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Obama defends Biden amid Trump debate criticism

Former U.S. President Barack Obama defended President Joe Biden amidst criticism following his debate with Donald Trump, in a post on X on June 28.

29 June 2024, 06:54 PM

Most U.S. voters think Biden should be replaced as Democratic candidate

Sixty percent of U.S. voters say President Joe Biden should "definitely" or "probably" be replaced as the Democratic Party candidate following his performance in the June 27 debates, according to a Morning Consult poll conducted for Axios and reported on June 29.

29 June 2024, 01:45 PM

Democrats discuss Biden’s withdrawal after Trump debate

Democratic representatives are considering replacing President Joe Biden as their candidate after his “disastrous” debate performance against Republican Donald Trump, Politico reported on June 28.

28 June 2024, 02:10 PM

Mark Rutte receives unanimous support in the election of NATO Secretary General

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte secured unanimous support of NATO member states to become the next secretary general of the Alliance after Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his withdrawal from the race, Bloomberg reported on June 20.

20 June 2024, 06:59 PM

Hollande announces bid for French parliament amid political chaos and far-right threat

Former French President Francois Hollande (2012-2017) has announced that he will run in the country's early parliamentary elections, according to a post on X on June 15.

16 June 2024, 02:04 PM

Tusk’s party wins EU elections

Poland’s Koalicja Obywatelska (Civic Coalition) ruling political party, headed by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, won the European Parliament elections, Polish media outlet Onet.pl reported.

10 June 2024, 08:00 PM

Ukrainians split: half doubt Zelenskyy fulfilled pre-election pledges

Half of Ukrainians doubt President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's commitment to his pre-election pledges, believing he has either failed to fulfill them entirely or has only partially done so, according to a Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) survey reported on June 5.

5 June 2024, 03:25 PM

Hungary opposes Mark Rutte's candidacy for NATO Secretary General

The Hungarian government opposes Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s candidacy for NATO Secretary General, citing his alleged past comments about bringing Hungary “to its knees,” Foreign Affairs Minister Péter Szijjártó said on May 27, Magyarnemzet reported.

28 May 2024, 01:20 PM

Incumbent Nausėda claims decisive victory in Lithuanian Presidential election, Zelenskyy congratulated him

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda will remain president after easily winning the second round of the presidential election on May 26.

27 May 2024, 10:27 AM

Russia plots to interfere in European Parliament elections — Polish PM

Moscow plans to influence and interfere with the upcoming European Parliament elections, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on May 14.

14 May 2024, 09:02 PM

Zelenskyy's presidency legitimate until next president — Justice Ministry

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not lose his legitimacy after May 21, 2024, and his authority extends until the election of the next president, Ukraine's Justice Minister, Denys Malyuska, said in an interview with the BBC on May 10.

10 May 2024, 01:01 PM

Russia planning series of ‘hybrid’ attacks ahead of elections in Moldova

Russia is planning a "hybrid" attack on Moldova ahead of its presidential elections and a referendum on joining the European Union, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with British intelligence assessments.

30 April 2024, 05:41 PM

85% of Ukrainians consider Putin illegitimate - poll

85% of Ukrainians endorse the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s resolution urging member states to denounce Vladimir Putin’s legitimacy following the alleged fraudulent 2024 elections and cease communication with him, according to a report from the Razumkov Center on April 18.

18 April 2024, 06:35 PM

Beijing interfered in Canada's last two elections - Reuters

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) concluded that Beijing interfered in the country’s 2019 and 2021 elections, newswire Reuters reported on April 9, citing an official investigation into alleged Chinese meddling in Canadian politics.

9 April 2024, 01:52 PM

Pro-Russian party in Georgia is revoked six months before parliamentary elections

Georgia’s pro-Russian Conservative Movement / Alt-Info party had its registration cancelled, disqualifying the party from participating in this October’s parliamentary elections, Radio Liberty’s Echo of the Caucasus project reported.

9 April 2024, 09:40 AM

Poland elections: Kaczyński’s party edges ahead of Tusk’s Civic Coalition by slim margin, exit poll shows

The opposition Law and Justice Party (PiS), which has been in opposition since October 2023, led by Jarosław Kaczyński, is poised to secure 33.7% of the votes, just over 2 percentage points ahead of Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition with 31.9%, based on the exit poll results from Ipsos, RMF24 reported on April 8.

8 April 2024, 11:02 PM

Erdogan's grip loosens as opposition wins big in Türkiye's major cities

An opposition party is winning local elections in major Türkiye cities such as Ankara and Istanbul, according to preliminary data from more than half of the votes counted, Reuters reported on April 1.

1 April 2024, 01:24 PM

Three challenges Putin is likely to face — opinion

The official results of Russia’s presidential elections were exactly as the Kremlin ordered them to be, but they’re unlikely to have brought much satisfaction to incumbent President Vladimir Putin.

29 March 2024, 10:05 PM

Macron tries to battle back against far-right National Rally party ahead of EU elections

French President Emmanuel Macron is stepping up pressure on his lieutenants ahead of European elections as the far-right National Rally continues to gain momentum, Politico reported.

27 March 2024, 03:16 PM

Caught red-handed: Russian women's desperate crawl to ballot stuff for Putin – funny video

Fact checkers uncovered the identities of two Russian women caught stuffing ballot boxes in Saint Petersburg with votes for Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin.

22 March 2024, 04:45 PM

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