French investigators on Thursday questioned former prime minister Édouard Philippe, a candidate in next year's presidential election, in a case of alleged embezzlement of public funds. His lawyer welcomed the move, noting that magistrates had chosen not to place the ex-PM under formal investigat...
Next month’s poll no longer the contest it was, as Pedro Sánchez finds himself forced to defend government’s safety record One of the most dependable cliches of contemporary Spanish politics is that it never pays to bet against Pedro Sánchez . Time and time again – as leader of the Spanish Socia...
Ryan Dinnage – who accompanied Reform UK leader on walkabouts before local elections – was later jailed, raising questions about vetting failure One of Nigel Farage’s security team who accompanied him on the local election campaign trail this year was facing a rape charge and was later jailed for...
"I am not interested in tricking voters," Democratic Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola said, after operatives were accused of recruiting a person with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Elections are never enough by themselves, but the stunning results from Serbia, Brazil and Hungary have given us hope in dark times It is undoubtedly too early to declare victory, but the recent electoral defeats of Viktor Orbán , Aleksandar Vučić and Flávio Bolsonaro make me wonder: is 2026 turn...
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