Parliamentary elections

Slovakia’s populists win vote with anti-corruption stance

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s center-right populist opposition claimed victory Sunday in the country’s parliame...
15:11 1 March 2022

Tunisia approves government after months of deadlock

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia has a new government at last, after four months of arguing among rival parties in the youn...
9:05 27 February 2022

Iran says voter turnout dips below 50% in a first since 1979

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s interior ministry said voter turnout in recent parliamentary elections stood at 42.57%, the f...
12:45 23 February 2022

Iran reports 2 more deaths, 13 new cases of new coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian health authorities on Friday reported two more deaths from the new virus that emerged in Chi...
11:27 21 February 2022

Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension

TEHRAN, Iran — Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid some of the highest tensions ev...
9:21 11 February 2022

Vote prediction for Sinn Fein puts Irish politics in turmoil

DUBLIN — Ireland faced political turmoil Sunday as an exit poll from the weekend’s parliamentary election suggested that Sinn Fein, a left-wing party ...
19:06 9 February 2022

Lawmakers vote down Tunisia’s new government amid opposition

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian lawmakers voted down the North African country's new government Friday, declaring no confidence in a Cabinet proposed by the...
23:47 10 January 2022