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Centre-left opposition bloc leads in Swedish vote, poll shows
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (496+ words) STOCKHOLM: Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson has told supporters that the opposition coalition is leading the polls, and if the results stand, “Sweden will get a new government”. Voting in Sweden’s election ended at 18:00 GMT on Sunday, and…...
Three shot dead, 15 wounded ahead of polls in Philippine Muslim enclave
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (289+ words) COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Three people were killed and 15 others wounded as gunfire erupted hours before polls were to open Monday in a semi-autonomous Muslim region of the Philippines set to choose its first elected parliament. The vote is the culmination…...
Caught in loop of endless political cycle
13+ hour, 33+ min ago (472+ words) PAKISTAN has become remarkably good at surviving political crises and remarkably bad at ending them. Governments change, leaders are removed, PAKISTAN has become remarkably good at surviving political crises and remarkably bad at ending them Governments change, leaders are removed,…...
Sweden votes in election thriller, far right eyes govt role
1+ day, 23+ min ago (661+ words) STOCKHOLM (AFP): Sweden began voting Sunday in a general election after a tight race that will see either the far-right enter government for the first time or the left-wing opposition reclaim power. Opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats…...
Myanmar says UN envoy illegitimate ahead of credentials decision
1+ day, 23+ min ago (410+ words) YANGON (AFP): Myanmar’s military-backed government said Sunday their UN ambassador — loyal to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi — is occupying the office illegitimately, as the organisation prepares to weigh his replacement. Myanmar has been embroiled in civil war since a…...
Gunmen kidnap six imams in northern Nigeria
1+ day, 23+ min ago (237+ words) LAGOS (AFP): Armed fighters have kidnapped six imams in a northern Nigerian state which has fallen prey to gangs demanding ransoms for release, police said on Sunday. Kidnappings have become a serious source of revenue for Nigeria’s many armed groups,…...
9/11 at 25: How the ‘War on Terror’ helped mainstream Europe’s far right
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (258+ words) The ‘War on Terror’ gave far-right Islamophobia legitimacy, reach and electoral force. Before September 11, far right parties in Europe had been largely marginalised within the continent’s multi-party systems. Even where some won significant electoral support, many remained politically stigmatised or…...
Top Palestinian official says elections won’t be held on time
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (365+ words) RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP): A top Palestinian official on Thursday said legislative elections due to be held in late November won’t take place on time, calling for presidential elections first instead. “There will be no elections… We will proceed to…...
Trump offers US$5,000 to every American if Republicans win midterm elections
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (880+ words) DALLAS (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Sep 9) that he would pay every American adult a US$5,000 “Trump dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress in November’s midterm election, a striking attempt to persuade voters to back his…...
US Supreme Court rejects Missouri bid to reactivate GOP-backed voting map
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (572+ words) The United States Supreme Court has declined to reinstate a Republican-backed congressional map in Missouri, leaving in place an older map for November’s midterm elections. On Tuesday, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who handles emergency matters from Missouri, rejected the state’s request…...