(Bloomberg) — The United Nations said it will deploy a team of four experts to monitor Venezuela’s elections days after the opposition declined to sign a deal to recognize the presidential vote’s results. Most Read from Bloomberg The UN’s team will independently produce a confidential report for the Secretary General, which will include recommendations for […]
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Three British opinion polls released late on Saturday presented a grim picture for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s Conservative Party, and one pollster warned that the party faced “electoral extinction” in July 4’s election. The polls come just over halfway through the election campaign, after a week in which both […]
(Bloomberg) — Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider’s guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly. Most Read from Bloomberg A top opposition leader in India’s electorally important state of Uttar Pradesh predicts a big win for his party, saying […]
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Attacks on political candidates in Mexico’s violence-torn southern state of Chiapas have left at least 14 people dead in recent days, local authorities and candidates said Sunday. The latest attack early Sunday targeted the car driving Nicolás Noriega, who is running to lead the municipal government of the town of Mapastepec. […]
Manhattan prosecutor Joshua Steinglass on Thursday presented text messages from an editor at the National Enquirer that suggested participants in Donald Trump’s alleged hush money scheme knew their actions were criminal in nature. According to the texts, read aloud by Steinglass, former National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard wrote to an unnamed relative, “[Trump]’s just been […]
(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended political funding through electoral bonds, which were scrapped by India’s top court, even as the opposition parties accused his party of using the instruments to raise funds from companies. Most Read from Bloomberg The bonds eliminated cash and corruption in poll funding, Modi said in an interview with […]
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s electoral commission asked the Constitutional Court to provide clarity on a ruling this week that allows former President Jacob Zuma to run for parliament in next month’s elections. Most Read from Bloomberg The appeal by the Electoral Commission of South Africa raises the possibility that Zuma may not be allowed to […]
There are two scenarios that could explain where the 2024 election stands right now. In one, President Joe Biden is locked in something close to a 50-50 contest with former President Donald Trump. In the other, Biden is trailing by more — maybe much more — than the national polls suggest. The answer depends largely […]
The renewed, Donald Trump-backed effort to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes faced another roadblock Friday as the Legislature looks to wrap up its session. Speaker John Arch said on the floor Friday morning that amendments attaching entire bills to other measures will no longer be accepted, as the unicameral body is running […]
Apr. 4—CHEYENNE — As election season approaches, Wyoming voters need to be aware of statewide changes to the electoral process that will be implemented this year. Historically, Wyomingites have been able to register for whichever party they choose up until they fill out their ballot on Election Day. Legislative changes made last year require currently […]
Judge Juan Merchan rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to delay the upcoming hush money trial until the Supreme Court rules on “presidential immunity.” In a ruling released on April 3, Merchan wrote: “This Court finds that Defendant had myriad opportunities to raise the claim of presidential immunity well before March 7, 2024.” Trump — […]
Nebraska legislators on Wednesday night blocked a late effort to change how the state allocates its Electoral College votes, despite public pressure from former President Donald Trump to shift to a winner-take-all system that would likely benefit him in the fall. The measure fell short, 8-36, in a procedural vote. While it’s possible supporters could […]