Sean Gallagher and Joan Freeman secure presidential nominations
Businessman Sean Gallagher and Senator Joan Freeman have secured nominations to challenge in Ireland’s presidential election.
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Sweden faces weeks of uncertainty after knife-edge election result
Sweden has woken up to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after the country’s two rival blocs failed to secure a clear governing majority in the general election.
Sweden’s ruling party hits election low as far-right grows
Voters handed Sweden’s ruling party its worst-ever election result and delivered a parallel lift to a far-right party with white supremacist roots, preliminary results showed.
Date for Irish presidential election confirmed
Ireland’s presidential election is to be held on October 26, it has been confirmed.
Malians vote in presidential runoff amid attacks and threats
Malians have voted in a runoff presidential election to determine if incumbent Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will remain in office in the sprawling West African nation threatened by rising extremist violence.
North-east householders reminded to respond to electoral registration forms
Householders in the north-east have responded well to calls urging them to fill in canvass information online.
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins first post-Mugabe election
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Monday’s election as the ruling party maintained control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe.
Imran Khan vows to govern Pakistan ‘as it has never before been run’
Former cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory in Pakistan’s parliamentary election and vowed to run the country “as it has never before been run” by fighting corruption, seeking regional cooperation and forging a new relationship with the US that was not “one-sided”.
Former cricketer Imran Khan declares victory in Pakistan elections
Cricket star turned politician Imran Khan has declared victory for his party in Pakistan’s elections.
Former cricketer Imran Khan leads in slow count after Pakistan election
Votes are being counted in Pakistan following an election marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence.
Bomber kills dozens as Pakistan votes for new parliament
Pakistanis have voted for a new government that will face challenges of a crumbling economy and ongoing bloodshed by militants, whose latest attack saw a suicide bomber kill 31 people outside a polling station.
Deadly suicide blast casts shadow over Pakistan elections
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed at least 31 people outside a busy polling station in the Pakistani city of Quetta, casting a dark shadow on a historic day as people cast their votes in national elections.
North-east residents urged to fill in their electoral form online
Residents in the north-east are being urged to carefully fill in electoral forms being sent out this week.
Mexicans set to vote in country’s largest ever election
Mexicans are heading to the ballot box in a potentially transformative election that could put in power a firebrand vowing to end business as usual in a country weary of spiralling violence, unchecked corruption and scandal-plagued politicians.
Facebook planning to tackle fake news and prevent foreign influence ahead of US midterm elections
Facebook says it is making progress weeding out fake accounts and fake news on its service.
MPs air concerns over Cambridge Analytica disclosures
Politicians from across the House of Commons have been airing their concerns over the use of Facebook data by the company Cambridge Analytica, which has boasted about using personal information to target voters during elections.
Could Buttons be cat’s whiskers as Aberdeen university rector?
Vote for cats not bureaucrats.
Study shows potential Democrat voters are more likely to switch allegiance if it rains
Voters may be more likely to switch their vote from Democrat to Republican if it rains, research has shown.
Election suspended after campaign ‘irregularities’
A University rector election has been thrown into doubt over a complaint of irregularities in the campaigning process.
Twitter bans Russia Today and Sputnik adverts from its platform
Twitter has banned Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik from advertising on the social media platform.
Kenyans vote to choose next president amid fears of violence
Kenyans are voting in an election that pits President Uhuru Kenyatta against challenger Raila Odinga amid fears the east African economic hub’s poll battle could spark deadly ethnic violence.
Postal votes on the rise ahead of North-east by-election
More than 1,830 postal votes will be issued on Friday for the forthcoming Moray Council by-election, representing an increase of 3.2% over council elections in May.
Four candidates set to fight local authority by-election next month
Four candidates will contest next month's by-election after a councillor stood down less than a week into being elected.
Has Theresa May’s snap election gamble backfired?
Theresa May's gamble of calling a snap election looks to have backfired spectacularly, according to an exit poll which indicates she could lose her Commons majority.
What is it like to lose your seat as an MP?
No matter what the result is of the General Election, for some MPs it will be the end of the line as they lose their jobs in a very public manner.
Labour’s Lyn Brown to step in as ‘unwell’ Diane Abbott takes break from campaign
Jeremy Corbyn has announced that Lyn Brown will stand in for Diane Abbott as shadow home secretary for the period of her ill health.
Call for polling stations to be more accessible to disabled and elderly
A local authority has been urged to improve access to polling stations following complaints that disabled and some elderly people were unable to vote during recent elections.
Ruth Davidson: Labour party hanging Aberdeen voters out to dry
A lot has been said in the last 48 hours or so about the Aberdeen City Council coalition deal agreed by the Scottish Conservatives, Labour and the Independent Alliance.
Labour leader Kezia Dugdale slams councillors for doing deal with Tories as SNP left frustrated in chamber
Scottish Labour's leader has told Aberdeen councillors suspended from her party that their job is to "defend public services" and not "about positions or gold medals around the necks".
Aberdeen Labour’s Jenny Laing named council leader, Barney Crockett Lord Provost
Former council leader Barney Crockett has been appointed Lord Provost of Aberdeen and Jenny Laing has been named Aberdeen's Council leader.