Source link Their attitude has become more aggressive since a liberal candidate failed to register for the presidential vote, a diplomat said The activities of certain Russian citizens living in other countries have become a “serious problem” for the Moscow as they try to carry out provocations ahead of the presidential election, a senior Russian […]
Source link Thousands of farmers are ready to march on the capital, raising an old demand, a guaranteed minimum price for crops At 8am at the Shambhu border, a crossing between the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, Daya Singh, 35, fixed his blue headgear and prepared for a day-long sit-in to join hundreds […]
Source link The authority that rules on voting appeals has deemed the West African nation’s decision “unconstitutional” Senegal’s Constitutional Council has canceled a law that pushed back the West African nation’s presidential elections and triggered deadly clashes between protesters and police. The top electoral authority declared on Thursday that the order by President Macky Sall, […]
Source link The move to postpone a presidential vote by ten months has heightened tensions in the country Senegalese authorities must reverse their decision to delay the country’s presidential election by ten months, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded on Tuesday. The parliamentary-approved postponement has sparked outrage in the former French colony, […]
Source link By Kirill Babaev, PhD, director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor of the Financial University, and deputy chairman of the Presidium of the National Committee for BRICS Research. In 2023, the volume of trade between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait was $268 […]
Source link The move by Senegalese MPs extends the tenure of President Macky Sall, which was due to end on April 2 Senegalese lawmakers have voted to postpone the West African nation’s presidential election until mid-December, despite opposition to the decision. The election was originally scheduled for February 25. The parliamentary approval on Monday followed […]
Source link Violent protests have erupted in Senegal after incumbent leader Macky Sall postponed the February 25 vote to an unknown date The African Union (AU) has called on Senegalese authorities to hold a presidential election as soon as possible, citing concerns about unrest in the country following the postponement of a vote originally scheduled […]
Source link Senior US officials have reportedly pressed Beijing on alleged election meddling multiple times in recent months US President Joe Biden asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, not to “interfere in the 2024 US presidential election” when the two met in November, CNN reported on Tuesday. Xi reportedly told Biden that Beijing would keep […]
Source link Charles Michel’s change of mind comes days ahead of a meeting between EU leaders on signing off on additional Ukraine aid European Council president Charles Michel has abandoned plans to contest a seat in the upcoming European Parliament elections in June. This comes amid suggestions that doing so could have led Hungary’s prime […]
Source link New Delhi is being probed by Ottawa over allegations of meddling in the 2019 and 2021 votes Ottawa is investigating India as part of a probe into suspected “foreign interference” in the 2019 and 2021 national elections. The development comes against the backdrop of a diplomatic row between the two countries after Prime […]
Source link The primary further solidified Trump’s place as the clear Republican frontrunner Former President Donald Trump has won a commanding victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary, scoring an easy win over his only remaining rival for the GOP nomination, Nikki Haley. AP called the race for Trump at 8pm Tuesday night, with the […]
Source link The ex-president received more votes than the next two candidates combined in the Iowa caucus Former President Donald Trump won a landslide victory in the first Republican primary of the 2024 presidential race, taking home three times more delegates than his closest opponent and over 50% of the popular vote. With more than […]
Source link Beijing has repeatedly branded Lai Ching-te a separatist and had warned voters against supporting him A long-time vocal advocate of independence, Taiwan’s vice president Lai Ching-te, a key figure in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has won the country’s presidential elections and takes office in May. Beijing has branded him a “troublemaker.” […]
Source link Vice President Lai Ching-te is to become the self-governing island’s new leader following Saturday’s election Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been elected as the self-governing island’s new leader following Saturday’s presidential election. Lai, who entered the election as Taiwan’s vice president, claimed victory after the candidate representing the […]
Source link Geert Wilders had initially proposed targeting Islamic places of worship and holy books in 2018 Dutch leader Geert Wilders has abandoned three controversial anti-Islamic legislative proposals that critics have deemed unconstitutional, as his Party for Freedom (PVV) continued negotiations to form a governing coalition, the PVV announced in a statement on Monday. One […]