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Mozambique vote counting starts as ruling party eyes another win
MAPUTO, Mozambique - Vote counting started in Mozambique on Wednesday evening for an election that is widely expected to deliver another...
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico's first female president, vows 'it's time for women'
MEXICO CITY - Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico's first woman president on Tuesday, vowing to bolster women's rights and ensure...
Oct 3, 20243 min read
Austria's president takes charge as far right isolated after election victory
VIENNA - The far-right Freedom Party's historic victory in an Austrian parliamentary election has left it isolated and partly at the...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
Japan's incoming PM Ishiba calls election for Oct 27, seeks to unify party
TOKYO - Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Monday he will call a general election for Oct. 27 following his...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
Austrian far right seeks path to power through rivals' blockade
VIENNA - Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) must on Monday seek to clear a path to power after its first ever parliamentary election...
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Explainer-What to expect as Japan prepares for Oct. 27 election
TOKYO - Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he plans to hold a general election on Oct. 27. Here is what to...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
Austria's rightward shift puts immigration in crosshairs
VIENNA - Picknicking with friends in the park after prayers at a Vienna mosque, Saima Arab, a 20-year-old pedicurist originally from...
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Factbox-Austria election: An overview of political parties' immigration policies
Austria's far-right Freedom Party won on Sunday a parliamentary election for the first time after a campaign that leant heavily into...
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Far right wins Austria election, boosting European right-wing surge
VIENNA - Austrian voters handed a first-ever general election victory to the far-right Freedom Party on Sunday, preliminary results...
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Explainer-Austria's far-right Freedom Party wins election, but will it govern?
VIENNA - The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) led by Herbert Kickl won Austria's parliamentary election on Sunday, initial projections...
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Shigeru Ishiba to be Japan's leader, winning on fifth attempt
TOKYO - Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said he wanted to clean up his ruling party, revitalise the economy and see off...
Sep 28, 20244 min read
Factbox-What's at stake in Georgia's October election?
TBILISI - The South Caucasus country of Georgia holds a parliamentary election on Oct. 26 that pits a government seen as leaning...
Sep 28, 20242 min read
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