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# Elections

Yesterday
1st December 2023
Sinn Féin TD Imelda Munster announces she will not contest next election
Munster is the Sinn Féin spokesperson for media, tourism and sport and has previously held the transport and business briefs for the party.
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This week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Proposal to stop publishing candidate's home addresses on ballots voted down by government
Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik said the matter was a “critical issue”.
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Thu 12:06 PM
Last week
19th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Barry Andrews: Today's Electoral Commission announcement was an own goal
The Dublin MEP says the Commission’s advice that Ireland’s extra MEP seat should be in Midlands-NW constituency is not helpful.
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Nov 20th 2023, 6:23 PM
Last month
November 2023
McEntee: There is ‘always a risk’ that foreign governments will interfere in Irish elections
Helen McEntee said disinformation online can have “massive implications” for democracy.
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Nov 6th 2023, 12:51 PM
August
August 2023
Eamon Ryan not concerned about constituency redraws and says Greens in 'good health' ahead of next election
The Minister for Transport said he believes the Electoral Commission “got it right” in trying to adhere to county boundaries in yesterday’s redraw.
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Aug 31st 2023, 4:56 PM
The winners and losers from today's constituency review
Today’s major redrawing of constituency boundaries will see Ireland get 14 additional TDs at the next general election.
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Aug 30th 2023, 1:26 PM
Fingal split into two 3-seater constituencies as Dublin set to get new TDs and boundary changes
The Electoral Commission published its Constituency Review report this morning.
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Aug 30th 2023, 9:34 AM
Malcolm Noonan: 'For politics to work, we need fewer TDs and larger constituencies'
The junior minister says rather than increasing TDs, we need to move them away from the parish pump.
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Aug 28th 2023, 7:00 AM
Minister says interest from politicians to learn new constituency boundaries is 'red-hot'
The Minister for Public Expenditure said there was much ‘speculation’ on the redrawn boundaries.
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Aug 17th 2023, 8:44 PM
Politicians back calls to stop publishing election candidates' home addresses
Some have said that it is putting potential candidates off running for election.
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Aug 1st 2023, 6:23 PM
This year
2023
Seven killed in Indian village election clashes
Footage aired by local broadcasters showed rival party workers roaming streets with batons, as well as ballot boxes being set alight outside polling stations.
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Jul 8th 2023, 12:52 PM
Former US governor Chris Christie launches presidential bid in 'direct challenge' to Trump
Christie has cast himself as the only candidate in the field willing to directly take on former president Donald Trump.
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Jun 6th 2023, 8:53 PM
Lack of transparency harming Ireland’s vital election observer role
Crunching years of data and speaking to experts, Noteworthy scrutinises how our observer system stacks up internationally.
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May 30th 2023, 6:30 AM
Ireland an outlier in decision to halt election observer role during Covid
Other Western European countries continued to send observers to monitor elections during the pandemic.
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May 29th 2023, 6:30 AM
Erdogan declares victory in Turkey's historic run-off election
Erdogan had entered the day as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his rule.
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May 28th 2023, 7:16 PM
Sinn Féin's O'Neill puts pressure on British and Irish governments over Stormont
Sinn Fein emerged as the largest party in the local government elections this week.
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May 21st 2023, 10:44 PM
Joe Biden could announce bid for second term as early as next week, US media reports
Meanwhile, Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced he is running for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Apr 21st 2023, 6:53 AM
New Electoral Commission formally established with Supreme Court judge as chairperson
One of the commission’s responsibilities will be reviewing Dáil Éireann and European Parliament constituencies and local electoral area boundaries.
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Feb 9th 2023, 6:00 AM
Larry Donnelly: How will Irish politicians cope with an increasingly angry electorate?
Our columnist says the Donohoe affair and protests of recent weeks show that the political mood here has darkened.
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Jan 28th 2023, 8:00 PM
Last year
2022
Biden hits campaign trail in final uphill push to salvage Democrats
Biden will end the trip in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania, alongside the still popular former president Barack Obama
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Nov 3rd 2022, 7:40 PM
Jair Bolsonaro yet to concede defeat or challenge Brazil’s election results
The outgoing Brazilian leader has repeatedly questioned the reliability of the nation’s electronic voting system.
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Nov 1st 2022, 7:16 AM
Larry Donnelly: The economy and independents will dictate the outcome of the US midterms
Our columnist looks ahead to the contentious midterms coming up.
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Oct 29th 2022, 9:00 PM
Brian Rowan: Truss' resignation and Conservative chaos spell disaster for Northern Ireland
The former BBC correspondent says the ongoing chaos in London means Stormont is again forgotten.
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Oct 21st 2022, 2:00 PM
Analysis: What will its first far-right leader since WWII mean for Italy?
Sofia Ammassari and Duncan McDonnell look at the shock political shift of Italy to the far-right and ask what it means for the future.
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Sep 26th 2022, 10:30 AM
Brazil’s Lula marries at 76 ahead of presidential election in October
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was president in 2003-2010 and leads Jair Bolsonaro in the opinion polls heading into Brazil’s election in October.
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May 19th 2022, 1:51 PM
The Explainer: What does the election result mean for the future of Northern Ireland?
Listen in to be brought up to speed about the weekend’s seismic election result.
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May 12th 2022, 6:30 PM
Brian Rowan: Sinn Féin and Alliance's success represents a political shift in Northern Ireland
The former BBC correspondent says the story of “two tribes” in the North is now being stretched out across a wider canvas.
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May 8th 2022, 12:05 PM
Opinion: The DUP in this election began to look like the lost tribe of the British Empire
Peter Flanagan says the election in Northern Ireland has shown that Loyalist and British values are no longer the same.
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May 6th 2022, 10:51 AM
Polling stations close across Northern Ireland in Stormont election with 54% turnout
The process will elect 90 MLAs to the devolved Stormont Assembly, with 239 candidates running.
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May 5th 2022, 10:00 PM
Brian Rowan: There's nothing dull about this election in Northern Ireland - it's hard to call
The former BBC correspondent says every party is playing it safe and steady ahead of tomorrow’s vote.
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May 4th 2022, 2:40 PM
French Prime Minister says government to resign if Macron wins to create 'new impetus'
Macron is facing a close race in the run-off this Sunday against far-right veteran Marine Le Pen.
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Apr 19th 2022, 2:07 PM
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen begin duel to become French president
After a first round of voting on Sunday, Macron came top with 27.85%, while far-right leader Le Pen finished second at 23.15%.
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Apr 11th 2022, 10:44 PM
Macron and Le Pen prepare for tense French election duel
Projections from the first round of voting show Macron scoring 28-29%, with Le Pen on 22-24%.
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Apr 11th 2022, 7:28 AM
Orban declares victory in Hungarian elections
The right-wing PM gave a 10-minute speech to Fidesz party officials and supporters at an election night event in Budapest.
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Apr 4th 2022, 7:04 AM
Macron launches bitter attack on Le Pen as lead slips in French polls
A poll yesterday showed Le Pen winning 47.5% of the vote in a second-round run-off against Macron.
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Mar 31st 2022, 9:27 PM
All time
Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega wins new presidential term after opponents jailed
With ballots in 49% of polling stations counted, Ortega had 75% of votes.
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Nov 8th 2021, 10:51 AM
Low turnout as Iraqis vote for new parliament
The vote was brought forward from 2022 as a rare concession to a protest movement.
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Oct 11th 2021, 8:49 AM
Czech president taken to hospital day after elections
Milos Zeman has been grappling with liver problems according to local media
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Oct 10th 2021, 12:09 PM
Justin Trudeau’s party projected to win most seats in Canada’s election
It is expected that the incumbent will form a minority government.
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Sep 21st 2021, 7:04 AM
Orban party blames opposition for Hungary primaries debacle after alleged cyber attack
Voting in the primary elections to find a candidate to challenge Orban was suspended on Saturday.
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Sep 19th 2021, 11:25 AM
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