Mayors
Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Lo Chih-chiang has announced his bid for party leadership, promising to recruit Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen as the party's presidential candidate in 2028. Lo, who survived a recall in July, believes that the party's defeats in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections
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During a campaign event, New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attempted to showcase his physical prowess by performing a bench press, but required assistance and was subsequently mocked by his rivals. Meanwhile, his team has been embroiled in controversy after a close adviser was suspended for allegedly handing a journalist
City councils
Madison, Alabama residents will gather at the polls tomorrow to choose the city's next mayor and a majority of the city council, with new faces expected to take office. The election will see a new mayor following the decision of current Mayor Paul Finley not to seek reelection.
City councils
As the population of Atlanta's suburbs continues to grow, the residents of these cities are voicing their concerns and electing new leaders. With a fourth term on the line, longtime Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul faces fierce competition from three challengers. In College Park, Ward 2 City Council
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The New York City mayoral election is becoming increasingly complex, with multiple candidates vying for the top spot. Former Republican leader Joe Borelli discusses the current standings of the race, highlighting the strong position of Zohran Mamdani, a socialist candidate with a promising agenda. However, Borelli believes that many of
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As Tuesday's deadline for mayoral hopefuls to qualify for the ballot draws near, at least three of the eight candidates – JoAnne Vigil Coppler, Michael Garcia, and Ron Trujillo – face a precarious challenge. Their overlapping political bases and histories on the City Council could lead to vote-splitting, a danger
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A tense mayoral debate in Alice Springs has thrown light on the qualifications and willingness of the five candidates vying to succeed outgoing Mayor Matt Paterson. The debate, moderated by ABC radio breakfast presenter Stewart Brash, put the candidates - Lisa-Marie Burgoyne, Asta Hill, Paul Cato, Eli Melky, and Michelle
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A Minneapolis Democratic Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) committee has revoked its endorsement of mayoral candidate Omar Fateh, a democratic socialist challenging incumbent Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey. The decision comes after a review of the convention's voting process, which found substantial failures, including an errant elimination of a mayoral candidate.
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The Minneapolis Democratic Party unexpectedly withdrew its endorsement of mayoral candidate State Sen. Omar Fateh, citing "substantial failures" in the party's convention process. Fateh, a 35-year-old democratic socialist, had become the first mayoral candidate in the city to receive the party's endorsement since 2009.
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Butch Matthews, a former Decatur mayor candidate, is running for mayor for the fourth time, with a renewed sense of optimism after a previous loss. Matthews, 67, has a long history of public service, serving on the City Council from 1992 to 1996 and running three times for the District
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Mohamed Bahi, a former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, pleaded guilty to soliciting straw donations for Adams' mayoral campaign in a case that was dropped by federal prosecutors after they intervened with then-President Donald Trump's administration. The plea is the latest development in a
City councils
Three sitting council members in Paterson, Luis Velez, Michael Jackson, and Alex Mendez, are facing separate criminal charges, sparking widespread criticism and concerns about the erosion of public trust. The cases against Jackson and Mendez have dragged on for over five years, while Velez's is relatively new. This
