(Bloomberg) — India’s election is past the halfway mark, with campaigning between the main political parties heating up just like the soaring temperatures across the country. Most Read from Bloomberg Thousands of candidates across national and regional parties, as well as independent hopefuls, are seeking the attention of nearly a billion eligible voters. Prime Minister […]
(Bloomberg) — Venezuela could withdraw an invitation to the European Union to oversee presidential elections after the group suspended some but not all sanctions on government officials. Most Read from Bloomberg “They expect us to celebrate,” National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said during a parliamentary session on Tuesday. “With this racist, arrogant, rude, and insulting […]
A judge ordered Harris County to hold a new election for the 180th District Court judge after Republican candidate Tami Pierce, who narrowly lost to Democratic Judge DaSean Jones, filed a lawsuit challenging the results. Jones won by a margin of 449 votes in 2022. Judge David Peeples, a visiting judge from Bexar County, issued […]
In November last year, Muralikrishnan Chinnadurai was watching a livestream of a Tamil-language event in the UK when he noticed something odd. A woman introduced as Duwaraka, daughter of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the Tamil Tiger militant chief, was giving a speech. The problem was that Duwaraka had died more than a decade earlier, in an airstrike […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United States ordered that Louisiana use the Congressional district map for the 2024 elections. This would allow the state to use a House map that has a second majority-Black district. A lower federal court ruled that the map was a “racial gerrymander.” The […]
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has disqualified state Rep. Nima Kulkarni from the ballot in her House of Representatives primary with Election Day less than a week away. However, the Louisville Democrat said she’s taking it up with the Kentucky Supreme Court. In a unanimous opinion released Wednesday, the appeals court said Kulkarni’s filing paperwork […]
(Bloomberg) — Dutch election winner Geert Wilders said he sealed a tentative agreement to form a right-wing coalition government after months of talks but hasn’t yet named a prime minister. Most Read from Bloomberg “We have a negotiating agreement. But the factions will also discuss it later, so there may be adjustments and amendments,” Wilders […]
In a reversal of a previous decision, a Jefferson County court has ruled incumbent state Rep. Nima Kulkarni, a Louisville Democrat, filed improper paperwork as she sought reelection this year and should be removed from the ballot as a qualified candidate. The Jefferson Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling Wednesday morning. In a text […]
May 15—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Mercer County’s registered voters went to the polls Tuesday and cast ballots in local races for circuit court judges, family judges, county commissioners, the sheriff, prosecuting attorney, the board of education and the county assessor as well as for delegates and senators in the West Virginia […]
A Gwinnett County judge has agreed to hold an emergency hearing over the vote to make Mulberry a fully-fledged city. Judge Tadia Whitner set an emergency hearing for Thursday afternoon in Gwinnett County Superior Court for an emergency motion filed by resident Stephen Hughes. As previously reported by Channel 2 Action News, Hughes is contesting […]
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) — One of four levies on the Fayette County ballot, the fire levy, was a hot topic during election season. The fire levy has passed the general election. West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey wins GOP primary in bid to succeed Gov. Jim Justice The levy would grant the departments in the county […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — After 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling African National Congress will face its toughest election this month as most opinion polls predict it will lose its parliamentary majority for the first time. Once admired under the leadership of Nelson Mandela, and regarded as a beacon of […]