The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said the commission is doing its best to…
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Peter Mutharika called on Malawians to rescue their country from “collapse” as he was sworn in as president on Saturday, after ousting his arch-rival Joyce Banda in disputed polls. Mutharika, the brother of president Bingu wa Mutharika who died in office…
The triumph of France’s far right National Front (FN) in European elections has left President Francois Hollande fighting for his political life, allies and analysts warned Monday. A day after his Socialist Party polled a record low of less than 14…
Italy led European stock markets on Monday in a robustly positive reaction to European Parliament elections which put conservatives in a leading position, but also gave anti-EU forces a huge boost in France and Britain. The euro and sterling steadied…
24 May 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all candidates, political parties, and state institutions in…
UKIP dealt a major blow to mainstream parties Friday with initial results of local elections in England showing strong gains for the eurosceptic party. Nigel Farage predicted his party could chalk up some 200 council seats by the end of the day after…
Colombia’s FARC rebel group said Friday it will observe a unilateral truce during the country’s May 25 elections as a gesture of goodwill. The FARC said the truce will run from May 20 through May 28, and will also include the forces of Colombia’s second…
India’s stock market surged to its second consecutive record high and the rupee rallied on expectations exit polls released later Monday will show the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning national elections. The country’s mammoth election wraps up on…
Though anti-EU outsiders UKIP might top the polls at the European Parliament elections in Britain, a eurosceptic streak runs through all the mainstream parties they stand against. The United Kingdom Independence Party of Nigel Farage, which is fixed…
South Africa’s ruling ANC vowed Sunday to restore investor confidence with stable policies after its landslide victory in elections that marked 20 years of democracy but came amid an economic slump. The African National Congress secretary general Gwede…