Argentine economy minister bags surprise win over chainsaw-wielding
Economy Minister Sergio Massa produced a big surprise by finishing first in the opening round of Argentina’s presidential election, reflecting voters’ wariness about handing the...
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Noboa, 35-year-old heir to banana dynasty, set to become Ecuador’s
Daniel Noboa, an inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, seemed headed to victory in Ecuador’s presidential runoff election...
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Ecuador to vote for new president amid escalating drug war
Ecuadorans vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the...
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Pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu wins Maldives presidency
Pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu won Saturday’s presidential election in the Maldives, a result set to once again upend the archipelago’s relationship with traditional benefactor India....
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DR Congo opposition figure Martin Fayulu to stand in presidential
Martin Fayulu, a key figure in the main Lamuka opposition coalition in the Democratic Republic of Congo, confirmed Saturday that he would stand in the...
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Egyptian court hands opposition figure Hisham Kassem six-month
An Egyptian court has sentenced prominent dissident Hisham Kassem to six months in prison, his lawyer and political movement said, a move barring him from...
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Guatemala’s top elections court suspends ban on president-elect
Guatemala’s top elections court on Sunday temporarily lifted its disqualification of the party of president-elect Bernardo Arevalo, who was elected on an anti-graft platform last...
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Far-right candidate Javier Milei finishes first in Argentina’s
Argentines will choose between far-right lawmaker Javier Milei, center-right coalition candidate Patricia Bullrich and Economy Minister Sergio Massa in this year’s presidential vote, according to...
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Day-old suspension of Guatemalan presidential challenger blocked by
On Wednesday progressive presidential runoff candidate Bernardo Arevalo was suspended by the country’s anti-graft prosecutor. The man, who is under US sanctions, had alleged document...
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Brazilian police find plan on Bolsonaro aide’s phone to block handover
Brazil’s Federal Police have found a detailed planning document for a military intervention to block the handover of power in last year’s election on the...
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Kilicdaroglu faces ‘real uphill battle’ after Erdogan nearly clinched first-round win
Recep Tayyip Erdogan surprised many observers yet again by nearly winning the Turkish presidential election in Sunday’s first round, defying the polls putting opposition challenger...
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Alevi minority yearns for change ahead of Turkish vote
Issued on: 12/05/2023 – 16:23 From our special correspondents in Iskenderun, Turkey – With just two days to go ahead of Turkey’s high-stakes presidential and...