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After two years of protests, Serbia faces a pivotal election on Sunday, with a student-led challenge to Aleksandar Vucic's lengthy rule. Allegations of electoral irregularities and fears of a post-election crisis abound.

Military reinforcements are heading to the Middle East and some personnel have left the region, pointing to a potential attack on Iran. And, millions of Americans have already voted in the midterms.

Works Minister David Umahi says the South-East will vote differently in 2027, rewarding President Tinubu’s projects after voting for Peter Obi in 2023. Read More: https://punchng.com/umahi-says-south-east-will-vote-differently-in-2027-over-tinubus-projects/

Democrats have worked to contrast economic hardship with President Trump's surging net worth and his family's lucrative business dealings.

Recent polls suggest the president is facing challenging headwinds in the state ahead of the midterms.

But about half expressed concerns that Republicans could try to overturn the results, a New York Times/Siena poll found.

South Africans in townships like Katlehong threaten to boycott the ANC in local elections over the party’s failure to provide basic services like electrici Read More: https://punchng.com/no-electricity-no-vote-south-africans-threaten-to-shun-anc/

Les élections législatives auront lieu mardi en Israël. Le Premier ministre Benyamin Nétanyahou affrontera l'ancien chef d'état-major Gadi Eisenkot, à la tête d’une coalition de centre-droit.

President Bola Tinubu and the APC are set to kick off his 2027 re-election campaign in Kaduna, targeting the North’s 56 million registered voters. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-tinubu-eyes-56m-northern-voters-atiku-challenges-inec-other-top-stories/

Former VP Atiku Abubakar has demanded INEC immediately publish the preliminary voters’ register, warning its failure could undermine the 2027 election. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-atiku-presses-inec-to-release-103m-voters-register/

The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for New Hampshire to fully ban the use of student IDs for voting during the midterm elections.

CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez breaks down how ICE is affecting the Latino vote in Texas ahead of midterms.

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With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, a new legal battle is raising questions about the federal government's role in policing who is eligible to vote. A federal judge in California has blocked a Department of Homeland Security effort to identify noncitizens on voter rolls. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.

One of the most closely watched Senate races in the country is unfolding in Maine, where five-term Republican Susan Collins faces a tough challenge from Democrat Troy Jackson, a former logger and state legislator. The race is rated a toss-up, with both parties fighting for a seat that could determine control of the Senate. Lisa Desjardins reports from Maine.

Running back Brady Oliveira is the Bombers most outstanding player for the fourth straight season.

In a win for Republicans, the court said a federal judge should not have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

Political observers expect gradual renewal rather than an overhaul when PAP cadres elect their central executive committee on Sunday, with a mix of experience and fresh faces.

Homeland Security targets nine states in fraud investigations that critics say intimidate voters.

Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, some Michigan voters are still deciding.

Legal action will be taken against both the current and former election officials responsible for the discrepancies found in the voter list for constituency 127 – Pilibhit, reads an official statement by the State election commission

Some of the core issues that drove Trump's US supporters and the MAGA movement are no longer Republican talking points.

The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.

Two years ago, University of Houston student Vasant Bhatt was doing everything he could to help Republicans regain power. He knocked doors for Sen. Ted Cruz's reelection campaign and helped organize his community for Donald Trump, two victories he, like many other Republicans, celebrated in 2024. But this week, Bhatt did something unexpected: He voted […]

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Families living in campervans, workers losing their house deposits and communities watching loved ones leave in the thousands for Australia. These are the everyday stakes of New Zealand’s election.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called on INEC to publish the preliminary voters’ register of over 103 million people for public scrutiny. Read More: https://punchng.com/atiku-demands-publication-of-103-million-voters-register-ahead-of-2027-election/

Oyo State Governor and 2027 presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Seyi Makinde, has challenged his opponents to demonstrate their physical stamina, jumping off a stage during a political gathering in Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday. Makinde, who spoke at the party’s South-West Presidential Campaign Town Hall Meeting, said he would focus on en

The stage is set for polling in the elections to the Legislative Council West Graduates Constituency today with all steps taken for a smooth process

Early votes cast so far in the midterms serve as one more piece of evidence that Democratic enthusiasm is high in some key states, according to ABC News' analysis.

At least 37 people have reportedly filed forms seeking the deletion of their own names from Karnataka’s electoral rolls on the ground that they were “dead”.

This is to enable eligible voters to cast their votes during polling in the Council elections to the Karnataka West Graduates Constituency

The state is both fired up by this big race and exhausted by its avalanche of ads.

California's billionaire wealth tax, Proposition 40, looks like a close call based on recent polls. Here is what to know before Election Day on Nov. 3.

The group of Ursula von der Leyen breached the cordon sanitaire to demand a three-year halt to the new climate law.

With the midterms approaching, the economy is a top concern for voters. Our chief economic correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes which aspects of the economy have voters so frustrated.

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Brazil’s two presidential candidates Lula and Bolsonaro are trying to win over the 30 million voters.

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi isn’t involved in Vuka SA, but the new Soweto-based party is using his image on T-shirts and banners – next to Ibrahim Traoré. Now SAPS is seeking legal advice to stop the party from using the top cop’s image.

The INDIA bloc leaders were to brainstorm on charting out the roadmap of protests, review the preparations for the November 1 rally and discuss ways to corner the government over the 'vote chori' issue

Lula's campaign is now actively targeting the so-called "Lula generation" — seniors age over 70, close in age to the 80-year-old president.

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In the new Times/Siena poll, 70 percent of young voters identified as Democrats or leaned that way — a jump from just two years ago.

President Trump, seeking to reshape the voting map, prompted a rare wave of mid-decade redistricting that gave Republicans a boost for holding the House. But the voters will determine if it works.

Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao is fighting for reelection in central California. 6 in 10 residents of his district are covered by Medicaid, which he voted to cut last year.

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SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team said Thursday that six additio...

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All the victims are said to be out of danger

Palestinian citizens may have the electoral weight to influence Israeli politics, even as they feel they have so little control over their lives.

Rule 8 of the RER, 1960, prescribes Form-4 issued by the Electoral Registration Officers to collect details of the electors in all kinds of revisions of the electoral rolls, be it Special Summary Revision or Special Intensive Revision

A federal judge ruled DHS's practice of knocking on doors and asking people about their immigration status — and whether they have voted in recent elections — likely violates the Voting Rights Act.

The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.

The maverick ex-paratrooper now poses a headache for Giorgia Meloni, who must decide whether he is an asset or liability for her coalition.

A binding poll will be held on 23 March 2027, the city council decided this week.

Voters will weigh in on more than 140 ballot measures next month in 40 states. From abortion to voter ID to debates over transgender rights, the measures touch nearly every corner of the political debate. Republicans are counting on some of them to energize their base in a tough midterm environment. Liz Landers discussed the issues with Reid Wilson of Plurib

PSAC says the government has refused to negotiate on key issues such as wages, job security, remote work and protections against artificial intelligence.

During an afternoon in South Auckland, the Herald glimpsed the seriousness of the crisis.