Labour’s candidate for the East Midlands Mayoralty is under mounting pressure today after she was referred to her employer for potentially breaching NHS rules during the election. Claire Ward supposedly abused her position as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Kings
North Macedonia will head to a presidential runoff after no candidate secured enough votes to win outright in Wednesday’s first round of balloting held as the country seeks to enter into the European Union. The second round of voting on May 8
Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Wednesday he is committed to carrying out a transition that will allow exiled people to return to the country and political prisoners to be freed. Gonzalez was named on Friday by the Unitary Platform opposition
A Labour candidate has been suspended just four days after the party’s Chief Whip joined him to campaign ahead of the local elections. Sir Alan Campbell joined candidate Abdur Razaq on the doorstep in North Tyneside on Friday, pictured beaming in the
Greece names a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s governing conservative party added a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority to its list of candidates for the upcoming European Parliament election, adding to the already existing tension between the two countries. Fredi Beleris was elected
Gisela Gaytan, a Mexican mayoral candidate, was fatally shot on Monday during her campaign event. Gaytan had requested security, but no response was received, prompting an inquiry into the lack of protection. Data shows a 236 percent increase in political electoral violence
Former Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba conceded the presidential election to opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye. Faye, backed by popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has pledged to combat corruption and foreign interference. The election followed months of uncertainty after President Macky
A Reform UK candidate was sacked after claiming Scotland is “like a turd that won’t flush”. Benjamin ‘Beau’ Dade was binned after also suggesting “smack and Irn Bru” were the country’s main exports. Dade was due to stand for Richard Tice’s party
The Conservatives faced another blow this afternoon after Reform UK revealed another defection following Lee Anderson’s announcement earlier this month. The party has announced that Dan Barker, the Tories own candidate for Manchester Mayor, has switched parties with just weeks before Mancunians
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s top prosecutor announced arrest warrants Wednesday for the presidential campaign manager of opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado and eight other staffers, accusing them in a violent anti-government conspiracy. Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a nationally