# Elections

Last month

February 2023

New Electoral Commission formally established with Supreme Court judge as chairperson

One of the commission’s responsibilities will be reviewing Dáil Éireann and European Parliament constituencies and local electoral area boundaries.

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Feb 9th 2023, 6:00 AM

This year

2023

Voices

Larry Donnelly: How will Irish politicians cope with an increasingly angry electorate?

Our columnist says the Donohoe affair and protests of recent weeks show that the political mood here has darkened.

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Jan 28th 2023, 8:00 PM

Last year

2022

# Midterms

Biden hits campaign trail in final uphill push to salvage Democrats

Biden will end the trip in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania, alongside the still popular former president Barack Obama

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Nov 3rd 2022, 7:40 PM

# Elections

Jair Bolsonaro yet to concede defeat or challenge Brazil’s election results

The outgoing Brazilian leader has repeatedly questioned the reliability of the nation’s electronic voting system.

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Nov 1st 2022, 7:16 AM

Voices

Larry Donnelly: The economy and independents will dictate the outcome of the US midterms

Our columnist looks ahead to the contentious midterms coming up.

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Oct 29th 2022, 9:00 PM

Voices

Brian Rowan: Truss' resignation and Conservative chaos spell disaster for Northern Ireland

The former BBC correspondent says the ongoing chaos in London means Stormont is again forgotten.

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Oct 21st 2022, 2:00 PM

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Analysis: What will its first far-right leader since WWII mean for Italy?

Sofia Ammassari and Duncan McDonnell look at the shock political shift of Italy to the far-right and ask what it means for the future.

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Sep 26th 2022, 10:30 AM

# Down The Aisle

Brazil’s Lula marries at 76 ahead of presidential election in October

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was president in 2003-2010 and leads Jair Bolsonaro in the opinion polls heading into Brazil’s election in October.

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May 19th 2022, 1:51 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What does the election result mean for the future of Northern Ireland?

Listen in to be brought up to speed about the weekend’s seismic election result.

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May 12th 2022, 6:30 PM

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Brian Rowan: Sinn Féin and Alliance's success represents a political shift in Northern Ireland

The former BBC correspondent says the story of “two tribes” in the North is now being stretched out across a wider canvas.

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May 8th 2022, 12:05 PM

Voices

Opinion: The DUP in this election began to look like the lost tribe of the British Empire

Peter Flanagan says the election in Northern Ireland has shown that Loyalist and British values are no longer the same.

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May 6th 2022, 10:51 AM

# Stormont

Polling stations close across Northern Ireland in Stormont election with 54% turnout

The process will elect 90 MLAs to the devolved Stormont Assembly, with 239 candidates running.

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May 5th 2022, 10:00 PM

Voices

Brian Rowan: There's nothing dull about this election in Northern Ireland - it's hard to call

The former BBC correspondent says every party is playing it safe and steady ahead of tomorrow’s vote.

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Updated

May 4th 2022, 2:40 PM

# France

French Prime Minister says government to resign if Macron wins to create 'new impetus'

Macron is facing a close race in the run-off this Sunday against far-right veteran Marine Le Pen.

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Apr 19th 2022, 2:07 PM

# France

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen begin duel to become French president

After a first round of voting on Sunday, Macron came top with 27.85%, while far-right leader Le Pen finished second at 23.15%.

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Apr 11th 2022, 10:44 PM

# voting round two

Macron and Le Pen prepare for tense French election duel

Projections from the first round of voting show Macron scoring 28-29%, with Le Pen on 22-24%.

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Apr 11th 2022, 7:28 AM

# Elections

Orban declares victory in Hungarian elections

The right-wing PM gave a 10-minute speech to Fidesz party officials and supporters at an election night event in Budapest.

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Apr 4th 2022, 7:04 AM

# Crunch time

Macron launches bitter attack on Le Pen as lead slips in French polls

A poll yesterday showed Le Pen winning 47.5% of the vote in a second-round run-off against Macron.

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Mar 31st 2022, 9:27 PM

All time

# Elections

Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega wins new presidential term after opponents jailed

With ballots in 49% of polling stations counted, Ortega had 75% of votes.

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Nov 8th 2021, 10:51 AM

# Boycott

Low turnout as Iraqis vote for new parliament

The vote was brought forward from 2022 as a rare concession to a protest movement.

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Oct 11th 2021, 8:49 AM

# milos zeman

Czech president taken to hospital day after elections

Milos Zeman has been grappling with liver problems according to local media

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Oct 10th 2021, 12:09 PM

# Canada

Justin Trudeau’s party projected to win most seats in Canada’s election

It is expected that the incumbent will form a minority government.

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Sep 21st 2021, 7:04 AM

# Hungary

Orban party blames opposition for Hungary primaries debacle after alleged cyber attack

Voting in the primary elections to find a candidate to challenge Orban was suspended on Saturday.

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Sep 19th 2021, 11:25 AM

# Myanmar

Myanmar junta chief says new elections will be held in two years

The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February.

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Aug 1st 2021, 6:31 PM

Voices

Opinion: It’s harder for the Dublin Bay South voters to not elect a woman - and that's progress

Caitriona Gleeson of Women for Election says Ireland’s record of women entering politics is a matter of concern but this by-election is a step forward.

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Jul 9th 2021, 11:52 AM

# France

Le Pen's French far-right beaten in regional elections – exit polls

The voting was being closely scrutinised as a litmus test of whether the anti-immigration National Rally was gaining in acceptability.

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Jun 28th 2021, 7:00 AM

# Germany

German far-right party predicted to make gains in regional election

Surveys have the AfD neck-and-neck with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU.

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Jun 2nd 2021, 7:21 AM

# India

Indian prime minister’s party takes electoral hit amid Covid-19 surge

Modi stands weakened but faces no threats to staying on as the country’s leader until his term ends in 2024.

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May 3rd 2021, 7:25 AM

# Elections

'Privileged' Arteta responds to reports linking him with Barcelona job

The 38-year-old says he is ‘happy’ as Arsenal manager, amid speculation that Barca presidential candidate Joan Laporta wants him to return to the Catalan giants.

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Mar 3rd 2021, 10:48 AM

# Electoral Reform

Voting during a pandemic? Plans for social distancing at polling stations and new Electoral Commission announced

Minister Darragh O’Brien described the proposed bill as the “most significant development for our electoral system in decades”.

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Jan 8th 2021, 1:25 PM

# GRA

New president and vice-president elected to garda body during controversial conference

Members vented their frustration during the conference.

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Dec 29th 2020, 5:02 PM

# Cairo

Egypt starts voting in first stage of parliament elections

The elections will be held in two phases, with the first covering 14 provinces today and tomorrow.

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Oct 24th 2020, 12:27 PM

# Protests

Ninety protesters arrested in Hong Kong over demonstrations against delayed election

Hong Kong elections were due to have taken place today but were postponed for a year by the authorities.

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Sep 6th 2020, 4:35 PM

# Alexander Lukashenko

Belarus president brands opposition 'sheep' as protests against election result continue

Dozens were injured and thousands detained hours after Sunday’s disputed vote.

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Aug 10th 2020, 9:52 PM

# Alexander Lukashenko

Police and protesters clash amid accusations of rigged Belarus presidential vote

Opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya rejected the results of the exit poll.

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Aug 10th 2020, 7:18 AM

# China

Hong Kong postpones upcoming elections claiming coronavirus outbreak is to blame

The chief executive said Hong Kong has the support of the Chinese government in making the decision.

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Jul 31st 2020, 1:25 PM

# China

Hong Kong democracy activists disqualified from running in legislative elections

Hong Kong says only those who pledge allegiance to both local government and China can run.

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Jul 30th 2020, 10:41 AM

# Elections

Trump threatens to hold up funds for two states over postal voting

Trump has since rolled back on his threat but still claimed that widespread postal voting promotes “a lot of illegality”.

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May 21st 2020, 6:58 AM

# ge2020

Here are all the TDs we're saying goodbye to after they lost their seats

35 deputies did not get re-elected, including some high profile names.

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Feb 11th 2020, 9:00 AM

# Misinformation

YouTube says it will remove election-related videos that are 'manipulated' to mislead voters

The move comes amid growing concern about so-called “deepfake” videos altered by using artificial intelligence.

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Feb 4th 2020, 7:14 AM