Election

Palestinian president postpones elections to September 2027

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday issued a decree setting legislative and presidential elections for September 11, 2027, scrapping the previous schedule after the PLO Executive Committee and Palestinian factions determined that Israeli measures pose insurmountable obstacles to holding the vote on the originally planned November 2026 date.

10 October 2026

Labour holds London seat as Green Party leader vows to stay on

Sagal Abdi-Wali secured victory in the Holborn and St. Pancras by-election with 45% of the vote, retaining for the Labour Party a seat previously held by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, while Green Party leader Zack Polanski finished second and immediately pledged to remain at the helm despite failing to overturn the constituency's long-standing red majority.

09 October 2026

UK Greens concede defeat in Holborn and St Pancras by-election

Britain's Green Party conceded defeat in Thursday's by-election for the Holborn and St Pancras constituency, acknowledging that party leader Zack Polanski will not secure a parliamentary seat while hailing its second-place finish as proof of growing political influence in the traditionally safe Labour stronghold.

09 October 2026

Bosnia incumbents lead Bosniak, Serb races, HDZ ahead for Croat seat

Preliminary results from approximately 80 percent of polling stations show incumbents Denis Becirovic and Zeljka Cvijanovic leading the races for the Bosniak and Serb seats on Bosnia's three-member Presidency, while HDZ candidate Darijana Filipovic appears poised to capture the Croat seat from current officeholder Zeljko Komsic.

04 October 2026

Latvians vote to elect new 100-member parliament

Latvian citizens on Saturday are casting ballots to elect 100 members of the Saeima parliament for four-year terms through a party-list proportional representation system, with election authorities reporting that voter turnout had reached 25 percent by mid-morning as polling stations opened across the Baltic state.

03 October 2026

French far right wins 15 Senate seats, forms first-ever group

The far-right National Rally and its ally UDR secured 15 seats in Sunday's Senate elections, crossing the threshold to form an official group in the upper house for the first time as the alliance consolidates gains seven months ahead of France's presidential contest, according to French media reports.

28 September 2026

Kyrgyz parliament sets presidential election for Jan. 27, 2027

Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted Thursday to schedule the country's presidential election for January 27, 2027, with Speaker Marlen Mamataliev saying the move is intended to encourage active voter participation and ensure state stability during the campaign period.

24 September 2026

Morocco opens polls for legislative elections

Polling stations opened across Morocco on Wednesday morning as 15.8 million registered voters began casting ballots to elect 395 members of the House of Representatives, with officials saying turnout will prove crucial amid sustained public debate over employment conditions, economic policy and youth political participation.

23 September 2026

United Russia set for constitutional majority in Duma vote

Preliminary results released on Monday showed Russia's ruling United Russia party secured 57.83% of votes with 93% of ballots processed, putting it on track to retain a constitutional majority in the 450-seat State Duma as voter turnout climbed to nearly 57%.

21 September 2026

World

Russia's Central Election Commission reports 57% turnout in State Duma vote

Russia's Central Election Commission announced on Sunday that voter turnout had approached 57% in the three-day State Duma election, surpassing the 2021 participation rate, as officials reported repelling massive cyberattacks and drone strikes they said were designed to interfere with the parliamentary vote.

20 September 2026

Turkish-origin Eralp leads Left Party to historic Berlin win

Elif Eralp declares voter mandate to form government after Germany's Left Party surged to 25.3% in Berlin's state election, more than doubling its 2023 support and positioning the Turkish-origin candidate to become the capital's first governing mayor from a migrant background.

20 September 2026

Israeli Democrats seek to bar Ben-Gvir's party from election

The Israeli opposition Democrats party has petitioned the Central Elections Committee to disqualify the Jewish Power party led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from the upcoming general election, accusing it of incitement to racism and undermining democratic institutions.

15 September 2026

German far-right AfD hits 30% in poll, leads Merz bloc by 10 points

The Alternative for Germany has surged to 30% support in a nationwide survey for the first time, establishing a double-digit lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc as the chancellor faces mounting pressure ahead of key state elections this weekend.

15 September 2026

Netanyahu's Likud suffers 'historic collapse' in pre-election poll

The survey by Maariv newspaper shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party dropping to 19 seats, marking its weakest showing since May 2025 and representing a decline from earlier in the week as the Oct. 27 general election approaches.

11 September 2026

AfD secured a record 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt's state election but fell short of an outright majority

The Alternative for Germany secured a record 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt's state election but fell short of an outright majority as mainstream parties maintained their refusal to form coalitions with the far-right group.

07 September 2026

AfD claims 'historic' victory in Saxony-Anhalt vote

Leaders of Germany's far-right AfD on Sunday hailed their party's projected victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election as a clear mandate to govern, warning that Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU would face electoral decline if it maintained its firewall against cooperation with the nationalist party.

06 September 2026

Iceland holds referendum on resuming EU accession talks

Nearly 400,000 Icelanders are voting in a referendum on whether to resume European Union accession negotiations, a vote that would authorize Reykjavik to restart talks suspended since 2013 but does not constitute a decision on membership itself, with preliminary results expected late Saturday.

29 August 2026

Zambia's Hichilema wins second term as president

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema secured a second term in office with more than 2.9 million votes, the Electoral Commission announced early Tuesday, defeating his main challenger who won 1.8 million votes in last Thursday's presidential election to retain the presidency by a wide margin.

18 August 2026

Over 42% turnout in Malaysia's Johor election by midday

Voter turnout exceeded 42% in Malaysia's Johor state election by early afternoon on Saturday, with state-run Bernama news agency reporting approximately 1.13 million ballots cast in the regional contest testing support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling Madani coalition.

11 July 2026

America

Keiko Fujimori claims Peru presidency after razor-thin victory

Keiko Fujimori secured Peru's presidency by a margin of 49,641 votes following the completion of ballot counting, becoming the first woman elected to lead the Andean nation and capping a political comeback after three previous defeats, more than 500 days in pretrial detention, and a campaign plagued by the shadow of her father's imprisonment.

30 June 2026

Colombia closes polls in high-stakes presidential runoff

Voting stations closed across Colombia as more than 41 million voters cast ballots to choose between populist Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Ivan Cepeda in the presidential runoff.

22 June 2026

South Korean police raid election commission over ballot shortages

South Korean police raided the National Election Commission and several local offices on Thursday to secure evidence regarding ballot shortages that disrupted voting at 26 polling stations during last week's local elections, as former chairman Rho Tae-ak was named a suspect and President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell sharply.

11 June 2026

Anti-Israel parties, far-right gain in Greek Cypriot elections

AKEL and the Direct Democracy Cyprus Party made gains in Sunday's parliamentary polls on an anti-Israel platform, while the far-right ELAM doubled its seats to eight, leaving President Nikos Christodoulides facing a reshaped landscape after his allies failed to clear the electoral threshold.

26 May 2026

Keiko Fujimori leads Peru vote, to face Sanchez in June runoff

Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes confirmed Friday that Keiko Fujimori secured the lead in the first-round presidential vote and will face Roberto Sanchez in a June 7 runoff, concluding a delayed count marked by irregularities and fraud allegations.

16 May 2026

Türkiye

Former TRNC PM: Cyprus issue inconceivable without Türkiye

In an exclusive interview, former TRNC Prime Minister Hakkı Atun declared that resolving the Cyprus issue is impossible without Türkiye's central role. With presidential elections approaching, Atun emphasized that Türkiye's military presence alone maintains ceasefire stability and protects Turkish Cypriots, while warning against Israel's growing ambitions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

19 October 2025

Voters head to polling stations for local elections in England, Wales

Elections are taking place in 107 local authorities across England as voters will choose 10 metro mayors and London Assembly members

02 May 2024

Polling begins in first phase of India's marathon general elections

Voters to cast ballots in 102 parliamentary constituencies in 21 states, with 166.3 million people eligible to vote

19 April 2024

Serbia to hold Belgrade, local elections in June

Serbia needs as much internal stability as possible, says Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic

18 April 2024

Croatia's ruling Democratic Union wins general elections

Ruling central-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party wins 60 seats, opposition coalition led by Social Democrats win 42, right-wing Homeland Movement wins 14 seats in 151-seat parliament

18 April 2024

Croatia to hold general elections Wednesday

More than 2,300 candidates competing for 151-seat National Assembly

16 April 2024

Africa

Vote counting starts in Senegal's presidential election

Amadou Ba of ruling coalition and opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye have expressed confidence in winning poll

25 March 2024

Middle East

Vote count in Iran election continues as many seats go to runoff

Candidates were vying for 290 seats in parliament, 88-member clerical body

04 March 2024

Middle East

Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government's parliamentary elections to be held in June

Vote originally due in October 2022 delayed several times

04 March 2024

Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan's new PM for second term

Sharif gets 201 votes in 336-member parliament defeating Omar Ayub Khan of jailed ex-Premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

03 March 2024

Middle East

Conservatives set to sweep Iran's parliament, clerical body polls amid low turnout

Iranians voted on Friday for new parliament and Assembly of Experts

03 March 2024

Azerbaijan's constitutional court declares Ilham Aliyev president

Ilham Aliyev re-elected for 5th term after winning 92% of votes in snap polls last week

13 February 2024

Türkiye

Early voting underway ahead of general election in New Zealand

3.8M voters to elect lawmakers for 120-seat parliament, 72 of which to be elected directly and 48 of which to be allocated based on political party vote proportions

03 October 2023

Türkiye

Libya parliament approves election laws

Election laws drawn up by 6+6 Joint Committee

02 October 2023