Latest Elections News

Kosovo's ethnic Serb party says its ban from a parliamentary election is 'political violence'

Dec. 24, 2024 07:39 AM EST

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s main ethnic Serb party on Tuesday said its ban from the upcoming general election is “institutional and political violence” against the ethnic minority. Zlatan Elek of Srpska Lista, or Serb List, said the move was “done on the orders of...

After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins

Dec. 24, 2024 07:08 AM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leaving his job after eight years in which the southern Democrat picked his moments against a Republican-dominated legislature, winning big on Medicaid expansion and clean energy while falling short in fights over private-school vouchers and...

Tonga's parliament elects a new prime minister after his predecessor quit this month

Dec. 24, 2024 02:46 AM EST

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Tonga 's parliament elected Aisake Eke as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday in a special session of the house on Christmas Eve, after his predecessor quit earlier this month just ahead of a no-confidence vote by lawmakers. Eke assumes office less...

Southern Africa elections brought big changes in 2024

Dec. 24, 2024 00:00 AM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Southern Africa, where democracy remains relatively stable, elections held in 2024 saw long-governing liberation parties struggling to survive. Across Africa, power struggles involving military governments, coup attempts and armed conflict are common, but...

Latest challenge to North Carolina's power-shifting law focuses on state elections board control

Dec. 23, 2024 22:11 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's current governor and his successor tacked on another lawsuit Monday disputing a key provision within a GOP law that erodes the powers of several incoming Democratic state leaders — the latest in a longstanding power struggle between North Carolina's...

Texas GOP Rep. Kay Granger set back by health challenges in last months in Congress, office says

Dec. 23, 2024 18:20 PM EST

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Texas is having "unforeseen health challenges” that have worsened in the final months of her more than two decades in Congress, a statement from her office said Monday. Granger, 81, has not cast a vote in...

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is not expected to announce a decision on his future over the holidays

Dec. 23, 2024 16:03 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not expected to announce a decision on his future over the Christmas holidays, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly...

Prosecutors: Brooklyn businessman will plead guilty to conspiracy charge in case against Mayor Adams

Dec. 23, 2024 15:31 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn real estate magnate accused of working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge tied to the scheme, federal prosecutors said Monday. Erden...

Romanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoil

Dec. 23, 2024 14:56 PM EST

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian lawmakers on Monday voted narrowly in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The move could usher in an end to a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the...

Judge reinstates Ecuador's vice president after deeming her suspension unconstitutional

Dec. 23, 2024 14:38 PM EST

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An Ecuadorian judge on Monday reinstated Vice President Verónica Abad to her role and lifted the five-month suspension the Ministry of Labor had imposed on her for allegedly abandoning her duties. In response to Abad's appeal, Judge Nubia Vera deemed the...