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The President of Georgia does not recognize the election results
Georgia’s EU-friendly president Salome Zourabichvili says that the country has become the victim of a “Russian special operation” in connection with the election, AP reports. She says she does not…
Power changing in Lithuania | News in brief
In Lithuania, the center-left coalition is about to win the parliamentary elections and oust the current prime minister’s party, the Christian-democratic Homeland Union, according to preliminary results. The most popular…
The President of Georgia does not recognize the election results
When more than 99 percent of the votes had been counted, the country’s electoral system determined that the incumbent government party had won, and that the opposition had landed at…
Lithuania will vote in the parliamentary elections – the ruling conservatives are expected to lose | News in brief
Two weeks ago, the Social Democratic Party won the first round of the elections. 18:46•Updated 18:47 Lithuanians have voted on Sunday in the second round of the parliamentary elections. The…
There was widespread intimidation in Georgia’s parliamentary elections, say European election observers | Foreign countries
According to Georgian election authorities, the pro-Russian ruling party won the election. The pro-Western opposition does not accept the election result. European election observers said on Sunday that yesterday’s parliamentary…
Japan’s ruling coalition may lose parliamentary majority | News in brief
Japan’s ruling coalition may lose its parliamentary majority in today’s election, according to exit polls. According to a poll by public broadcaster NHK, the Liberal Democratic Party and its government…
Leaders in Japan appear to be backing down in the election
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the right with the leader of coalition partner Komeito, Keiichi Ishii. Image from the election campaign earlier in October. Photo:…
This is how a blue dot in Omaha can decide the election in the United States on November 5
Nebraska may be Bruce Springsteen’s most acclaimed album. But in political contexts it is rarely mentioned. Until now, when the state’s distinctive electoral system could, in theory, determine who will…
In Japan, votes are expected to be tight in the parliamentary elections | News in brief
Liberal Democrats have ruled Japan almost without interruption for decades. Voting will take place in Japan today in what are expected to be tight early parliamentary elections. The polling stations…
Therefore, the wall against Mexico could decide the election in the United States
A tough immigration policy has long been Donald Trump’s heart issue, and large numbers of voters agree. But now the Democrats have also chosen an increasingly tough line on the…