Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week’s presidential election, according to provisional results released Thursday. The results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra. The national agency that manages Chad’s election released results
Voters in North Macedonia were casting ballots on Wednesday in a parliamentary election and a presidential runoff dominated by issues including the country’s path toward European Union membership, corruption and the economy. The first round of the election for president, a largely
Togo’s president has signed a new constitution, eliminating presidential elections and allowing parliament to choose the president. President Faure Gnassingbe’s ruling party won a majority of parliament seats in recent elections. The new constitution increases presidential terms to six years, but Gnassingbe’s
Voters in Chad participated in a presidential election on Monday, set to end three years of military rule under interim president Mahamat Deby Itno. Deby Itno took power after his father’s death in 2021 and extended the transition period, sparking protests. Chad,
Candidates to be the next European Commission president clashed over EU defence policy during a live debate tonight. Danish MEP Anders Vistisen, for the far-right Identity and Democracy Party, claimed the issue is being used to push for more European integration. Speaking
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
South Korea’s prime minister and senior presidential officials have offered to resign en masse following Wednesday’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and all senior presidential advisers to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol submitted their resignations, according to Yoon’s office, after Wednesday’s
As many Americans worry about Russia potentially spreading disinformation and interfering in the 2024 presidential election, one political expert has said that any Russian interference “would be to the benefit of Joe Biden” and not Donald Trump. Former US officials and cyber
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