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Former Dublin lord mayor wins byelection to fill seat vacated by party colleague Seán Kyne

Fine Gael's Ray McAdam has been elected to the Seanad, replacing party colleague Seán Kyne, who won the Galway West by-election in May.

Among those elected to Congress on Tuesday are a mathematician, a microbiologist and a chemical engineer. They plan to take on a White House that has threatened funding cuts to research.

Women candidates won six of the 13 posts, a record five of the 10 cabinet member posts, in the first elections after an eight-year gap

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Utah’s first state senator of Tongan descent says there is clearly a desire for younger, fresher leadership in United States politics.

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They refute ward-23 rigging claims and urged the YSRCP leaders to withdraw their criticisms regarding the outcome and respect the mandate given by the people

The Union Petroleum Minister was declared elected after the nomination papers of two independent candidates, one of them backed by the Congress, were rejected; the Opposition had criticised his nomination over alleged links with Jeffrey Epstein

Eight independent films in the final stages of editing have been selected for the U.S. in Progress co-production forum at Tauron American Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland. “Kate Might Die,” directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, boasts some recognizable names including Awkwafina, Anthony Ramos, Ken Jeong and Zosia Mamet. Its protagonist appears to have the perfe

The election led to several historic firsts. In New Hampshire, Chris Pappas became the first openly gay man to be elected to the Senate. In Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the first Black woman governor. And in New Mexico, Deb Haaland will make history as the first Native American woman to serve as a governor. Haaland joined Geoff Bennett to discuss mo

The Methodist pastor who flipped a Republican Senate seat says voters want more than political change. He tells NPR what he heard from Kansans about decency, faith and finding common ground.

Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the first Black woman to serve as governor in any state in the country.

Keisha Lance Bottoms joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her historic win in Georgia, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in the U.S. and the importance of a new cohort of female governors following Tuesday's election.

The 29-year-old democratic socialist from Colorado made history as the first woman from Generation Z to be elected to Congress.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Dan Koh became the seventh Korean American electe...

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s open US Senate seat on Tuesday, according to media projections, becoming the first Muslim elected to the chamber while preserving a crucial Democratic seat in the party’s fight for Senate control.

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in the US after defeating Republican Rick Jackson in Georgia. Read More: https://punchng.com/keisha-bottoms-makes-history-as-first-black-woman-elected-us-governor/

<p>Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2042019/us-midterms-democrats-projected-to-win-congress-in-major-setback-for-trump">US Senate race</a> over former Republican lawmaker Mike Rogers, US networks said early on Wednesday, making him the first Muslim elected to the upper chamber of Congress.</p> <p>“Michigan, we did it!

A Democrat from Kansas has been elected to the US Senate for the first time in 94 years.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has made history as the first Muslim elected to the US Senate after defeating Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s midterm election Read More: https://punchng.com/democrat-abdul-el-sayed-becomes-first-muslim-elected-us-senator/

Abdul El-Sayed has become the first Muslim to be elected to the US Senate, triumphing in one of the most closely watched contests in the midterm elections. The historic victory caps an extraordinary campaign for the progressive candidate from Michigan, a son of Egyptian immigrants. Mr El-Sayed, who is a physician and epidemiologist, faced off against Republi

Jana Sena’s Vangaveeti Radhakrishna is elected Mayor by a margin of 1,30,912 votes

Professor Dapo Akande, a Nigerian-trained lawyer and Oxford don, has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice for a nine-year term. Read More: https://punchng.com/meet-dapo-akande-nigerian-trained-lawyer-elected-icj-judge/

Gubernatorial wins in Texas, Georgia and Ohio and local ballot measures show depth of discontent with Trump-backed infrastructure spree

Nigerian-trained international lawyer, Professor Dapo Akande, has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice for a nine-year term. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-trained-lawyer-dapo-akande-elected-icj-judge/

Voters in 15 states have elected female governors, setting a record as Democrats made sweeping gains in races up and down the ballot.

Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez sweep their congressional races in key Democratic districts.

What’s stunning about his win is that it wasn’t a surprise by Election Day.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gina Hinojosa was elected the first Democratic governor of Texas in more than 30 years on Tuesday, ousting Republican incumbent Greg Abbott and catapulting a decided underdog to the helm of what has long been the nation's most populous red state.

Xavier Becerra has been elected the next governor of California, the first Latino to win the state’s highest office. In a race called by the AP on Tuesday night, Becerra, a Democrat, long was projected to easily defeat Republican Steve Hilton. Still, the win to replace term-limited Gavin Newsom comes on a deep blue night […]

Nov 3 - Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s race for governor on Tuesday, becoming the first black woman elected governor of a US state and delivering Democrats a victory in one of the nation's most closely divided political battlegrounds.

Donalds, who will become the nation's first elected Black Republican governor, fended off David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who switched parties and ran a centrist campaign.

The candidates tapped into voter frustration with the political status quo and will now look to translate their success into policy wins that push Democrats further to the left.

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms' win marks a significant shift in Georgia state politics, where Black voters have formed&nbsp;a central part of the Democratic coalition that helped to turn the reliably Republican state into a national battleground.

Elsewhere in history-making results from the 2026 midterms, Keisha Lance Bottoms is the first Black woman ever elected governor.

Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George has been elected mayor of Washington, D.C., NBC News projects, continuing Democratic control over the capital city — but with a twist, as self-identified socialists make gains in cities across the U.S.

The 29-year-old Ethiopian immigrant was one of several candidates to win with backing from the Democratic Socialists of America or its local chapters.

Bottoms, a former adviser to former President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson to win the Georgia governor's race

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Ms Lee, 57, secured the highest number of votes in the UN General Assembly with 151 out of 191 votes, and the joint-highest number in the Security Council with 13 out of 15 votes.

The citizens marked ‘permanently shifted’ must have moved somewhere increasing the number there. But the number of voters is on the decline in all States and constituencies, he observed

Former interim Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov conceded defeat.

Anish P. More secures fifth place in State-level tournament

Iliana Iotova has won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, becoming the country’s first elected female president.

Virginia Hicks from Frankford, Ont., has been named this year’s National Silver Cross Mother by the Royal Canadian Legion.

The service medal is given for excellence in special operation, investigation and forensic science

Both the Independent candidates, significantly, had defeated the ruling alliance partner Janata Dal-United candidates from their respective constituencies

KOTA BHARU, Nov 1 &mdash; The government has allocated RM2.5 million to provide dialysis facilities at selected mosques...

The JNTUA Vice-Chancellor has been elected to the post for the term 2027-2031

Former Muslim rebel leader Abdulraof Macacua has been elected chief minister of the Philippines' Bangsamoro region.

Representatives from Labour, the Green Party, Te Pāti Māori and the Opportunity Party signed the commitments at a summit which brought together more than 100 housing and youth advocates and rangatahi with lived experience.

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The specialist panel will probe companies that may be responsible for, or have contributed to, the fires causing haze in Singapore.

After Wednesday's election, nine new representatives are expected at Winnipeg City Hall.

Peter Obi, the NDC presidential candidate, has vowed to declare a state of emergency on corruption, education and power if elected president in 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ill-tackle-corruption-power-crisis-if-elected-says-obi/

Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno has promised to increase the annual bursary for students in public tertiary institutions from N50,000 to N200,000 if re-elected. Read More: https://punchng.com/eno-promises-n200000-bursary-for-akwa-ibom-students-if-re-elected/