Sight-Seeing: Why I’m voting third party

Ahead of the upcoming US election, KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says voting is an investment in the long-term future of the nation, not only something that will benefit us in our own lifetimes…
Trump tells Christians they won’t have to vote after this election

Washington DC, US Reuters Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, “in four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.” It was not clear what the former president meant by his remarks, in […]
Macron arrives in riot-hit New Caledonia for high-stakes talks

Sydney, Australia/Paris, France Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron landed in the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Thursday, for a day of talks during which he will aim to turn the page on deadly riots triggered by a contested electoral reform. Any attempt to convince the rioters to get off the streets will be a […]
Pakistan vote counts drags on after election marred by attacks, outages

Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan counted votes after polling ended on Thursday in a general election marred by militant attacks and suspension of mobile phone services, with no indication of a clear leader seven hours after voting closed – an unusual delay compared to previous polls. The South Asian country is struggling to recover from an […]
Chileans reject conservative constitution to replace dictatorship-era text – early results

Santiago/Valparaiso, Chile Reuters Chileans on Sunday rejected a new conservative constitution to replace its current text that dates back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. With 27.81 per cent of ballot boxes tallied, a total of 54.61 per cent Chileans rejected the new text while 45.39 per cent voted in favour of it. A Chilean Navy […]
Argentina voting closes with economic crisis driving radical outsider

Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters Argentines flocked to the polls on Sunday to vote in a tense national election where a far-right libertarian leads the race for the presidency, a major potential shift in the political landscape due to fallout from the country’s worst economic crisis in two decades. Around the South American country voters cast […]
Voting closes in New Zealand election, counting set to begin

Wellington, New Zealand Reuters Voting closed in New Zealand’s general election at 7pm on Saturday and counting was set to start, with provisional results due later this evening. People head to the polls to vote in the general election in Auckland, New Zealand, on 14th October, 2023. PICTURE: Reuters/David Rowland Opinion polls have indicated the […]
Voting begins in Australia in landmark Indigenous Voice referendum

Sydney, Australia Reuters Australians began voting on Saturday in a historic referendum, the first in almost a quarter of a century, to decide whether to recognise its First Peoples in the constitution, as requested by the country’s Indigenous leaders six years ago. Australians will simply write “Yes” or “No” on the ballot paper, after a […]
Essay: Fake news – EU targets political social media ads with tough new regulation proposal

In an article first published on The Conversation, TOM KANE, a senior lecturer in business analytics at the University of Stirling, looks at what’s being done to limit the influence of social media in elections…
Nigerians vote for new president, braving long delays in hope of bringing change

Kano, Nigeria Reuters Nigeria’s presidential election was marked by long delays at some polling stations on Saturday, which did not deter large crowds of voters hoping for a reset after years of worsening violence and hardship under outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari. Africa’s most populous nation is struggling with Islamist insurgencies in the north-east, an epidemic […]