German politicians Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik made history after becoming the first two transgender women to win seats in the parliament following the federal elections held on Sept. 26. Ganserer of Nuermberg in southeastern Bavaria said on Twitter that …
U.S. media reported that California Governor Gavin Newsom survived bids to have him ousted as state governor as he garnered the majority’s votes. Republican officials initiated a state-wide election on how Newsom handled the state’s pandemic response. Newsom announced in …
Zambia’s opposition leader and business tycoon Hakainde Hichilema won the elections by a landslide with 2,810,777 votes over incumbent leader Edgar Lungu’s 1,814,201 votes, according to the electoral commission. “I therefore declare the said Hakainde Hichilema to be president-elect of …
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced Sunday a snap election for Sept.20, hoping to capitalize on popular support for his government’s efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. “Canadians need to choose how we finish the fight against Covid-19 and …
Zambia’s incumbent President Edgar Lungu on Saturday has claimed that the general election last Thursday was not “not free and fair” after incidents of violence in three provinces. “President Lungu says the general election in three provinces, namely, southern province, …
Lebanese politician and wealthy businessman Najib Mikati has become the next prime minister of Lebanon on Monday after securing 72 votes from the parliament. The 118-member parliament voted for Mikati’s nomination during binding consultations held by President Michel Aoun at …
Peru’s electoral agency on July 19 declared former provincial schoolteacher and union leader Pedro Castillo as the country’s president-elect, six weeks after a tightly-contested election. The Electoral Tribunal in Peruvian capital Lima confirmed that Castillo won the June 6 presidential …
The Myanmar military’s appointed election commission has supported the claims of fraud in last year’s election saying they found more than 11 million fraudulent votes, on Monday. The Union Election Commission said there were irregularities in the votes, following an …
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s governing Prosperity Party has won the delayed national elections in a landslide, according to official results. The National Election Board of Ethiopia announced on July 10 that the Prosperity Party won 410 out of 436 …
Severed head, plastic bags filled with body parts, and an inactive grenade have marked what is being termed as Mexico’s bloodiest midterm elections last Sunday. Local authorities said an unknown man tossed a severed head placed in a box at …