Presidential Election News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Gabon military leader Brice Oligui Nguema secures win in presidential election
Libreville, April 14: Gabon's military leader, Brice Oligui Nguema, has secured victory in the presidential election with an apparent landslide, according to provisional results, Al Jazeera reported. On Sunday, Gabon's Interior Ministry announced that Nguema, who led a 2023 military coup, had won about 90 per cent of the vote.
South Korea: Democratic Party to pick presidential candidate via party vote, public poll
Seoul, April 12: The South Korea's Democratic Party (DP) has decided to select its presidential candidate through an even split between votes by dues-paying members and a public poll, its election preparation committee said on Saturday.
Gabon starts voting in first presidential election since 2023 coup
Libreville, April 12: Gabonese voters went to the polls on Saturday to elect a president in its first presidential election since a coup two years ago, marking the final phase of the country's political transition and the anticipated return to constitutional order.
South Korea: Ex-Democratic Party leader Lee to announce presidential bid on Thursday
Seoul, April 9: Former South Korean Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung will announce his presidential bid via a video message on Wednesday, an aide said.
South Korea: Acting Prez Han holds first phone talks with US Prez Trump since Yoon's ouster
Seoul, April 8: Acting South Korean President Han Duck-soo spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, his office said, marking their first talks since South Korea was thrust into political turmoil triggered by former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law debacle.
South Korean govt sets presidential election for June 3
Seoul, April 7: The government has decided to hold a presidential election on June 3 to pick former President Yoon Suk Yeol's successor, which will be confirmed at a Cabinet meeting this week, an official said Monday.
France: National Rally leader Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement
Paris, March 31: A French court has found National Rally leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling European Union funds, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
Trump says 'there are methods' for seeking a third presidential term
Washington, March 31: US President Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of pursuing a third term in the White House, despite the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution prohibiting it, claiming in an interview that "there are methods" for achieving this and emphasising he was "not joking".
UFC star Conor McGregor to run for Ireland President
New Delhi, March 21: UFC fighter Conor McGregor registered his name for the Ireland Presidential elections on Thursday and promised his country would protect its citizens from migration. He made this decision after meeting United States President Donald Trump, as reported by The Hill.
Greek parliament fails to elect new President in 2nd round of voting
Athens, Feb 1: The Greek parliament failed to elect the country's next President in the second round of voting.
Am I allowed to run again? US President Trump jests during address to House Republicans
Florida, January 28: US President Donald Trump in his remarks to GOP Members of Congress in Miami, Florida joked if he could run for the next Presidential elections in 2028.
Lukashenko wins Belarus presidential election for seventh consecutive term
Minsk, Jan 27: Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko has won the presidential election of Belarus, according to the preliminary results released early Monday by the country's Central Election Commission.
Lukashenko leads in Belarus presidential election: Exit poll
Minsk, Jan 27: Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko is leading the 2025 Belarus presidential election with 87.6 per cent of the vote, according to the first exit poll cited by the Belarusian Committee of Youth Organisations.
Belarus: Seeking 7th term, Lukashenko projected to win by 87 pc votes
Minsk, January 27: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is set to extend his three decade-reign as exit polls show him winning the presidential elections -- which the West has called a 'sham' -- with 87.6 per cent of the votes, Al Jazeera reported citing an exit poll broadcast on state TV.
Presidential election kicks off in Belarus
Minsk, Jan 26: The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m.
First round of Gabon's presidential election set for April
Libreville, Jan 23: Gabon's Energy Minister and government spokesperson Séraphin Akure-Davin has announced that the central African country's presidential election will take place on April 12.
Trump revokes security clearances of former officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden's laptop
Washington, DC, January 21: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday revoking the security clearance of 50 former intelligence officials, who issued a letter in 2020, discrediting the reporting that then-US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, had abandoned his laptop at a computer repair business and had called the news story part of a "Russian disinformation campaign."
2020 elections totally rigged, this time we made it too big to rig...: Donald Trump
Washington, DC, January 21: US President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his long-standing allegation that the 2020 presidential elections were "totally rigged" and claimed that attempts for the same were made in 2024 too, but the mandate was "too big to rig".
Trump takes oath as 47th US President, returns to White House for second term
Washington, Jan 20: Business mogul and Republican Party member Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday for a historic second term by taking the oath as the 47th President of the US.
Israel-Hamas epic ceasefire result of historic victory in November: Trump at MAGA Victory Rally
Washington, DC, January 20: Calling the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas a "first step" towards lasting peace in the Middle East, US President-elect Donald Trump claimed that the "epic" agreement could happen "only" due to his historic victory in November presidential polls.
Best president in my entire life, Trump's supporters cheer ahead of his inauguration
Virginia, January 19: US President-Elect Donald Trump's supporters braved the icy polar vortex on Saturday (local time) to catch a glimpse of the inaugural events leading up to his swearing-in ceremony.
Trump holds very good call with Xi Jinping, says they will solve many problems together
Washington, DC, January 17: US President-elect Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and discussed a range of issues including trade, fentanyl and TikTok on Friday.
Romania sets presidential elections for May 4
Bucharest, Jan 16: Romania's presidential elections will take place on May 4, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Thursday.
Greek PM nominates parliament speaker for next president
Athens, Jan 15: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas will be his ruling party's nominee for the country's next president.
Croatia's President Milanovic secures re-election with nearly 74 pc of votes
Zagreb, January 13: Croatia's incumbent President, Zoran Milanovic, a vocal critic of the European Union and NATO, has won a second term in a runoff vote on Sunday (local time), defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative HDZ party, according to near-complete official results, Euronews reported.
Lebanon's newly-elected president to visit Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip
Beirut, Jan 11: Lebanon's newly-elected President Joseph Aoun announced Saturday that he will visit Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
Maduro vows to ensure 'peace, prosperity, equality and new democracy' in Venezuela
Caracas, Jan 11: Nicolas Maduro, who has been sworn in as the Venezuelan President for a third term, has pledged to ensure "peace, prosperity, equality and the new democracy" in the country after taking the oath before National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and on the Constitution on Friday.
Lebanon's newly elected president meets Cypriot counterpart on ties
Beirut, Jan 11: Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun hosted Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, discussing bilateral relations and Lebanon's pressing needs.
Lebanon Army Chief Joseph Aoun elected as country's new President
Beirut, January 10: Lebanon's parliament elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the country's new president on Thursday, bringing an end to a prolonged political deadlock and presidential vacancy, CNN reported.
Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon's president
Beirut, Jan 9: Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president in the second round of the presidential vote held on Thursday, local media reported.
US Congress certifies Donald Trump's 2024 election win
Washington, DC, January 7: US Congress convened on Monday to count electoral college votes and certify President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election held in November, The Hill reported.
US Congress certifies Trump winner of 2024 election (Ld)
Washington, Jan 7: The US Congress on Monday certified President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the November 2024 election, peacefully wrapping up a ritual his supporters had tried to prevent in 2021 in the misleading belief that he had been cheated of a win.
Trump's second term will be good for equity mkt and dollar but not so good for bond mkts: Report
New Delhi, January 6: The upcoming second term of the US President Donald Trump (Trump 2.0) will be beneficial for the equity market and US Dollar while it is negative for the bonds markets, according to a report by Union Bank of India.