Argentine economy minister has surprise win over populist, and they head toward presidential runoff
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Quick Glance: Massa Surprisingly Leads Argentina's Presidential Vote
- Economy Minister Sergio Massa holds the lead in Argentina's presidential election.
- Massa has 36.2% of the votes, while his main rival Milei has 30.3%.
- The two are expected to face off in a November runoff.
- The election reflects voters' reluctance to support right-wing populist Milei.
Who is the new Argentinian president being compared to Trump: Populist Javier Milei was elected on Sunday as Argentina’s new president-elect ...
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Daniel Noboa, heir to banana fortune, wins Ecuador’s presidential runoff election
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Quick Glance: Daniel Noboa, inheritor of banana wealth, wins Ecuador's runoff election
- Daniel Noboa, an inexperienced politician and inheritor of wealth from the banana trade, wins Ecuador's presidential election.
- With approximately 96% of the votes counted, Noboa secured 52.2% of the votes, compared to 47.8% for Luisa González, a left-wing lawyer and ally of the exiled former President Rafael Correa.
- Noboa, 35, will lead Ecuador during a time of unprecedented violence, which even claimed the life of a presidential candidate.
- Ensuring safety is the primary challenge that the next president must address, according to Rosa Amaguaña, a 62-year-old fruit and vegetable vendor.
Populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidential runoff as Sergio Massa concedes defeat
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Incumbent Erdogan claims victory in Turkey’s presidential runoff: ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in ...
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Quick Glance: Turkish voters decide on president and future
- Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu aims to reverse Erdogan's authoritarian policies.
- Kilicdaroglu: Turkey will either be led into light or darkness.
- At 69, Erdogan is already Turkey's longest-serving leader.
- Under Erdogan, Turkey has been an important NATO ally.
Turkey presidential election will go to runoff as Erdogan performs better than expected
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Quick Glance: Turkey: Endangered Democracy Requires Wise Voting Decisions | Opinion
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in office for 20 years and is running for re-election.
- On Sunday, the Turkish people will elect a president and members of parliament.
- There is a risk that Erdogan may disregard both the election results and the constitution, as he did in his third candidacy.
- Under Erdogan's leadership, Turkey is among the top jailers of journalists, along with China, Iran, and Myanmar.
Surveys show Ganjar, Anies locked in tight competition for runoff: Presidential candidates Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan are locked in a tight competition to ...
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Turkey’s President Fights for Political Survival: What does the country’s first ever runoff election say about the state of its democracy?
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President George Weah, Main Challenger Joseph Boakai Confident of Victory: -in November 14 runoff election
Amid visibly low voter turnout across the country ...
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Turks abroad begin voting in presidential election runoff: Turkish citizens based abroad began voting on Saturday in Turkey's presidential runoff election ...
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Quick Glance: Turkish Runoff Election - Voting Begins in Germany
- Voting for the Turkish presidential runoff election has begun in Germany.
- Only about half of eligible voters in Germany cast their vote, with 65% of them voting for Erdogan.
- The majority of Turkish expat voters live in Germany.
- Erdogan urged his supporters to cast their vote again.
Analysis: The likelihood of a single-round 2024 presidential race: The campaign teams of the presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs are confident ...
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Argentina: Third place supports right-wing populist Milei: Patricia Bullrich, who was eliminated in the first round of voting, spoke out against the governing ...
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Uncertain Outcome for Argentina’s Presidential Runoff: Two weeks before Argentina's presidential election runoff, voter surveys depict an uncertain battle ...
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Argentines vote in an election that could lead a Trump-admiring populist to the presidency
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Liberia: Run-off Liberia Marred By Very Low Turnout; Voters Explain Why: The just ended presidential runoff election in Liberia was marred by low turnout during ...
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Presidential election in Argentina: The “caste” strikes back: “Anarcho-capitalist” Javier Milei went into the presidential election as the favorite ...
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Erdogan urges Turkish voters to turn out, rival sees 'last exit': Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sought to build on his momentum going into Sunday's runoff ...
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Competitive three-horse race takes shape as Prabowo-Gibran register: The addition of Gerindra Party chair Prabowo Subianto and running mate Gibran Rakabuming ...
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Explained: Maldives presidential runoff and dance of political alliances: Explained: Maldives presidential runoff and dance of political alliances
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Maldives election runoff could turn tide in India-China contest: COLOMBO -- Maldivian voters have raised the geopolitical stakes for the second and final round ...
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‘Last bastion of democracy’? Guatemalans vote in presidential runoff.: A surprise presidential runoff candidate, a blatant attack on electoral independence ...
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Vote count in Ecuador points to likely runoff between ally of ex-president and banana tycoon’s son
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4 takeaways from the Georgia Senate runoff: How Warnock did it, plus what it adds to our understanding of the 2022 election (and of Trump).
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Quick Glance: 5 Takeaways From Georgia's Senate Election
- Senator Raphael Warnock's defeat of Herschel Walker demonstrated that bad candidates cannot always rely on partisan affiliations to lift them.
- Herschel Walker, left, was defeated in his bid to Senator Raphael Warnock, whose victory for Democrats showed that Georgia will continue to be a key battleground state in 2024 and beyond.
- "If Georgia Republicans want to keep laying in the mud with Donald Trump," Lt. Gov.
- Republicans won every statewide post except senator, including Mr. Kemp's, by an average of approximately seven points on Nov. 8.
Ex-Brazil highway police chief arrested in vote interference probe: The former head of Brazil's Federal Highway Police was arrested on Wednesday in an ...
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Quick Glance: Former Brazil Highway Police Chief Arrested for Vote Interference
- The former head of Brazil's Federal Highway Police was arrested for alleged interference in the 2022 presidential election runoff.
- During the October vote, highway police conducted operations and roadblocks in northeastern Brazil that caused delays for some voters reaching polling stations.
- The arrest of former chief Silvinei Vasques was made after a request by the Federal Police as part of an investigation into the use of state resources to interfere in the runoff.
- According to a police statement, the Federal Highway Police deployed human and material resources to hinder voter transit.
Georgia breaks early voting record again in Senate runoff : At least 352,953 people voted in person on Friday, the last day of early voting.
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Brazil's former leftist leader 'Lula' defeats incumbent far-right President Bolsonaro
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Quick Glance: Brazil's flamboyant President Bolsonaro remains silent after election defeat
- Bolsonaro, on the other hand, delayed more than a month to congratulate Biden on his 2020 triumph over Trump.
- Bolsonaro, like Trump, could face legal problems.
- An independent political expert, Thomas Traumann, linked the situation to Biden's victory: Da Silva, like the president of the United States, inherits a very divided country.
- "We faced the machine of the Brazilian state put at his service so we could not win the election," da Silva told the crowd in Sao Paulo during his victory speech.
Taiwan urges Guatemala to resolve electoral turmoil democratically - Focus Taiwan
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Turkey votes again on Sunday in a presidential election runoff. Here is a look at what's at stake reut.rs/438obkl
Anti-corruption candidate stuns in Guatemala, claims runoff spot: Former diplomat Bernardo Arévalo will face off in the Aug. 20 runoff against Sandra Torres ...
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UAW presidential candidate sues Labor Department over election complaint: Will Lehman didn't make it to the runoff in the UAW presidential election ...
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sought to build on his momentum going into Sunday's runoff presidential election, urging Turks to vote as the man aiming to ... Show more
Turkey election runoff 2023: what you need to know: Turks vote on Sunday May 28 in a presidential election runoff between the incumbent Tayyip Erdogan and his ...
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Quick Glance: Turkey's Presidential Runoff: Democracy in the Balance?
- Two opposing visions for Turkey's future are on the ballot in the presidential runoff election on Sunday, with a choice between an increasingly authoritarian incumbent and a challenger who has pledged to restore democracy.
- Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of Turkey's pro-secular main opposition party and a six-party alliance, has campaigned on a promise to undo Mr. Erdoğan's authoritarian tilt.
- Mr. Kilicdaroglu received 44.9% of the vote.
- Mr. Erdoğan is already Turkey's longest-serving leader, having ruled over the country as prime minister since 2003 and as president since 2014.
Turkey's third-place candidate endorses Erdogan in runoff: Turkey's third-place election candidate endorsed President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday ...
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Quick Glance: Erdogan Gets Backing from Eliminated Rival in Runoff
- Sinan Ogan's support could extend Erdogan's 20-year rule
- The nationalist rival's backing boosts Erdogan's chances in the runoff
- Investors anticipate a continuation of Erdogan's unorthodox economic policies and trigger a sell-off in Turkish assets
- Longshot candidate Ogan, who won 5.2% of votes in the first round, announces his support for Erdogan
Bolsonaro, Lula face off in final debate ahead of upcoming runoff vote
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Quick Glance: As Brazil's election approaches, Lula leads Bolsonaro.
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Anger and fear among Syrians amid Turkish opposition's anti-immigrant campaign: Like many Syrians in Turkey, Ghaith Sameer is awaiting the result of Sunday's ...
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Exclusive: Erdogan party split on economic plan as Turkey runoff looms, sources say
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Turkish citizens speak about election runoff: Here are some views from Turkish citizens as the country voted on Sunday in an election runoff that may extend ...
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Opposition presidential candidate adopts ultranationalist rhetoric to beat Erdogan in the runoff - Nordic Monitor
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Turkey's presidential election is going to a runoff after Recep Tayyip Erdogan comfortably defeated his chief rival Kilicdaroglu but failed to clear the 50 per ... Show more
Slovenia elects first female president: Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer, won the second round of Slovenia's presidential election on Sunday and will become its first ...
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Quick Glance: Melania Trump's former lawyer has won the Slovenian presidential election.
- Natasa Pirc Musar defended the former first lady in a 2016 lawsuit against a publication that falsely claimed Trump worked as a high-end escort.
- On Sunday, a former lawyer for ex-First Lady Melania Trump won Slovenia's presidential election.
- Natasa Pirc Musar, left, won a runoff election on Sunday with a promise to bridge the left-right divide in the European Union nation of 2 million people.
- "My first task will be to open a dialogue among all Slovenians," Musar, 54, explained.
Why Brazil's runoff presidential election is so consequential: Brazilians have begun voting in a presidential election featuring two political titans and ...
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Brazil Braces for ‘White-Knuckle Race’ Between Bolsonaro and Lula: President Jair Bolsonaro had once looked doomed in the country’s high-stakes election. But now ...
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Quick Glance: Brazil: Lula defeats Bolsonaro, albeit by a far narrower margin than predicted
- Lula defeats Bolsonaro in the first round of the presidential election, albeit by a far narrower margin than projected.
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the first round of Brazil's presidential election by a close margin.
- In the first round, polls showed challenger Lula with 50% of the vote, a far wider margin over incumbent Bolsonaro.
- According to Bruna Santos of the Wilson Center's Brazil Institute in Washington, "bolsonarism" won the first round.
Montenegro’s President Djukanovic Eyes Likely Defeat in Run-off Vote: After the results of Sunday's first round of presidential elections came in ...
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Projection: Van der Bellen in the lead: In the presidential election in Austria, according to a first projection, incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen is clearly ...
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Czech Republic casts final ballots in runoff election for president : Voters in the Czech Republic head to the polls in a presidential runoff between retired ...
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Quick Glance: Petr Pavel, a former NATO general, has won the Czech presidential election.
- Petr Pavel, a retired army general, easily defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in the Czech Republic's presidential runoff vote on Saturday.
- Babis apologized for his defeat and congratulated Pavel on his victory.
- President Zuzana Caputova of Slovakia, who defeated established politicians in his country's 2019 presidential election, congratulated Pavel on a Prague stage Saturday in front of his supporters.
- Outgoing President Zeman had backed Babis, one of the country's wealthiest citizens.
Slim win makes ex-rebel Colombia's first leftist president: BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political ...
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Andrej Babiš, Petr Pavel advance to second round of Czech presidential election: The former Prime Minister and retired NATO general will square off against each ...
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Czech presidential election begins amid ‘alarming’ levels of disinformation
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Nigeria's election not predictable -US agency: Contrary to political permutations, the forthcoming presidential election in Nigeria would not be predictable ...
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Austrian president secures re-election with clear win, avoiding runoff: Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen secured a second six-year term in office on ...
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Liberia: CDC Declaration of Single-round Victory Under Scrutiny; UP Says It’s Only Possible When Election is Rigged
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‘There are not two Brazils’: Can President-elect Lula bridge deep divides?: Brazil’s runoff election underscored the country’s deep divides. Despite protests ...
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Quick Glance: Trump, Johnson, and now Bolsonaro are all gone.
- What is astonishing in Brazil is how quickly public discourse was turned upside down in the world's fifth-largest democracy.
- He later deleted the tweet without apologizing or explaining himself, implying that his adherence to truth and "absolutist free speech" may not be that absolute.
- Lula's victory last Saturday was far from certain; he won by less than 2%.
- There's also the reality that when Brazil was on its knees, a very bizarre alliance of anyone-but-Bolsonaro bedfellows banded together under Lula.
Lula's lead over Bolsonaro falls marginally ahead of Brazil's runoff election -poll
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Quick Glance: Jair Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva trade false comments during tense Brazilian election discussion
- During a heated television debate, Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and presidential opponent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva both labeled each other a liar.
- Mr. Bolsonaro stated, "You can't come here to tell people these lies."
- Mr da Silva, also known as Lula, was formerly president from 2003 to 2010. He stated that the country requires a leader to "take care" of them.
- Mr Bolsonaro emphasized corruption issues involving Mr da Silva's Workers' Party, saying, "He (Mr da Silva) wants to share the biodiversity of the Amazon with the world."
Hardship for Brazil's poor may cost Bolsonaro presidential election: Brazil’s presidential election will be decided by tens of millions of poor people ...
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Quick Glance: Brazilian Presidential Election: Dozens Arrested for Electoral Fraud
- In addition, three million reais (571,733.50 euros) were taken in the operation, which began last Monday, according to the Justice Ministry on Saturday.
- Bolsonaro may refuse to accept defeat.
- In the polls, Lula is far ahead.
- The Supreme Electoral Court prohibited individuals from carrying weapons between Saturday and Monday to avert acts of violence during the election.
Slovenia presidency to be decided in runoff : Former Foreign Minister Anze Logar will go up against Natasa Pirc Musar, a political independent ...
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Five things about Tuesday's Markwayne Mullin-T.W. Shannon debate for US Senate: The two Republicans vying to replace Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe faced ...
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Slovenia sets dates for presidential elections:
Slovenia will hold the first presidential election round on 23 October to pick its fifth president ... Show more
Petro faces challenges to deliver Colombians promised change: Colombia for the first time elected a leftist as its next president, but the slim victory indicates ...
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Colombia: Presidential race heads to a runoff between a leftist and businessman | DW | 30.05.2022
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