Sunday 29 May, 2022
Votes are still being counted to determine whether Anthony Albanese will control a majority in Parliament.
Scott Morrison’s conservative government is seeking a rare fourth term in office.
The son of the late dictator has secured over 56% of the vote and more than double the tally of his nearest rival, liberal Leni Robredo.
The result represents a reversal of the 1986 “People Power” pro-democracy revolt that ousted his father.
It marks the first time a French leader is serving a second term in 20 years.
Pearse Doherty said there should be a general election instead of the Taoiseach rotation due to take place later this year.
Despite Macron’s pledge to limit the appeal of extremist parties, Le Pen is within touching distance of the Élysée, writes Dr Maura Stewart.
“It will take more than a story to solve the Protocol issue,” Jim Allister told an election rally.
Macron was deemed the winner of the 2.5 hour debate in an opinion poll.
Projections show that Macron leads far-right leader Le Pen in the first round of France’s elections by a larger than expected margin.
French voters will soon decide who will be president for the next five years.
The election campaign has been dominated by Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
Macron has long been favourite for the two-round election on 10 and 24 April.
His victory margin was razor-thin: Yoon had 48.56% of the vote against rival Lee Jae-myung’s 47.83%
The country is preparing to deploy €45 billion of EU aid to help spur the economy after the Covid pandemic.
Gabriel Boric will become Chile’s youngest modern president when he takes office.
Portugal’s head of state made the announcement in a televised address to the nation.
The election is seen as the first major test of Joe Biden’s political brand.
The elections, due to be held next year, were brought forward following a popular uprising in Baghdad and southern provinces.
Of the 63 seats in the Althing parliament, 30 were won by women, or 47.6 percent, following the recount.
Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir faces an up hill battle to continue in Government.
His allies denounced the move as an “act of political censorship”.
A lot has changed since February 2020.
Results are expected after the last polls close at 8pm.
The by-election will fill the seat vacated by former minister Eoghan Murphy.
In the last multi-candidate poll in 2014, Bashar al-Assad took 88% of the vote.
The party’s leader in the capital has opposed hospitality closures during Covid-19.
Netanyahu denies wrongdoing in the case.
Netanyahu described yesterday’s projected results as a “huge win for the right” and his Likud party.
It was the fourth consecutive poll win for his conservative party and he will now move to form a new coalition.
Larry Donnelly analyses the new US President’s first few weeks in action.
Conte will remain as a caretaker Prime Minister and will try to form a new government.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was reelected yesterday, amid a turnout higher than expected.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is regarded as the clear front-runner among seven candidates.
Politician and former musician Bobi Wine lost Uganda’s presidential election but his party won at least 56 seats.
Palestine intends to hold elections in May and July.
Mitch McConnell said “the Electoral College has spoken”.
The PNL party came in second in its election, with 25.5% of the vote compared to 30% for the Social Democrats Party.
Trump yesterday broke his silence after a week without on-camera comments.
