Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor and Anna Holligan,Hague correspondent in Leiden ROBIN UTRECHT/ANP/AFP Rob Jetten, 38, led a highly polished campaign and outperformed his rivals in TV debates The centrist liberals under Rob Jetten are heading for a dramatic victory, according to the main exit poll, two years after his party languished in fifth place in…
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment — with billions of dollars in backing from the Trump administration. In the election widely seen as a referendum on self-described “anarcho-capitalist” Milei’s past two years…
Published On 27 Oct 202527 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, who has led the country since 1982, has won re-election, according to official results. The Constitutional Council said on Monday the 92-year-old incumbent had secured 53.66 percent of the vote in the October 12 election….
Paul Njie,BBC Africa, Garoua, Cameroon and Seher Asaf Reuters Supporters of opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary have been protesting in several cities in Cameroon At least four people have been killed during protests in Cameroon’s economic capital of Douala, authorities say, ahead of the official announcement of results in a highly-contested presidential election. The regional…
The African Union Commission officially announces the arrival of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) for the 29 October 2025 General Elections (Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council) in the United Republic of Tanzania. The Mission at the invitation of the Government of Tanzania and the Independent National Electoral Commission of Tanzania, and led by…
With most votes tallied, Babis’s ANO party is ahead, but it appears set to fall short of a majority in parliament. Published On 4 Oct 20254 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Billionaire Andrej Babis’s populist ANO party has taken a commanding lead in the Czech Republic’s parliamentary election, but…
NewsFeed Moldova’s President Maia Sandu hailed her pro-EU party’s victory in parliamentary elections despite allegations of widespread Russian interference, saying the results showed Russia had ‘failed’. Published On 29 Sep 202529 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share
Sarah Rainsford, Eastern and Southern Europe correspondentIn Chisinau and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor in London Anadolu via Getty Images Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned voters their democracy was young and fragile and Russia endangered it The pro-European party of Moldovan President Maia Sandu is heading for victory and a new majority in parliament in elections…
Malawi’s former President Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner of last week’s elections, in a huge comeback for the 85-year-old. Official results show that he won 57% of the vote, compared to the 33% of President Lazarus Chakwera, 70. Chakwera, a pastor before entering politics, conceded defeat ahead of the final result being declared,…
A right-wing demonstration in the Netherlands erupted into violence and chaos Saturday as rioters clashed with police and vandalized a political party’s office, just weeks before the country holds a general election. Police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse rioters who threw objects at officers and torched a police car. There was no immediate…
