Tag: Elections
Mexico votes on López Obrador’s “transformation” at mid-term
MEXICO CITY — Mexicans on Sunday were electing the entire lower house of Congress, almost half the country’s governors and most mayors in a...
Peruvian voters face choice between 2 polarizing populists
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian voters will choose between two polarizing populist candidates Sunday in a presidential runoff held as the coronavirus pandemic continues to...
Manchin say he’ll vote against ‘partisan’ Dem elections bill
WASHINGTON — A key Democratic senator says he will not vote for the largest overhaul of U.S. election law in at least a generation,...
Trump’s grievances cloud Republican agenda heading into 2022
RALEIGH, N.C. — Republicans are fighting to seize control of Congress. Just don't ask what they'd do if they win.
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Russian opposition figure leaves country for Ukraine
MOSCOW — A well-known Russian opposition politician who was held in police custody for two days last week in a criminal investigation said Sunday...
German state vote offers last test before national election
BERLIN — Voters in Saxony-Anhalt went to the polls Sunday to elect a new state assembly in what is seen as the last big...
House nixes COVID-19-related voting bill; theater reopening
CONCORD, N.H. — A look at coronavirus-related developments around New England:
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Virginia Dems to decide: Return McAuliffe or chart new path?
RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s signature exuberance was on full display as he campaigned on Memorial Day weekend in downtown Petersburg,...
In Trump’s shadow, Ga’s. Kemp draws boos from GOP faithful
JEKYLL ISLAND, Georgia — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew jeers and boos at his state party’s annual convention Saturday, laying bare the bitterness that...
Nicaragua detains yet another opposition politician
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Police in Nicaragua detained another leading opposition politician and potential presidential candidate Saturday, the latest in a series of moves by...