elections
Soup kitchens full as battle rages over Italy's poor
Mario Conte's Salerno soup kitchen serves 140 hot meals every day but as soaring inflation hits Italy's poverty-stricken south, he is struggling to keep up with demand. And with far-right leader Giorgia Meloni promising to abolish a poverty relief...
Italy's Salvini fires up base in northern fiefdom
Italy's anti-immigration leader Matteo Salvini, who is trailing the far-right's Giorgia Meloni in the polls ahead of next week's general election, sought on Sunday to galvanise his hard-right, populist, eurosceptic base. "This is Italy, full of hope...
Swedish PM resigns after right, far-right poll win
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday announced that she would resign after an unprecedented right-wing and far-right bloc narrowly won Sunday's election. Out of the Swedish parliament's 349 seats, the right-wing opposition was set to...
Sweden's right wing poised for election victory on far-right gains
Sweden's right-wing looked set to oust Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's left-wing bloc in Sunday's general election on strong gains by the far-right, clinging to a slim lead with 94% of electoral districts counted. The right-wing bloc was credited...
Slim lead for Sweden's left bloc as far-right surges - exit polls
Updated 9.15pm Two exit polls gave Sweden's left-wing bloc led by Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson a slim lead in Sunday's general election, and also indicated a far-right surge. The four left-wing parties were credited with 50.6%...
Italy's voiceless millions: the voters who cannot vote
Millions of people will not cast their ballots at the upcoming general election in Italy despite wanting to vote, because they are elderly, sick or live far from their hometowns. Voter turnout has dropped from 92 to 74% between 1944 and 2021, and is...
Editorial: All eyes on Italy as it votes
Italians vote later this month and the opinion polls are pointing to a victory for the alliance made up of right-wing and centre-right parties. The election was called after the collapse of the government headed by the widely respected Mario Draghi,...
One century on, cult of Mussolini persists in Italy
One hundred years after he took power, the cult of Benito Mussolini persists in the small Italian town of Predappio, where his tomb draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. Many are just curious but others are driven by nostalgia for a past that...
Three main rivals face off in Sweden's tight election race
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, the head of the opposition conservative Moderates Ulf Kristersson, and far-right leader Jimmie Akesson face off as the three main candidates in Sunday's general election. 'Bulldozer' PM vying to keep the left...
UK Tories finish voting for leader with Liz Truss tipped to win
Voting finished Friday in the Conservative party leadership election, with Liz Truss widely expected to be named the winner next week and succeed Boris Johnson as the UK's next prime minister. Online and postal polls of Tory members closed at 5pm (1600...
Berlusconi joins TikTok in campaign for Italian vote
At 85, Silvio Berlusconi has joined TikTok, seeking along with Italy's other political leaders to woo younger voters who risk abstaining in large numbers in the general election later this month. "Hi guys, here I am! Welcome to my official TikTok...
TikTok girds for US election misinformation threat
TikTok on Wednesday rolled out its battle plan against the deluge of misinformation expected to accompany the upcoming US midterm elections, a problem tech firms largely decide themselves how to handle. The November contest that will decide who...
Italy to hold September elections after PM Draghi resigns
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament Thursday, triggering early elections which could bring the hard right to power after the country's warring parties toppled reformer Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Elections will take place on...
What's next for Italy after PM Draghi's resignation?
Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi's resignation Thursday opens the door to a new period of political uncertainty in Italy, Europe's third-largest economy. Here is what could happen next: Are early elections guaranteed? The possibility of Draghi...
Japan's ruling party projected vote winner after Abe assassination
Japan's ruling coalition is projected to have won the most votes in an election held just two days after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, local media said Sunday. The ex-premier's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its...
UK Tory leader race expands to nine, with early focus on tax
Former UK defence secretary Penny Mordaunt on Sunday became the ninth Conservative MP to launch a bid to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as the already fractious race promptly focused on tax. Mordaunt, 49, an ex-navy reservist who has also held...
Japan votes in shadow of ex-PM Abe assassination
Japanese voters cast their ballots Sunday in an upper house election, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail. The election, which is expected to see Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party...
Fresh turmoil for Bulgaria as government loses confidence vote
Bulgaria's coalition government collapsed Wednesday after just six months when it lost a vote of confidence among MPs, bringing fresh political turmoil and the increased likelihood of an early general election. But analysts say there is no guarantee...
