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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/
<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_968,w_1452/743773' alt='Israeli President Isaac Herzog casts his vote during general elections in Jerusalem on October 27, 2026. (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)' title='Israeli President Isaac Herzog casts his vote during general
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/
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...
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office was set to hold an emergency ...
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, who is under investigation in his country, landed in the U.S. Wednesday morning after fleeing.
The Pan Niger Delta Forum says it has not endorsed any presidential candidate for the 2027 election, urging South-South voters to choose leaders based on m Read More: https://punchng.com/pandef-weve-not-endorsed-any-presidential-candidate/
This year, the 26th president's legacy received a remarkable new tribute: the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in the Badlands of North Dakota, a landscape that helped shape his lifelong commitment to conservation. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown recently paid a visit for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Brazilian politician Flavio Bolsonaro left his country on Tuesday for the United States, US media reported, after he refused to accept defeat in the presidential runoff election held over the weekend. Bolsonaro, who faces multiple legal challenges, had his passports cancelled but had not surrendered the documents as of Tuesday afternoon. The New York Times,
A senior State Department official said Tuesday that Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted U.S. visas after his weekend loss to incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a hotly contested race that bucked a trend of conservative electoral results in Latin America.
<p>Far-right senator and his family boarded private plane to Ecuador after crossing border to Argentina, Argentina’s government confirms</p><p>The far-right senator <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/fl-vio-bolsonaro">Flávio Bolsonaro</a> has reportedly fled <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/brazil">Brazil</a> and is on his way to the United
Flavio Bolsonaro, Brazil's defeated presidential election candidate, has said that he is being stopped from leaving the country, claiming police ordered him to surrender his passports on the orders of a top judge.
A presidential aide, Dr Abiodun Essiet, says President Bola Tinubu is fully aware of the high prices of food items and the hardship faced by Nigerians. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-aware-of-food-prices-presidential-aide/
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- An instant four-cut photo kiosk will open at an annex...
The Young Progressives Party presidential candidate, Peter Agada, has blamed Nigeria’s poverty and underdevelopment on successive administrations’ failure to implement the Public Procurement Act, 2007, particularly provisions establishing the National Council on Public Procurement. Agada said in a statement on Monday that the failure to enforce the law has c
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva staged a dramatic election comeback Sunday night, beating far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro to clinch a historic fourth term in office. Lula took 51.79% of the vote. The win makes the 80-year-old veteran the first Brazilian president since 1988 to win an election after losing the first round of […]
For the Trump administration, which has sought to reassert its dominance in the region, Lula’s victory complicates its campaign to enlist Brazil in its military coalition
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- Special counsel Min Joong-ki's team on Monday request...
SDP presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, has warned against any attempt to cancel campaigns or shift the 2027 general election over the Ebola outbreak. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-sdp-presidential-candidate-warns-against-shifting-2027-elections/
International leaders and politicians congratulate the Brazilian president on his re-election.
The former PM lost three points compared to Cluster 17’s survey from last month.
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The new presidential special inspector, Choi Kil-su, ...
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, has been reelected in a result that provides relief to critics of Trump and keeps some distance between Latin America’s biggest economy and Washington
It's the first time since Brazil returned to direct elections in 1989 that a candidate has won the final runoff after losing in the first round.
Leftist president mounts stunning comeback after unexpected first-round loss galvanised supporters of Flavio Bolsonaro.
The election pits leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
Right-wing populist has seen poll boost following unrest
In a surprisingly strong performance, the candidate of the pro-Western reformist opposition, Andrey Gyurov, will face the incumbent leftist president, Iliana Yotova, setting clear lines of division regarding the country's future relationships with other nations.
ORLEANS, France, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the frontrunner in next year's French presidential election, formally launched her campaign on Sunday with a promise to restore order and national confidence.
With 100% of the vote counted, Brazil's electoral court announced that the soon to be 81-year-old Lula held an unassailable lead of nearly 4.4 million votes over opponent Flávio Bolsonaro.
Supporters of left-wing Lula and far-right Bolsonaro have two more hours to vote after polling was extended. The result is expected to be very close. DW has more.
Voting in Brazil is conducted electronically and the result is usually available within hours after polling stations close at 5 p.m. in Brasilia.
<p>Incumbent president lost in first round to senator and son of convicted ex-president </p><p>Brazilians are going to the polls on Sunday in a highly unpredictable runoff in which the leftist president, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva">Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</a>, is attempting an unprecedented comeback against the far
Low voter turnout has triggered a run-off for the Bulgarian presidency. The vote was colored by strong divisions over Russia's war in Ukraine, and Sofia's relations with the Kremlin.
Bulgarians are voting in presidential elections amid security concerns over attacks on ships in the Black Sea. The vote for the largely ceremonial post is seen as a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Rumen Radev.
Voters in Sunday's election are choosing between two very different candidates, as Americas correspondent Ione Wells reports from Rio de Janeiro.
The Action Alliance presidential candidate, Adekunle Omoaje, has flagged off his 2027 campaign, vowing to revive Nigeria’s economy and end poverty if elect Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-aa-presidential-candidate-vows-to-end-poverty-revive-economy/
The YPP presidential candidate, Peter Agada, has criticised the Federal Government’s 90-day economic plan, calling it a campaign strategy for 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/ypp-presidential-candidate-faults-fgs-90-day-economic-plan/
Some 21 percent of Brazilian adults did not cast a ballot in the first round of voting. Will they affect the run-off?
A former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has alleged that some people around President Tinubu don’t want Babatunde Fashola in government to protect certai Read More: https://punchng.com/why-some-people-around-tinubu-dont-want-fashola-ex-presidential-aide/
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