By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Friday urged voters to get out and re-elect Labour in Saturday’s national election, as polls indicate a …
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Explainer-New Zealand election on Saturday: What you need to know
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Saturday is the final day to vote in the New Zealand national election, with the Labour Party seeking a third term and the centre-right …
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Poland set for high-stakes election amid disputes over EU, democracy
by Reutersby ReutersBy Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) – Poles vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday which the opposition says will determine the country’s democratic standing and place in the European Union, …
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Argentine executives pitch fiscal discipline as election hits home stretch
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s next government will have to cut spending and stop printing pesos to get the inflation-wrecked economy back on track, executives and other …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s major parties have promised voters cost-of-living relief if they win Saturday’s general election, but there is one major obstacle – a central …
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China extends Taiwan trade probe, Taipei cries election interference
by Reutersby ReutersBEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China on Monday extended an investigation into what it calls Taiwan’s trade barriers against it by three months to the eve of the island’s presidential election, prompting …
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Putin ally suggests postponing March presidential election, or excluding rivals
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russia’s Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, proposed on Saturday that a presidential election due next March should either be postponed …
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Democrats’ Iowa primary results to be released in March in 2024 election compromise
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jarrett Renshaw ST LOUIS (Reuters) – The Democratic Party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee gave conditional approval on Friday for Iowa’s revamped 2024 election primary plan that allows the state …
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Poland election campaign polarised by anxiety over migration
by Reutersby ReutersBy Marek Strzelecki, Kuba Stezycki and Kacper Pempel DUBICZE CERKIEWNE, Poland (Reuters) – In Dubicze Cerkiewne, a Polish village next to one of Europe’s last primeval forests, few tourists come …
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Lawyers for Trump ally Lindell seek to quit election defamation cases
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Thomas (Reuters) – Lawyers for My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell sought permission on Thursday to quit representing him in defamation lawsuits brought by Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic …
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RFK Jr could draw one in seven US voters in 2024 presidential election – Reuters/Ipsos poll
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of one of the most storied American political families, could draw the support of about one …
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DeSantis to relocate many election campaign staff as part of heavy Iowa push
by Reutersby ReutersBy James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bolstered by an infusion of new cash, Republican candidate Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid is diverting more resources to Iowa, including relocating key members of …
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Taiwan says China has ‘very diverse’ ways of interfering in election
by Reutersby ReutersTAIPEI (Reuters) – China has “very diverse” ways of interfering in Taiwan’s elections in January, from military pressure to spreading fake news, including manipulating opinion polls, a senior Taiwanese security …
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‘Election fear’ stalks Argentina’s markets as volatile vote nears
by Reutersby ReutersBy Walter Bianchi and Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s markets have a new cause for the wobbles – a presidential election whose outcome is anyone’s guess and could …
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How RFK Jr. could hurt Biden, Trump in 2024 election with independent bid
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jeff Mason and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Long-shot U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s likely independent bid for the White House may complicate the 2024 race by …
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Factbox-Kingmakers rise ahead of close-run New Zealand election
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Election polls give New Zealand’s centre-right National Party a comfortable lead going into the Oct. 14 election. However, it is unlikely to be able …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Race and relations with the indigenous Maori population have emerged as issues in New Zealand’s election as right-wing parties likely to be pivotal in …
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Slovakia’s Fico gets two weeks to form government after election win
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jason Hovet and Jan Lopatka (Reuters) -Slovakia’s leftist election winner Robert Fico got a two-week window to negotiate a coalition government on Monday, after steering his party to an …
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In election year, Taiwan’s national day becomes polarising celebration
by Reutersby ReutersTAIPEI (Reuters) – Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Monday he would boycott official celebrations for the island’s national day this year after accusing the government of turning it …
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Is Brick Township Going Downhill Just in Time for November Election?
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonBRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – If you read the postcards in your mailbox, you might be thinking Brick Township, once named one of the safest communities in America is the new …
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Robert Fico, pro-Russian Slovak political heavyweight wins another election
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jan Lopatka BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Robert Fico, who won Slovakia’s parliamentary election on Saturday by appealing to anti-western and pro-Russian sentiment, may lead the European Union nation for the …
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Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty In Georgia Election Interference Case
Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty In Georgia Election Interference Case Katelynn Richardson on September 29, 2023 A co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case pleaded guilty Friday, according …
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OAS warns of constitutional ‘violations’ in Guatemala following election
by Reutersby ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) said on Friday that Guatemala’s attorney general’s latest actions against electoral authorities are an “intolerable violation” of the country’s constitution, …
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Election denier Kari Lake to seek US Senate seat in Arizona -WSJ
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Kari Lake, a former Arizona gubernatorial candidate who has echoed former President Donald Trump’s false claims about fraud at the 2020 election, will announce a 2024 …
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Obama-Appointed Federal Judge Denies Trump’s Bid To Have Her Recuse Herself From His 2020 Election Case
Obama-Appointed Federal Judge Denies Trump’s Bid To Have Her Recuse Herself From His 2020 Election Case Harold Hutchison on September 27, 2023 An Obama-appointed federal judge rejected a motion from …