DR Congo president hints at extending his term and delaying polls
“If the people want me to have a third term, I will accept,” Tshisekedi says, with him due to step down in 2028.
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South Africa headed to the polls in November
South Africa will hold its next municipal elections on 4 November, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a post on X. The country holds municipal elections every five years, and South Africans had been waiting to know the date of the next local government vote. The biggest political party, Ramaphosa’s ANC, has tended to do worse…
Japan’s Sanae Takaichi wins a landslide in snap election, exit polls project
Japan’s conservative prime minister Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide victory after she gambled on a high-stakes snap election, exit polls suggest. Takaichi, who took office in October after being elected leader of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is set to win between 274 and 326 seats out of a total of 465, according…
Africa: The Year Ahead for African Democracy – Who Is Going to the Polls in 2026?
After a tense general election in Uganda last week, presidential elections are set to follow in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March then in Benin and Djibouti in April. With elections also due this year in Libya, Zambia, Ethiopia, Gambia and South Sudan, could the African continent see a democratic sea change in 2026?…
Hong Kong votes in ‘patriots only’ polls amid anger over deadly fire | Hong Kong Protests News
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee urges the public to come out and vote amid expectations of a low turnout. Voters in Hong Kong are heading to the polls to elect new lawmakers under China’s “patriots only” rules, though government efforts to drive turnout have been overshadowed by anger over the city’s handling of a…
Africa: Guinea-Bissau’s Unusual Polls Could Spark Another Post-Election Crisis
The exclusion of the main opposition and rivalry between military factions could destabilise the 23 November elections. Tensions are rising in Guinea-Bissau as the 23 November presidential and legislative elections approach. They take place in unusual circumstances. First, Parliament has not convened since December 2023, when it was dissolved by the president after the National…
NYC mayoral election results live: Polls closing soon in Mamdani-Cuomo race | Elections News
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What the early polls say about the shutdown: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. It’s Day 2 of the government shutdown and there’s still no end in sight. In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur and Ben…
UK polls suggest Starmer is deeply unpopular. Can he survive another year? | Politics News
London, United Kingdom – How much trouble is Keir Starmer in? How long has the UK prime minister got to turn things around? That those questions are being reasonably asked is sort of extraordinary. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Little more than a year ago, in July 2024, Starmer led Labour to…
Far-right populists top polls in Germany, France and Britain for the first time
LONDON — For the first time in modern history, far-right and populist parties are simultaneously topping the polls in Europe’s three main economies of Germany, France and Britain. A poll Tuesday showed Alternative for Germany — which is under surveillance by the country’s intelligence services over suspected extremism — is now the most favored by…