Economy & Politics

Tanzania Elections 2015: Ruling CCM Party Faces Challenge from Ukawa Coalition

Tanzanians are expected to polls in the country’s most tightly contested general elections, as a new opposition coalition tries to…

9 years ago

Congo-Brazzaville Referendum to Decide on Denis Sassou Nguesso Third Term

Voters in Congo-Brazzaville are expected to polls in a referendum on constitutional changes that would allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso…

9 years ago

Poland Elections 2015: Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s Eurosceptic Law and Justice Party Tipped to Win

Poles are voting in the country’s parliamentary elections, with the conservatives hoping to return to power after eight years in…

9 years ago

Argentina Elections 2015: Voters to Pick Replacement for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

Argentina is voting to choose the country’s next president in a general election that ends 12 years of rule under…

9 years ago

White House 2016: Lincoln Chafee Drops out of Democratic Presidential Race

Lincoln Chafee has announced he is dropping out of the Democratic presidential race. The former Rhode Island Governor told the…

9 years ago

Joe Biden Will Not Run for 2016 Democratic Nomination

Joe Biden will not run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 White House race. The 72-year-old vice-president said his…

9 years ago

Paul Ryan Willing to Be House Speaker with Conditions

Paul Ryan has said he will run for House Speaker if Republicans in the chamber unite behind his candidacy. The…

9 years ago

Marine Le Pen Appears in Court over Muslim Remarks

Marine Le Pen has appeared in court in Lyon, to answer charges of inciting racial hatred, for comparing Muslims praying…

9 years ago

Canada Elections 2015: Justin Trudeau’s Liberals Make Stunning Comeback

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has decisively won Canada’s general election, ending nearly a decade of Conservative rule. The centrist Liberals…

9 years ago

Canada Elections 2015: PM Stephen Harper Fighting for Fourth Term

The Canadian federal elections, formally known as the 42nd Canadian general election, will be held on Monday, October 19. Canadians…

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