New Zealand PM Ardern postpones general election to October 17
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday postponed the general election by four weeks
Tanzania opposition names presidential candidate who survived shooting
A politician who survived being shot 16 times in an apparent assassination attempt will challenge
Trump floats election delay, congressional Republicans reject idea
President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the Nov. 3 U.S. elections, an idea
ANC’s political power is meaningless without economic freedom: Malema
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says democracy and political power in the hands
US election officials warn of November chaos due to budget crunch
A Michigan town wants machines to speed up counting of absentee ballots.
AOC, Democrats fight to expand influence with Tuesday primaries
New York state holds primary elections on Tuesday to determine the fate of progressive
Ivory Coast former-President Bedie says he will run in 2020 election
Ivory Coast’s octogenarian former President Henri Konan Bedie will run for office again in
Task team set up to investigate killing of political figures in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Community Safety and Liaison Bheki Ntuli has set up a task team to investigate
Burundi police detains more than 200 opposition election observers
Burundian police detained more than 200 opposition electoral observers during this week’s election,
Malawi court upholds ruling annulling Mutharika’s election win
Malawi’s Supreme Court on Friday in a unanimous decision upheld an earlier court ruling thatannulled
Ethiopia’s Tigray region eyes election in challenge to national unity
Ethiopia’s Tigray region plans to hold elections, its main party said, setting it on a collision
Ethiopia passes law imposing jail terms for internet posts that stir unrest
Ethiopia’s parliament passed a law on Thursday imposing jail terms for people whose internet posts
Ethiopia’s electoral board sets tentative August date for elections
Ethiopia’s electoral board said on Wednesday it expects to hold national elections on August 16,
Bolivia’s electoral court sets election rerun for May 3
A rerun of Bolivia’s election has been set for Sunday May 3, the president of the country’s Supreme
White House hopeful Bernie Sanders raises $34.5 million in fourth quarter
Bernie Sanders raised more than $34.5 million in the last quarter of 2019, his presidential campaign
Former Guinea Bissau PM Embalo wins presidential election
Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister and ex-army general Umaro Cissoko Embalo won Sunday’s
Nigeria’s 2019 marked countries 6th election
2019 marked Nigeria’s 6th election in 20 years since Africa’s biggest democracy returned to civilian
Guinea-Bissau tallies votes from run-off to choose new president
Guinea-Bissau began counting ballots on Sunday after a calm day of voting in a run-off presidential
South Africa’s political sphere, 10 years later
The end of 2019 also marks the end of a decade and it has been a busy one for South African
Algerian protesters rally as vote goes ahead
Thousands of people took to the streets in Algiers and other cities on Thursday chanting “No vote!