
press conference
Elections
Nigerians await election results in competitive race
Supporters of Nigeria's Labour Party's Presidential Candidate Peter Obi, chants during an election campaign rally at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. 
Elections
‘This is my only hope’: Young Nigerians gear up for presidential election
Customers who had waited for many hours stand outside a bank in the slim hope of being able to withdraw some cash, in Lagos, Nigeria Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. 
Elections
Millions of Nigerians prepare to vote amid chaotic cash shortage
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, right, shakes hands with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, left, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, during the flag off campaign ahead of the 2023 presidential election in Jos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.
Elections
Insecurity in Nigeria casts shadow on presidential election
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledges applause from his lawmakers during a parliament session for the budget of 2023, in Athens, Dec. 17, 2022.
Politics
New Greek law blocks far-right party from running in upcoming election
man at podium outside in the snow
Politics
India’s Rahul Gandhi supporters finish 5-month rally and march against increasingly nationalist state
protest
Peru protests reveal ethnic and regional divides
Haitians line up outside an immigration office as they wait their turns to apply for a passport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 10, 2023.
Conflict & Justice
‘Haiti has zero elected officials’ as cholera, gang violence persist, journalist says
man waving
‘Brazil is back’: Lula promises to once again lift Brazil onto the international scene 
soccer jersey for sale
Sports
Brazil’s yellow-and-green soccer jersey stirs up controversy
A voter moves to cast their vote after filling out their ballot at a polling site inside The Shed arts center, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.
Ukraine
Russia is placing ‘a major bet’ on US midterm election outcomes, journalist says
A mural with the words "Patria y Vida," or "Homeland and Life," a twist on the Cuban national motto, "Homeland or Death."
Elections
In Miami, Cuban American progressives promote civic engagement ahead of midterms
Shown in the Spanish language are "He Votado Hoy" stickers or "I voted today" at a polling place in Philadelphia.
Elections
Texas candidates battle for Hispanic vote in US midterm elections
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Elections
‘We want democracy’: Lula’s supporters celebrate his victory over Bolsonaro for the presidency in Brazil
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrates with his wife Rosangela Silvaand running mate Geraldo Alckmin after defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential run-off to become the country's next president, in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Elections
Brazil’s Lula to reclaim presidency after beating Bolsonaro
Protesters hold esteladas or independence flags as they take part in a demonstration during the Catalan National Day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. 
Global Politics
In Catalonia, ruling separatist parties split, signaling end of an era
people rally for Lula
Education
Brazil election puts fate of public education in the spotlight 
Children play in a flooded area of Leticia, Colombia, Feb. 14, 2017, located by the Amazon River, on the border with Brazil and Peru.
Environment
Brazil’s neighbors wary of environmental impact of a Bolsonaro victory
Voters line up to cast their ballot in Sunday's elections in Brazil.
Elections
‘It will be a challenge’: Lula, Bolsonaro head to runoffs in tight Brazil elections
A demonstrator dressed in the colors of the Brazilian flag performs in front of a street vendor's towels for sale featuring Brazilian presidential candidates, current President Jair Bolsonaro, center, and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Bra
Lula battles Bolsonaro for chance to defend the poor again in Brazil
Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wave Brazilian flags during a motorcycle campaign rally in Pocos de Caldas, Brazil
Elections
Tense atmosphere as voters head to the polls in Brazil’s most diverse elections ever
Far-Right party Brothers of Italy's leader Giorgia Meloni shows a placard reading in Italian "Thank you Italy" at her party's electoral headquarters in Rome
Elections
Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni’s party
Chile's President Gabriel Boric speaks during a ceremony introducing new cabinet members, at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile
Elections
Chileans categorically reject a new, progressive constitution
Liz Truss arrives at Conservative Central Office in Westminster after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest in London
Leaders
Liz Truss becomes Britain’s new prime minister
crowd of people
Raila Odinga disputes Kenya’s presidential results in close election