Tag: presidential election
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan keeps job amid election protests
Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Saturday was declared the winner of the presidential…
Polls open in Tanzania’s election as key opponents barred
Polls have opened in Tanzania for presidential and parliamentary elections being held without the leading opposition party, as…
Oklahoma lawmakers weigh options to reduce early voting waits
As a thunderstorm rolls in, people stand in line outside the Mitch Park YMCA, which was next to…
Why deadly protests broke out
A crackdown by armed forces in Cameroon has killed at least four opposition supporters amid protests over the…
Early tallies suggest Catherine Connolly is leading candidate in Ireland’s presidential election
LONDON (AP) — Counting was underway Saturday for votes in Ireland's presidential election, with early tallies suggesting a…
Who’s standing and what’s at stake?
Ivorians will head to the polls on Saturday, October 25, to vote in the presidential election amid widespread…
DOJ prepares to send election monitors to California, New Jersey following requests from state GOPs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Department of Justice is preparing to send federal election observers to California and…
Ivorians protest ‘flawed and rigged’ system as pivotal election looms
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – In the working-class neighbourhood of Yopougon in Abidjan, at the famous Sapeurs-Pompiers crossroad, the…
Ivory Coast candidates hold final rallies ahead of Saturday’s election
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Candidates in Ivory Coast’s presidential election held their final rallies Thursday as the…
‘I’ve got as much energy as when I was 30’
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced he will seek a historic fourth term in…
Cameroon election tensions mount as opposition leader claims victory
The NewsPolitical tension is escalating across Cameroon as rival camps loyal to incumbent 92-year-old President Paul Biya and…
Nebraska group starts ballot push for winner-take-all, hand-counting votes
Eric Underwood, former chair of the Nebraska Republican Party and leader of the nonprofit Advocates For All Nebraskans,…