Elections
2 political outliers claim seats in European Parliament by leveraging social media's viral power
One is a wildly popular, seemingly happy-go-lucky YouTuber with no political experience from Cyprus
European Election Cyprus
Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
Iran’s Guardian Council on Sunday approved the country’s hard-line speaker of parliament and five others to run in the country’s June 28 presidential election following a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others
Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf registers for the country's June 28 presidential election
Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf registers for the country's June 28 presidential election
Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election
Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a possible candidate for the June 28 presidential election, seeking to regain the country’s top political position after a helicopter crash killed the nation’s president and seven others
Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers as a presidential candidate for the June 28 election
Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers as a presidential candidate for the June 28 election
Former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani registers as a possible presidential candidate
A former speaker of Iran’s parliament has registered as a possible candidate in the Islamic Republic’s June 28 presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash earlier this month with seven others
Turkey signals a new military intervention in Syria if Kurdish groups hold local elections
Turkey's president says his country won't hesitate to launch a new offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish groups there go ahead with plans to hold local elections
Iran opens registration for the June presidential election after Raisi died in a helicopter crash
Iran has opened a five-day registration period for hopefuls wanting to run in the June 28 presidential election
An Egyptian court upholds a prison sentence for the activist who challenged the president
An Egyptian appeals court has upheld a one-year prison sentence against a prominent political activist who attempted to challenge President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in last year’s election