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A by-election scheduled for August 18th in Battle River-Crowfoot has sparked a movement, with over 200 people running for office outside of traditional party affiliations. This grassroots effort, known as the "Longest Ballot Initiative," protests decades of government inaction on electoral reform. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has criticized
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Jung Cheong-rae, the newly elected leader of the Democratic Party (DP), has taken a confrontational approach by calling for "thorough punishment and condemnation" of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his allies. This stance has raised concerns about deepening partisan divides and undermining parliamentary democracy. Analysts warn that
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Republicans for their efforts to gerrymander congressional maps in Texas, arguing that it is an attempt to rig the midterm elections. On MSNBC's Ana Cabrera Reports, Jeffries characterized the move as "cowardly" and "extreme," highlighting the fact that the
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As Washington's primary elections approach, the Spokane City Council is at the center of a heated election battle, with hundreds of thousands of dollars pouring into the campaigns of conservative and liberal candidates. The conservative minority on the council is seeking to gain more power in city government,
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Peter Obi's decision on whether to align with the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC) or heed the invitation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will make or mar his ambition in the 2027 election. Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate, is at a crossroads as he
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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has expressed deep frustrations and a growing rift with her political party. Over the last few weeks, Greene has broken with her party and President Donald Trump on several matters she cares deeply about, including condemning Israel's war in Gaza, opposing Trump's
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As Uganda gears up for the 2026 general election, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has taken a significant step towards promoting democracy and transparency by conducting primaries across 72,000 villages in 519 counties. On July 17, 2025, the NRM party successfully organised its primary elections, allowing 9.2 million
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made a bold statement at a legal conclave organized by the party, alleging that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were rigged. He expressed doubts about the credibility of past election results, including the Gujarat Assembly elections, and questioned the ruling party's repeated landslide victories.
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Indiana Republicans maintained their hold on state government on Tuesday, winning the races for governor, attorney general, and U.S. Senate, as well as retaining their supermajority in the Statehouse. The hint of the red wave came at 7 p.m. when Sen. Mike Braun was declared the winner of
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The decision by US President Donald Trump to fire leading US labor market statistician Erika McEntarfer has sparked a backlash from senior Republican lawmakers, who have condemned Trump's actions as a threat to the credibility of economic statistics. The move has been met with alarm, as it has
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Kamala Harris, the defeated Democratic party's presidential nominee, has revealed she has no desire to re-enter the US politics system, describing it as "broken". In an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show, Harris discussed her decision not to run for the governorship of California,
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Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo formally received the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election, Hon. Festus Akingbaso, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Akingbaso, a lawmaker representing the Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency, had announced his defection to the APC on the
