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Republicans are crude, craven, cruel. It’s not working anymore.

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/

The candidate’s comment to a voter is a fresh headache for Opposition Leader Jess Wilson, as a Liberal MP has also been forced to cancel appearing at a rival’s fundraiser.

BC NDP Leader David Eby said Tuesday that Conservatives have taken the region for granted, arguing they cannot assume voters will automatically support them.

YPP presidential candidate, Peter Agada, has warned Omoyele Sowore against using the Presidential Villa for campaigns, calling it a high-security facility. Read More: https://punchng.com/aso-villa-ypp-candidate-warns-sowore-others/

At least 220 ads— mostly Republican— generated or enhanced with artificial intelligence have circulated in the leadup to the midterms, at a cost of almost $137 million.

Syracuse University’s Margaret Talev talks to a group of voters whose candidates lost primary races in Michigan and Texas. The focus groups were produced by Syracuse University and the research firms Engagious and Sago, observed by NBC News.

Some voters who backed losing candidates in two key Senate primaries this year are still wrestling with whether to support their party’s nominee on Election Day, with massive implications for who controls the Senate majority next year.

La justice équatorienne ordonne la détention provisoire de l’ex-candidate de gauche à la présidentielle pour un blanchiment présumé d’actifs dans le cadre du financement de sa campagne électorale en 2023, a annoncé vendredi le parquet.

Luisa Gonzalez, who lost to right-wing president Daniel Noboa in 2023, has called the arrest political persecution.

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has denied endorsing Labour Party governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Senator Ishaku Abbo, calling the report fake. Read More: https://punchng.com/i-didnt-endorse-adamawa-lp-gov-candidate-wike/

The judgment by a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu said the law does not insist that only public servants or competent authorities were eligible to lodge complaints against electoral candidates

Candidate Kerrin Leoni resigned yesterday with early voting opening on Monday.

YPP presidential candidate, Peter Agada, has warned AAC’s Omoyele Sowore against using the Presidential Villa for campaigns, calling it a high-security fac Read More: https://punchng.com/aso-villa-not-for-campaigns-ypp-candidate-tells-sowore/

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke says his support for Accord legislative candidates in 2027 is unchanged despite a coalition with APC and PDP for Tinubu’s re- Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-adeleke-backs-accord-lawmaker-candidates-despite-tinubu-re-election-coalition/

The CPI(M) will field 14 candidates, the CPI six and the AAP four, with one independent also supported

Young candidates who rent or live with parents say their generation is "in the thick" of the country's housing affordability crisis. They argue this gives them new energy to solve it for everyone.

Next Tuesday, Israelis choose between a prime minister who has led them for much of the last two decades - and a former army chief who has been in politics for less than four years.

The combined electorate stands at 5,32,847, including 1,46,611 women and 37 third-gender voters, across 933 polling stations

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The list of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidates for the Melaka State Election (PRN) is c...

MELAKA, Oct 23 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will announce its candidates for the Melaka State Election, with PAS and it...

Nearly 500 Canadian diplomatic staff work in the U.S., including at its embassy in Washington and across 12 consulate offices.

Niger State PDP governorship candidate Muhammad Nami has redeemed his pledge of N15m and motorcycles to the families of 38 miners who died in NSCDC custody Read More: https://punchng.com/pdp-gov-candidate-redeems-n15m-motorcycles-pledge-to-dead-miners-family/

Iowa GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson strongly condemned Ohio GOP governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for his ad featuring opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother.

New polling shows Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya making gains in her race against Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. CBS News correspondent Jonah Kaplan spoke with Tafoya about how she would serve as a check on President Trump if elected to the Senate.

Donald Trump has backed a controversial attack ad by Ohio Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy which features the estranged mother of his rival, Amy Acton. Read More: https://punchng.com/trump-backs-republican-candidates-attack-ad-featuring-rivals-mother/

La police équatorienne a arrêté l'ex-candidate de gauche à l'élection présidentielle, Luisa Gonzalez, ce jeudi 22 octobre 2026. Elle faisait l'objet d'une enquête pour un financement présumé irrégulier de sa campagne de 2023, en provenance du Venezuela. Le scrutin avait été remporté par Daniel Noboa.

A memo says meetings with other elected officials who aren't candidates in the midterms can happen if necessary, but they should be discussed in advance with senior officials.

Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni has quit after campaigning with Mongrel Mob family members.

Meanwhile, the National Party says Leoni's actions are an 'appalling look'.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the US, said it would no longer endorse candidates or make direct campaign contributions, as debate intensifies over American aid to Israel, the Gaza war and the influence of outside money in elections. Instead, the group will continue operating through its United Democracy P

Gabrielle Maritz is reluctant to reduce people to demographics, but the Cape Town Ward 61 candidate might not be what many people expect from the EFF. She hopes to build a bridge between the party and people who may not have considered voting for it before. 

Shortlisted candidates for Nigeria’s paramilitary services must undergo a mandatory drug test with the NDLEA before receiving appointment letters. Read More: https://punchng.com/paramilitary-recruitment-shortlisted-candidates-face-mandatory-drug-tests/

On Thursday, Hinson took the stage before Trump came on, at a rally in Sioux City, which is in Iowa's conservative northwest corner. The visit to safe territory is geared toward boosting turnout even as it ties her more tightly to an unpopular president.

The APC governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Ahmed Galadima, has welcomed the defection of 21 local government chairmen from the PDP to the APC. Read More: https://punchng.com/adamawa-apc-gov-candidate-welcomes-21-defecting-lg-chairmen/

Brad Lander, the Democratic nominee for a Brooklyn congressional seat, said Wednesday he was detained by the IDF while he was harvesting olives with other activists.

The organisation urges the State to halt further steps on AI data centres until their impact is independently assessed

MELAKA, Oct 22 — Candidates and political parties intending to use drones during the Melaka State Election campaig...

Nathalie Arthaud se réjouit que l'expression de la colère lycéenne ait pu rassembler "une partie des travailleuses et des travailleurs", le 17 octobre. "Qui sème la misère récolte la colère", lance-t-elle.

Kerrin Leoni acknowledged she has whānau in gang and attended a family function earlier this year where gang members were present.

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The dates for the walking test and medical examination will be communicated separately to eligible candidates

GOP Sen. Roger Marshall and Pastor Adam Hamilton debated tariffs, war and high fuel prices, and also addressed the most controversial issues in each of their campaigns.

Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany faced off Wednesday night in the only debate in the race to succeed Gov. Tony Evers in the perennial battleground.

Dumped parliamentary hopeful Grant Hutchinson has sent a legal letter challenging his termination as the Liberal candidate for Croydon.

Dr. Habib Ur-Rehman, recently arrived in B.C. from the U.K., said in the letter that he felt compelled to write it about his concerns about health care.

Internal drama within the Victorian Liberals will be an unwanted distraction for leader Jess Wilson just four weeks before early voting opens.

The pro-Israel lobbying group and influential political funder announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give directly to campaigns. AIPAC's affiliated super PAC, though, will continue.

The PDP governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Emmanuel Ombugadu, has pledged to tackle insecurity and prioritise roads if elected in 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-nasarawa-pdp-candidate-promises-security-roads/

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Pro-Israel group AIPAC will keep operating its United Democracy Project super PAC while mobilizing individual donors to give directly.

President Donald Trump's political groups have spent more than one-quarter of a billion dollars to bolster Republicans in the final stretch of this year's midterm elections, an unprecedented amount for a sitting president that underscores the stakes on Nov. 3.

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Vivek Ramaswamy, candidat républicain au poste de gouverneur de l’Ohio, est sous le feu des critiques mercredi pour la diffusion d’une publicité dans laquelle la mère de son adversaire démocrate, Amy Acton, accuse sa fille de mensonges.