Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Concerned voters across the United States cast their ballots in the high-stakes 2022 midterm elections on Tuesday amid heightened partisanship and divide. All 435 U.S. House of Representatives seats are up for grabs, as are 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate. Plus, 36 out …
Read More »U.S. voters across the country head to polls on Election Day
Washington, US | Xinhua | Voters in major cities along the east coast of the United States started to cast their ballots early Tuesday, as polls continue to open across the country to decide the presidency. As early as 06:00 ET (1100 GMT), voters began to enter polling stations in major …
Read More »Over 29 million Tanzanians head to polls
Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | More than 29 million Tanzanians went to some 80,000 polling stations across the country to cast ballots for the elections of president, members of parliament and councilors on Wednesday. The elections have attracted 15 presidential candidates from 15 political parties, but the race is …
Read More »Greece heads to polls with voters expected to oust Tsipras
Athens, Greece | AFP | Greek voters are casting their ballots on Sunday in the country’s first national election of the post-bailout era, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s Syriza party expected to be ousted by the conservative opposition. Polling stations opened at 07.00 am local time (0400 GMT)and will close …
Read More »Kenya court cancels presidential ballot printing contract
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | A Kenyan court on Friday cancelled a contract to print presidential ballot papers for next month’s elections after the opposition claimed the winning company had links to President Uhuru Kenyatta. The election commission had awarded the $24 million contract to Dubai-based Al Ghurair. A panel …
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