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Opposition files petition against Nigerian election result
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian opposition party has filed a petition with the Court of Appeal against the ruling party for its candidate's victory in last month's presidential election, according to court documents seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday. Peter Obi, candidate of...
Evers pushes to repeal abortion ban ahead of court election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and his fellow Democrats worked Monday to keep the spotlight on abortion ahead of next month's state Supreme Court election, resurrecting a bill that would repeal the state's 1849 ban on the practice. Democrats introduced the bill in...
Spain's government faces no-confidence vote brought by Vox
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s leftist coalition government faces a no-confidence vote brought by the nation's far-right Vox party as lawmakers on Tuesday debated the motion, which has little chance of succeeding. The vote will be held in the 348-member lower chamber on...
Questions over top Polish politician's absence from campaign
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The absence of Poland’s top politician, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, from early electoral campaigning has raised questions about the health of the 73-year-old leader of the ruling party. Kaczynski, who was touring Poland last fall and meeting with potential voters,...
Thailand sets May 14 election, populist party tops polls
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s general election will take place on May 14, the country’s election regulator said Tuesday, one day after the dissolution of Parliament initiated by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who is seeking a fresh term. The Election Commission said...
Guatemala seeks to remove opposition candidate's immunity
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A prosecutor in Guatemala asked a court Monday to lift the immunity of one of the candidates in June presidential elections, because the candidate had asked about a judge’s motive in prosecuting journalists. Candidates in Guatemala normally have immunity...
Dominant party wins most votes in Kazakh parliament election
MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan's dominant political party received slightly more than half the vote in the election for the lower house of parliament, according to preliminary results announced Monday, but the final tally of seats won't be clear until new single-mandate races are tallied. ...
Thailand dissolves Parliament ahead of May elections
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Parliament was dissolved Monday by a government decree, setting the stage for a May general election that poses an opportunity to lessen the military’s influence in politics. The dissolution, just a few days before the end of the four-year term of the...
Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou will visit China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will visit China next week in what a spokesman called a bid to ease tensions between the self-ruled island and the mainland. Ma presided over a period of warm ties with Beijing, but left office under a cloud after a trade...
Long-serving Montenegro president to face newcomer in runoff
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The long-serving incumbent will face a political newcomer in a runoff presidential election in Montenegro next month no one won in the first round of voting on Sunday held amid a political turmoil in the Balkan country, early projections showed. ...
