Politics

Nigeria's ruling party seeks dismissal of Obi's election challenge
April 12, 2023 12:36 AM AEST | By ReutersABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's ruling party has asked the Appeals Court to dismiss a petition by third-placed candidate Peter Obi who is challenging the...

Indonesia court overturns order to delay 2024 elections
April 11, 2023 05:34 PM AEST | By ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian court on Tuesday overturned a lower court's controversial order to delay the 2024 presidential and general elections...

Finland's Marin steps down as party leader
April 05, 2023 06:44 PM AEST | By ReutersHELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin is stepping down as leader of the Social Democratic party, she said on Wednesday, a...

Factbox-Key players in Turkey's election campaign
April 05, 2023 12:59 AM AEST | By ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan will put his two-decade rule on the line on May 14 when he faces opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdarogl...

Breakaway candidate could give Erdogan a lifeline in tight Turkey el...
April 05, 2023 12:51 AM AEST | By ReutersBy Orhan Coskun and Daren Butler ANKARA (Reuters) - A second-time presidential candidate who lost out to Tayyip Erdogan in a 2018 vote could push Turk...

French feminist politician under fire for Playboy front cover
April 03, 2023 09:28 PM AEST | By ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - French junior social affairs minister Marlene Schiappa is facing criticism from her own party for posing in a white dress for the co...

Kenyan opposition leader Odinga suspends anti-government protests
April 03, 2023 05:03 AM AEST | By ReutersNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Sunday he was suspending anti-government protests and was ready for talks after an a...

Two bullets fired at building of Turkish opposition party
March 31, 2023 10:45 PM AEDT | By ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - The building of a Turkish opposition party in Istanbul was hit by two bullets overnight, its leader said on Friday, in what she d...

Determined to see fair vote after earthquakes, Turks mobilise for Ma...
March 28, 2023 08:21 PM AEDT | By ReutersBy Ezgi Erkoyun, Birsen Altayli and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Sensing the best chance yet to end President Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule...

Guatemala sets lineup for presidential vote as critics slam disquali...
March 28, 2023 10:04 AM AEDT | By ReutersBy Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's presidential race kicked off on Monday, a day after the electoral authority finalized its appro...

Cuba says all 470 candidates on Sunday´s ballot elected to National...
March 28, 2023 02:34 AM AEDT | By ReutersHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Monday that voters over the weekend had elected all 470 candidates for the National Assembly, in elections in which th...

Argentina ex-President Macri says he will not be candidate in upcomi...
March 27, 2023 03:08 AM AEDT | By ReutersBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri said on Sunday that he will not be a presidential candidate in the country's Octobe...

Biden team eyes Delaware for 2024 campaign HQ - sources
March 23, 2023 05:54 AM AEDT | By ReutersBy Jeff Mason, Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's team is leaning toward basing his 2024 re-election c...

Nigeria's president-elect denies being unwell, says resting after ca...
March 23, 2023 05:49 AM AEDT | By ReutersABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinubu on Wednesday dismissed Nigerian media reports of ill health, his campaign saying he had travel...

In vote setback for Erdogan, Turkey's HDP will not field candidate
March 22, 2023 09:32 PM AEDT | By ReutersANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and its allies will not field a presidential candidate in May, its co-leader s...

Nigeria's Obi petitions court over presidential election result
March 21, 2023 09:46 PM AEDT | By ReutersABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's opposition Labour Party candidate Peter Obi has filed a court petition challenging the outcome of last month's disputed pr...

EU observers say 21 killed in Nigeria election violence
March 21, 2023 03:19 AM AEDT | By ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - European Union election observers said on Monday at least 21 people were killed during Nigeria's regional elections, which were mark...

Nepal’s Dahal set to face parliamentary confidence vote
March 20, 2023 02:45 PM AEDT | By ReutersBy Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal was set to face a vote of confidence in parliament on Monday after his...

Lagos governor re-elected in victory for Nigeria ruling party
March 20, 2023 03:02 AM AEDT | By ReutersBy MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) - The governor of Lagos easily won re-election in low turn-out local voting, figures showed on Sunday, a victory...

Montenegro votes in presidential election
March 19, 2023 07:31 PM AEDT | By ReutersPODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegrins began voting on Sunday in a presidential election that will influence the outcome of a parliamentary vote in June a...
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