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Jul 1, 20244 min read
Far right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of #France's parliamentary...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Historic win for far right in French first-round vote
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary...
Jul 1, 20244 min read
Factbox-Key party figures to know in the French election campaign
PARIS - France is the closest it has been to having a far-right government since World War Two, with the anti-immigrant National Rally...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
South Africa's Ramaphosa announces cabinet that includes ex-opposition leader
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on...
Jul 1, 20241 min read
Mauritania's President Ghazouani wins re-election, provisional results show
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has won the country's presidential election, according to...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Explainer-Three-way run-offs and horse-trading: what happens next in French elections?
PARIS - Here's how the second round of France's parliamentary election on July 7 will work and the possible scenarios after exit polls...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Explainer-France election 2024: what happens if no one gets an absolute majority?
PARIS - Exit polls after Sunday's first round of the snap parliamentary election in France showed the far-right National Rally winning...
Jun 29, 20243 min read
Moderate Pezeshkian makes it to Iran presidential run-off
DUBAI - In an election campaign dominated by hardliners, Iranian presidential hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian stood out as a moderate, backing...
Jun 29, 20243 min read
Iran presidential candidate Jalili is fiercely loyal to Khamenei
DUBAI - Saeed Jalili, a zealous ideologue loyal to Iran's supreme leader, plans to resolve the country's social, political and economic...
Jun 29, 20242 min read
Mauritanians go to the polls as Ghazouani seeks re-election
NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritanians head to the polls on Saturday in a presidential election that sees incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani taking on...
Jun 28, 20244 min read
Analysis-French diplomacy faces turbulent time if far-right wins election
PARIS - French diplomacy could be headed for an unprecedented period of turbulence if the far-right wins a snap parliamentary election,...
Jun 28, 20243 min read
Iranians vote in presidential election with limited choices
DUBAI - Iranians voted on Friday for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly...
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