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Right-wing candidates tipped for runoff in Peru presidential poll

Right-wing candidates tipped for runoff in Peru presidential poll

Two Peruvian right-wing candidates looked set on Monday to advance to a presidential runoff, after an election marred by logistical foul-ups and deep voter anger. With voting still ongoing in parts of the capital, Lima, a day after the election began, Keiko Fujimori, the 50-year-old daughter

Delays mar vote as crisis-hit Peru picks ninth president in decade

Delays mar vote as crisis-hit Peru picks ninth president in decade

Hours-long delays marred Peru's presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, as voters sought to end political chaos that has seen a string of presidents ousted or jailed. From the Amazon to the Andes, around 27 million Peruvians voted on half-metre-long ballots listing 35 presidential candidates,

Finance minister favourite as Benin votes for president

Finance minister favourite as Benin votes for president

Benin election officials began counting votes after Sunday's election for a president, with Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni favourite, having overseen a decade of economic growth despite jihadist attacks in the north. The head of the electoral commission, Sacca Lafia, said the election had passed off peacefully. But an

ASMSU releases election results

Results for the 2026 Associated Students of MSU General Election were released last night after polls closed at 5 p.m. Out of 15,193 eligible voters, 963 submitted ballots for the Presidential and Vice Presidential race, equating to a 6.34 percent voter turnout. Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates

Three ways Orban gives himself an edge in Hungary's vote

Three ways Orban gives himself an edge in Hungary's vote

Observers and NGOs have raised concerns about Sunday's Hungarian presidential election taking place on an "uneven playing field" as nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces popular challenger Peter Magyar. During Orban's 16-year tenure, his ruling coalition has used its supermajority to overhaul the

Port Washington passes bill to give public say in data center TID approvals

(The Center Square) – The city of Port Washington approved a referendum Tuesday that would require future projects worth more than $10 million to be approved by taxpayers before being added to a tax increment district. The initiative, in response to a large-scale AI data center in the city, passed

Signature process begins to ban large data centers in Ohio

(The Center Square) – Sponsors of a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban the construction of any new large data centers in Ohio have cleared another hurdle in getting the question to voters this November. After a review, the Ohio Ballot Board confirmed the data center proposal contains only one proposed