Elections


Jun 18, 2021

Iraq Iran election


Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hard-liner's favor
Jun 18, 2021

Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hard-liner's favor

Iran has begun voting in a presidential election tipped in the favor of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei


EXPLAINER: Iran vote to determine next president, direction
Jun 17, 2021

EXPLAINER: Iran vote to determine next president, direction

Iran’s presidential election Friday will determine who will lead the country’s civilian government


Reformist drops out of Iran election on last day of campaign
Jun 16, 2021

Reformist drops out of Iran election on last day of campaign

The only reformist candidate in Iran’s presidential election has dropped out of the race on the last day of campaigning


EXPLAINER: Who is Naftali Bennett, Israel's new leader?
Jun 14, 2021

EXPLAINER: Who is Naftali Bennett, Israel's new leader?

Naftali Bennett, Israel’s new prime minister, embodies many of the contradictions that define the 73-year-old nation


Knesset approves new coalition, ending Netanyahu's long rule
Jun 13, 2021

Knesset approves new coalition, ending Netanyahu's long rule

Israel’s parliament has voted in favor of a new coalition government, formally ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic 12-year rule


Israel's Netanyahu lashes out as end of his era draws near
Jun 11, 2021

Israel's Netanyahu lashes out as end of his era draws near

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not leaving the political stage quietly in what appear to be the final days of his historic 12-year rule


Iran judiciary chief stages 1st campaign rally despite virus
Jun 10, 2021

Iran judiciary chief stages 1st campaign rally despite virus

Iran’s most-prominent presidential candidate has staged a mass rally in the country’s southeast that drew thousands of supporters, the first such gathering amid the raging coronavirus pandemic that has largely halted traditional election campaigning


Iran candidate says he’s willing to potentially meet Biden
Jun 9, 2021

Iran candidate says he’s willing to potentially meet Biden

An Iranian presidential candidate says he’d be willing to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden if he wins his country’s election next week


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