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Whoever takes power in Johannesburg may inherit more than a governance crisis: a deepening crisis of legitimacy.

Beginning in 1910, a city long associated with beer and bratwurst elected three Socialist mayors who made parks, public housing and sanitation priorities of city government, the benefits of which are still recognized in Milwaukee today.

The Tory Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen says he's working on what he's calling a "tax rebate scheme".

Many mayors in British Columbia and Ontario and premiers in B.C. and Quebec lost their jobs this month despite being incumbents in the race.

Andrea Horwath will no longer be the mayor of Hamilton after she was beat out by Keanin Loomis. Horwath served one term in Hamilton and was seeking reelection in the 2026 mayoral race, however, she is currently in third place with over 60 per cent of polls reporting. Loomis has nearly 42 per cent of […]

Night GTA cities have elected new mayors as the results of municipal elections are in across Ontario. Mississauga elected Alvin Tedjo, beating out incumbent Carolyn Parrish and Bonnie Crombie while the long-serving mayor was ousted in Milton. Tom Dingwall beat incumbent Adrian Foster in Clarington. Long-time Hamilton politican Andrea Horwath finished a dista

The rise in homelessness is one of the most pressing issues mayors and councillors elected across Ontario will have to face as the struggle to fund housing, mental health and addiction services persists.