Tag: Elections

Rob Jetten’s big test: Netherlands’ young PM who sold o...

Feb 24, 2026

Rob Jetten won over the Dutch electorate with promises of optimism and progress,...

Leftist who defended child marriage elected as Peru’s i...

Feb 23, 2026

José María Balcázar, who argued for marriage at 14 and above, replaces José Jerí...

Deprivation and segregation: Gorton and Denton is a dis...

Feb 22, 2026

A bitter, sectarian by-election in this fractured Manchester seat exposes the fa...

Labour ‘to come third in key by-election’

Feb 21, 2026

Poll predicts that Green Party will triumph in Gorton and Denton, with Reform UK...

Labour council leader attacks Starmer over local electi...

Feb 20, 2026

Boss of Basildon authority accuses own party of ‘sheer incompetence’ over climbdown

‘It’s Reform’s election to lose’: The town ready to tur...

Feb 18, 2026

After Labour’s attack on democracy failed, Thurrock’s constituents are ready to ...

Son of former PM Tarique Rahman sworn in as new leader ...

Feb 17, 2026

Starmer U-turns on cancelled elections

Feb 17, 2026

Labour abandons plan to delay ballots for 4.6 million people after advice warnin...

Japan’s first woman PM wins big, markets rally — but in...

Feb 10, 2026

Polling starts in Thailand as Cambodia border dispute, ...

Feb 8, 2026

Myanmar military proxy expected to win landslide in wid...

Jan 29, 2026

Voting ends in month-long poll derided internationally as sham designed to cemen...

Iraq faces return of ex-PM linked to 'Islamic State' rise

Jan 28, 2026

Ex-prime minister Nouri al-Maliki is often seen as responsible for sectarian ten...

Trump opposes Maliki’s potential return to power, threa...

Jan 28, 2026

Beach Dons stadium, new Buchan railway and Woolmanhill ...

Jan 28, 2026

What business leaders would like to see from a fresh Scottish Parliament - exact...

Iraqi parliament denies postponement of presidential el...

Jan 27, 2026