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The polling booths have barely been packed down after the US midterms, but Washington is already looking ahead to the presidential election.

Polls show Jean-Luc Mélenchon could reach the French presidential election's second round next year.

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's chief secretary for politica...

INEC says it has addressed challenges that undermined the 2023 presidential election and is improving processes ahead of the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2023-presidential-poll-failure-wont-recur-inec/

A Federal High Court ruling has nullified the ADC leadership that produced Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate, threatening his 2027 bid. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-court-ruling-rattles-adc-threatens-atikus-presidential-bid/

The Democratic Leadership Alliance presidential candidate, Moses Adebisi, says he will contest in 2027 despite a party crisis over leadership and funds. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-dla-presidential-candidate-vows-to-contest-despite-party-crisis/

<p>With the US midterms over, <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2042055/democratic-takeover-of-us-congress-what-happens-next">Democrats</a> are turning to what could become one of their most crowded and unpredictable presidential primaries in decades, a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2042297/race-for-2028-heats-up-after-us-midterms-firestorm">2028 conte

Japan Football Association honorary president, Kozo Tashima, has announced his intention to contest the FIFA presidential election, challenging Gianni Infa Read More: https://punchng.com/japans-tashima-joins-fifa-presidential-race/

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has ordered security agencies to probe the disruption of the APC presidential campaign rally in Lafia. Read More: https://punchng.com/nasarawa-gov-orders-probe-into-apc-presidential-rally-disruption/

The 2028 presidential contest is likely to expose the Democrats' divide over how to win back the White House.

The republicans and Democrats positioning themselves for a run at the Oval Office in 2028

Exclusive: The California congressman has been traveling the country and building prominence among progressives.

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A prominent ally of Peter Obi, Serah Ibrahim, has publicly endorsed Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 election. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-obis-ally-endorses-makindes-presidential-bid/

The Republicans and Democrats positioning themselves for a run at the Oval Office in 2028

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley joins "The Daily Report" to break down the significance of Democrats' sweeping midterm victories.

The January 17, 2027 presidential race gathered momentum on Wednesday as President Bola Tinubu and opposition candidates Atiku Abubakar, Seyi Makinde and Peter Obi intensified their campaigns… Read More: https://punchng.com/presidential-battle-promises-power-struggle-as-campaigns-gather-pace/

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has inaugurated its presidential campaign council in Anambra to spearhead grassroots mobilisation for Peter Obi ahead of 20 Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ndc-inaugurates-presidential-campaign-council-in-anambra/

US VP Vance cites trusted pollster saying Iran war, Israel ties were top of mind for Trump voters swinging to Democrats.

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has arrived in Sokoto State for the party’s campaign flag-off. Read More: https://punchng.com/atiku-arrives-sokoto-for-adc-presidential-campaign-flag-off/

The Democratic Leadership Alliance has referred its 2027 presidential candidate, Moses Adebisi, to the EFCC over alleged financial misconduct. Read More: https://punchng.com/dla-presidential-candidate-trade-words-over-misconduct-allegations/

Result marks end of a culture-wars era in US politics and the return of economic issues to the centre of the political contest

Fighting corruption, the theme in his race, could work for Democrats in 2028.

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Four executives of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State have rejected the recently released list of the Presidential Campaign Council, demanding a r Read More: https://punchng.com/four-osun-apc-executives-reject-parallel-presidential-campaign-council/

The Nasarawa State Police Command has announced movement restrictions in Lafia for the APC presidential campaign rally scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, Read More: https://punchng.com/police-restrict-movement-for-apc-presidential-rally-in-nasarawa/

The presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement, Esther Nkem, says women are capable of governing Nigeria and calls for their greater inclusion. Read More: https://punchng.com/women-can-rule-nigeria-says-nrm-presidential-candidate/

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesda...

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they have launched a formal invest...

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office held an emergency meeting Tues...

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they have launched a preliminary i...

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office held an emergency meeting Tues...

The Osun State APC has unveiled a 168-man parallel presidential campaign council led by Bola Oyebamiji to work for President Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/oyebamiji-leads-osun-apc-parallel-presidential-campaign-council/

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Personal information of President Lee Jae Myung and pr...

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Personal information of President Lee Jae Myung and pr...

Iliana Yotova won the presidential election in Bulgaria, promising to be a "president of peace." But the campaign showed how divided Bulgarians are about the war in Ukraine and drone attacks in the Black Sea.

Iliana Yotova won the presidential election in Bulgaria, promising to be a "president of peace." But the campaign showed how divided Bulgarians are about the war in Ukraine and drone attacks in the Black Sea.

Bulgaria's acting President Iliana Iotova won the presidential runoff election, near-final results from the Central Election Commission showed on Monday, becoming the country's first elected female head of state amid low voter turnout.

Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Seyi Makinde, will flag off his 2027 electioneering campaign in Bauchi State on November 7. The APM National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, confirmed to The PUNCH on Sunday that, after the Bauchi flag-off, Makinde would take his message to states and communities across the country. This follows Mak

Acting President Iotova would become nation’s first elected female head of state if official results confirm her win.

Voters in Bulgaria weigh economic challenges and attacks on ships in a race marked by record low turnout.

The vote comes against the backdrop of a series of drone attacks on merchant ships off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in the past month.

Acting President Iliana Yotova is all set to become Bulgaria's first elected female head of state after decisively winning the presidential election runoff.

Voters in Bulgaria are choosing between two candidates with vastly different views of the war in Ukraine and ties with Russia. The runoff comes after a record-low turnout in the first round.

YPP presidential candidate, Dr Peter Agada, has urged Nigerian professionals in the US to return home amid tightening immigration policies by the US govern Read More: https://punchng.com/ypp-presidential-candidate-urges-nigerians-in-us-to-return/

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has inaugurated the APC Presidential Campaign Council to mobilise grassroots support for President Tinubu in 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-oyebanji-unveils-apc-presidential-campaign-council/

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The fate of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in the race, will serve as a litmus test for the left’s potency heading into the next presidential contest.

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday conferred certifica...

French presidential candidate Edouard Philippe has been questioned by investigators in an embezzlement probe linked to his time as mayor of Le Havre. Read More: https://punchng.com/magistrates-quiz-french-presidential-hopeful-philippe-in-embezzlement-probe/

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But some allies of the loser in Sunday’s run-off, who has fled to the US, disown his allegations

Flávio Bolsonaro Adriano Machado/Reuters Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro fled the country after losing the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday (October 25) and declaring that he would not recognize the results. The defeated candidate arrived in the United States on Wednesday morning (October 28). In Brazil, Flávio is under investi

A group of US officials who resigned in protest from former president Joe Biden's government over US support for Israel amid the Gaza war have called on 2028 presidential hopefuls not to hire people "responsible for genocide". Several former Biden White House and State Department officials and employees resigned in 2024 as Washington continued to send weapon

​Brazilian ​senator ⁠Flavio Bolsonaro ⁠arrived in ​Miami, Florida, on ⁠Wednesday morning, according to reports. Mr Bolsonaro flew to the US after losing the ​presidential ⁠election ‌to ​incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday and failing to comply with a Supreme Court ​order ‌to ⁠turn ​in his ​passports ‌to ⁠federal police. A senior State Department of

Bolsonaro and his family have fled to the US amid a Brazilian Supreme Court order to surrender his passports.

The African Democratic Congress has warned against an alleged plot to postpone the 2027 presidential election using the Ebola outbreak as a justification. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-adc-warns-against-alleged-plot-to-shift-presidential-election/

MIAMI (AP) — Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday, after he refused to concede to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva then fled the country.

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office convened an emergency meeting...