Tag: presidential election
Malawi counts votes after presidential election amid economic crisis
Counting is under way in Malawi after a presidential election that comes as the southeast African nation faces…
Voting underway in Malawi elections as southern African nation is gripped by economic turmoil
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Voting was underway Tuesday in elections in Malawi to choose a president, lawmakers and…
Opposition candidate Mpina cleared to contest Tanzania presidential election
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) -Tanzania's national electoral commission on Saturday accepted the nomination papers of Luhaga Mpina, a…
Japan’s Farm Minister Koizumi intends to run in LDP presidential race, Sankei reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Farm Minister Shinjiro Koizumi intends to run in the next Liberal Democratic Party presidential election,…
Factbox-Main candidates in Malawi’s presidential election
BLANTYRE (Reuters) -Malawi holds a presidential election on September 16, when voters will also cast ballots for members…
Bolsonaro supporters rally in Brazil as coup trial nears verdict
By Luciana MagalhaesBRASILIA (Reuters) -Thousands of supporters of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro staged protests across several…
What to know about Bolivia’s election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political landscape
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — One candidate is Rodrigo Paz, a conservative centrist senator and son of a…
Bolivia rejects dominant left-wing leadership in first round of state elections
A centrist and a center-right candidate made it through the first round of Bolivia’s presidential election, which was…
Blocked from Bolivia’s election, ex-leader Morales not sure how to respond to threats of arrest
LAUCA Ñ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's charismatic, long-serving ex-President Evo Morales told The Associated Press on Saturday that…
Ivorians protest against exclusion of opposition leaders from election
Thousands took to the streets of Côte d’Ivoire’s biggest city on Saturday to protest the exclusion of four…
Colombia presidential hopeful dies after June rally shooting
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot at a campaign rally, his family…
Analysis-Investors betting voters in Bolivia will make a turn to the right
By Johann M Cherian and Rodrigo Campos(Reuters) -Bolivia's international bonds have rallied ahead of a fiercely contested presidential…