Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand repeatedly returned to one topic in their first debate Tuesday night in the race to be Iowa’s next governor: questions about Lahn’s residency history in the state. Sand, the state auditor, and Lahn, a businessman, met in Davenport as they run to succeed retiring Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds…
Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew from Israel’s upcoming election.
Morocco’s Justice and Development Party (PJD) went from a decade of being the main political beneficiary of the country’s post-2011 reforms to suffering a dramatic electoral defeat in 2021. The party won 107 of the 395 seats in Parliament in the November 2011 election, after protests that year called for political reform, greater accountability and…
But partial results suggest the party was losing support for the first time since 2010 when it entered parliament. Sweden has two major political blocs featuring four parties on the right and four on the left – meaning coalition and minority governments are relatively common. On Sunday night, Andersson urged supporters to wait for the…
Huawei and Xiaomi launched new flagship foldable smartphones on Monday, stepping up competition in China’s premium handset market ahead of Apple’s product launch later this week. Huawei’s new Mate XT2 series, which fold out twice into a tablet-sized screen, features its Kirin 9050 Pro chip, a redesigned hinge, improved water resistance and a privacy screen…
The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II. The party of Germany’s unpopular leader, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, slumped to a disastrous result in…
Thousands of people are attempting to march to India’s parliament after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called a protest demanding reforms to the education system. The group, which is not a real political party, started out as satire. But on Monday, it held its biggest protest yet. BBC correspondent Azadeh Moshiri, who attended the group’s…
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Peter Magyar’s center-right Tisza party is projected to win Hungary’s parliamentary election, bringing an end to 16 years of authoritarian rule under Viktor Orbán, a far-right ally of both President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content….
Kim says his party is focused on the tasks of ‘boosting economic construction and the people’s standard of living’. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 22 Feb 202622 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as secretary-general of the nation’s…
Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner could secure as many as 366 of the 465 seats in the lower house, according to public broadcaster NHK. Listen to this article | 4 mins info Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party is set to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in Japan’s lower house of…
