Elections

Apr 12, 2019

European rights body urges Turkey to respect voters' choice

Europe's human rights watchdog is urging Turkey to respect voters' decision after electoral authorities blocked some newly elected district mayors from taking office despite winning local elections on March 31


Apr 12, 2019

PM rival Gantz congratulates Netanyahu after final results

Benny Gantz, head of the centrist Blue and White party who had challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called to congratulate him after Israel's final election results


Apr 11, 2019

Final Israeli election results boost Netanyahu's lead

A final count of election ballots on Thursday granted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party an additional seat in parliament, making it the largest faction in the Knesset and punctuating the Israeli leader's victory


Apr 10, 2019

Libya speaker: No deals while armed groups 'kidnap' Tripoli

Libya's Parliament speaker in the east says no peace deal can be reached right now between rival factions in his country because the capital, Tripoli, has been "kidnapped" by armed groups


Apr 10, 2019

Israeli PM Netanyahu poised for 5th term as rival concedes

Benjamin Netanyahu appears headed toward historic 5th term as Israel's prime minister


Apr 10, 2019

A look at the winners and losers in Israel's election

After a campaign largely seen as a referendum on his rule, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the big winner of the Israeli election as he heads toward a record-breaking fifth term


Apr 10, 2019

Israel's election exposes its deep political divisions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's apparent election victory has deepened divisions in an already divided country


Apr 10, 2019

The Latest: Gantz's party concedes defeat in Israel election

Israel's Blue and White party leaders are conceding defeat in Israel's election, saying they will work against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the opposition


Apr 10, 2019

A look at what comes after Netanyahu's seeming win in Israel

A look at the next steps and what comes after Benjamin Netanyahu's apparent victory in Israel's general election


Apr 10, 2019

Erdogan says Istanbul mayoral vote should be canceled

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says election results in Istanbul should be canceled over irregularities, including the alleged unlawful appointment of some officials who oversaw the ballot boxes


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