Voting

France on Saturday prepared for its most consequential legislative election of recent times, with residents of overseas territories opening voting for a poll expected to give the far right its biggest ever presence in parliament. A…
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United Arab Emirates: Iran held a runoff presidential election on Friday that pitted a hard-line former nuclear negotiator against a reformist lawmaker. Both men had struggled to convince a skeptical public to cast ballots in the first…
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Efforts by France’s far right to cultivate an image of respectability before legislative elections have been hurt by a number of racist and other extremist incidents involving its candidates. National Rally (RN) heavyweights Marine Le…
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Norway’s $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund said on Saturday it will vote against ratifying Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, which is up for a shareholder vote next week, after a Delaware judge invalidated it earlier this…
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Iranians voted on Friday in a runoff election for the remaining seats in the country’s parliament after hard-line politicians dominated March balloting. People in 22 constituencies across the country will elect 45 representatives from a…
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Palestinian militant group Hamas condemned on Friday the US veto that ended a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. “Hamas condemns the American veto at the Security Council of the draft resolution granting…
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The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a Palestinian request for full UN membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel ally the United States is expected to block because it would effectively recognize a…
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Opposition lawmakers maintained a majority in Kuwait’s parliament, results showed Friday. Opposition candidates won 29 seats in the 50-member assembly, according to results carried by KUNA news agency, matching the outcome of last year’s…
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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has praised French lawmakers for approving a resolution condemning a deadly 1961 police crackdown on peaceful Algerian protesters as a “positive gesture.” Speaking on national television Saturday…
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Kuwait called on Saturday for voters to elect members of the national assembly on April 4, Kuwait News Agency said. On Wednesday, government spokesman Amer Al-Ajmi said the Kuwaiti Cabinet had approved a draft emiri decree inviting…
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