Tag: presidential election

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…

Bolivia right-wing presidential hopeful vows ‘radical change’

One of the front-runners in Bolivia's upcoming presidential election, right-winger Jorge Quiroga, told AFP on Friday the country…

Cameroon’s constitutional council bars main opposition candidate from presidential race

FILE - Cameroon Justice minister Maurice Kamto prepares to sign documents transferring the authority Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon…

Justice Department demand for state voter lists underscores their importance

A voter leaves a polling place after casting a ballot in the state's primary election on March 5,…