Macron weakened at home and abroad as an early French election gives the far right momentum
PARIS (news agencies) — President Emmanuel Macron once appeared as a bold, young leader offering to revive France through radical ...
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What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from more betting slips to the last debate
LONDON (news agencies) — The U.K. general election on July 4 is just days away now, no doubt to the ...
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High-stakes French legislative election hits torrid final stretch before first-round voting begins
PARIS (news agencies) — With their own and France’s fates in the balance, candidates were making their last campaign pushes ...
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Cancer patient’s long wait for treatment highlights frustration with UK government as election nears
LONDON (news agencies) — Nathaniel Dye believes he probably won’t live to see Britain’s next election. But the music teacher ...
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What’s at stake in Mauritania’s presidential election?
After decades of coups and military rule, the country’s young democracy will be tested in the June 29 vote.Voters will ...
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Takeaways from AP’s report on Ukraine’s battle to defend its democracy in wartime
KYIV, Ukraine (news agencies) — Ukraine has spent years trying to build a Western-style democracy, although not without some bumps ...
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Debate-watchers in the Biden and Trump camps seem to agree on something. Biden had a bad night
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — “Oh, Joe.”That gasp, from patrons at a Chicago bar when President Joe Biden first stumbled verbally ...
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Iranians vote to replace president killed in a helicopter crash, but apathy remains high
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Iranians were voting Friday in a snap election to replace the late President ...
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Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas have been approved for EU top jobs. Who are they? What do they do?
BRUSSELS (news agencies) — In the wake of the elections for EU Parliament, European Union leaders have agreed on the ...
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Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain’s July 4 election?
LONDON (news agencies) — Dutiful, managerial, a bit dull — Keir Starmer is no one’s idea of a firebrand politician.The ...
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