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France to deploy more police to prevent trouble after Sunday election
PARIS - Some 30,000 police will be deployed across France late on Sunday following the high-stakes runoff of a parliamentary election to...
Jul 4, 20242 min read


Labour predicted to rout Sunak's Conservatives as Britain goes to polls
LONDON - Britain looks set to elect Labour Party leader Keir Starmer as its next prime minister when voters go to the polls on Thursday,...
Jul 4, 20244 min read


Analysis-As France votes, Europe holds its breath
BRUSSELS/PARIS - When President Emmanuel Macron shocked France last month by calling a snap election, he was gambling with the future of...
Jul 4, 20243 min read


Nigel Farage sets sights on being thorn in Labour's side after UK election
CLACTON-ON-SEA, England - Nigel Farage's supporters are out in force in Clacton-on-Sea to ensure he wins his first seat in parliament, a...
Jul 4, 20243 min read


France's far-right seen falling short of majority in run-off, poll shows
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) will not win a majority of seats in next Sunday's parliamentary run-off election, according...
Jul 4, 20243 min read


French candidates bow out in bid to block far-right
PARIS - Opponents of France's National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more...
Jul 3, 20243 min read


Boris Johnson issues surprise last-ditch UK election rallying cry
LONDON - Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise appearance in the British election campaign on Tuesday, issuing a...
Jul 3, 20242 min read


Poll predicts record win for Labour Party at UK election
LONDON - Britain's Labour Party is set to sweep to power with a record number of seats at Thursday's national election, a forecast by...
Jul 3, 20241 min read


Explainer-UK election: What is the MRP method of modelling opinion polls?
LONDON - As Britain's election campaign enters its final stretch, the work of opinion pollsters is back in the spotlight with several...
Jul 3, 20243 min read


France's moderate voters face extreme choices in run-off vote
CREPY-EN-VALOIS, France - Denise Rollet says she faces no good options in France's run-off legislative vote in the coming days. The...
Jul 3, 20243 min read


British PM Sunak hunts for votes among the robots at dawn
LUTON, England - Badly lagging in the race to win Britain's election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak went hunting for votes among robots and...
Jul 2, 20242 min read


Conservatives' broken promises to northern England point to election wipeout
LEIGH, England - After the once-thriving coal and manufacturing town of Leigh in northern England voted for the Conservative Party for...
Jul 2, 20246 min read
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