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# Elections

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Trump says he's 'strongly pro-life' but supports abortion in cases of rape, incest and protecting life of mother
Trump’s comments come after several US states passed tough new restrictions on abortions.
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May 19th 2019, 12:14 PM
Australia's Liberal Party retains power in shock election win over Labor rivals
Just under 17 million people cast their vote across the country.
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May 18th 2019, 8:11 PM
Pat Kenny says he's opposed to censoring people as he prepares to host Peter Casey debate
Kenny presented a presidential debate featuring Casey last year.
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May 7th 2019, 3:14 PM
'A simple message': Conservatives and Labour take serious hit in UK local elections
More than 200 of the 248 English councils have now announced their results.
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May 3rd 2019, 4:30 PM
The poster debate may be ongoing, but there's no debate about posters on poles says ESB
The electricity utility has said dangerous situations have been created in the past by doing so.
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Apr 30th 2019, 2:34 PM
Voting begins in Spanish snap election marked by far-right resurgence
Polls predict far-right party Vox could take more than 10% of the votes.
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Apr 28th 2019, 10:51 AM
Poll: Are you registered to vote?
The European and local elections are taking place next month.
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Apr 28th 2019, 9:59 AM
Poll: Should election posters be banned?
The EU and local election campaigns begin today, so posters have been popping up all over the country.
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Apr 24th 2019, 8:27 AM
Russia says it's 'too early' to say whether it could work with Ukraine's new leader
Volodymyr Zelensky won a landslide victory yesterday.
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Apr 22nd 2019, 5:04 PM
Here are the candidates running in the European Parliament elections
There are 59 candidates running across the three constituencies.
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Apr 16th 2019, 6:10 AM
59 candidates declare for European Parliament elections in May
13 Irish MEPs will be elected when voters go to the polls on 24 May.
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Apr 15th 2019, 3:31 PM
Dublin local election candidate criticised for using paper's likeness on campaign flyers
O’Connell issued two styles of fliers in her constituency featuring an edited version of the paper’s front page and unauthorised use of the publication’s masthead.
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Apr 12th 2019, 12:49 PM
Gemma O'Doherty announces intention to run in European elections
She is planning to put in her nomination papers in the coming days.
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Apr 12th 2019, 11:48 AM
3 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire as tens of thousands gather at Israel-Gaza border
Israel deployed several thousand troops along the border, with the anniversary coming at a sensitive time ahead of its 9 April elections.
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Mar 30th 2019, 6:08 PM
Opinion: The Venezuelan government must go - it has failed its people and become utterly corrupt
Venezuela, once among the richest countries in Latin-America, now needs food aid. Only free and fair elections can save the country, writes Eamon Stack.
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Mar 7th 2019, 7:00 AM
Spanish PM calls snap election after budget defeat
This will be Spain’s third election in four years.
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Feb 15th 2019, 11:13 AM
Trump says that military intervention in Venezuela is 'an option'
The United States recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president on 23 January.
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Feb 3rd 2019, 4:11 PM
SocDems McNally and Gannon go head-to-head for party's European elections nod
The number of MEP seats in the Dublin constituency will increase from three to four at this year’s election.
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Jan 9th 2019, 2:45 PM
The first Tuesday of November will define the next chapter of American politics
The US mid-terms will be the first nationwide referendum on Donald Trump, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Oct 8th 2018, 7:30 PM
Brazil is choosing a new president ... Here's what you need to know
Voting today was to start at 8am (11am Irish time). Initial results are expected late this evening.
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Oct 7th 2018, 11:23 AM
Far-right tipped to win big as Swedes vote
The party has roots in the neo-Nazi movement.
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Sep 9th 2018, 8:20 AM
Cricket hero Khan claims victory as Pakistan election marred by rigging allegations
International observers are due to give their observations on the voting process tomorrow.
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Jul 26th 2018, 6:45 PM
Russians go to the polls as Putin is set to secure a fourth term in charge
The election comes amid tensions with Britain.
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Mar 18th 2018, 7:31 AM
Populist leaders battle to govern Italy after left collapses as leader resigns
The leader of the ruling centre-left party resigned with a warning about a “wind of extremism”.
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Mar 5th 2018, 8:15 PM
Italians go to the polls today in an election which is too close to call
The result should be known tomorrow morning.
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Mar 4th 2018, 8:34 AM
No manifesto, no programme, no debates - but Putin is cruising towards another election victory
It is highly unlikely that Putin will be unseated this time round.
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Feb 17th 2018, 5:30 PM
How will Ireland handle social media in the Eighth Amendment referendum?
The spread of mis or disinformation around referendums on social media could harm our democracy, writes Gavin Sheridan.
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Jan 25th 2018, 8:30 PM
Poll: Should Ireland have directly elected mayors?
In addition to the referendum on abortion next year, Ireland will vote on three other referendums.
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Dec 27th 2017, 9:30 AM
Watch: Boris Johnson just had a very tense press conference with his Russian counterpart
Johnson challenged Sergey Lavrov on Russian interference in British elections.
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Dec 22nd 2017, 2:43 PM
Co-leader of far-right party quits just hours after German election breakthrough
Citing “dissent” with more hardline colleagues, Petry dropped her bombshell at a morning party press conference.
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Sep 25th 2017, 12:35 PM
Jubilant scenes as judge declares controversial Kenyan election null and void
President Uhuru Kenyatta won a second term in a widely criticised election last month.
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Sep 1st 2017, 2:57 PM
Dodgy technology and dead people voting - Kenya has a job on its hands preventing fraud in its coming election
Recent elections in the African nation have been beset by claims of vote-rigging and intimidation.
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Aug 6th 2017, 10:00 AM
Watchdog sent 90 files to gardaí over possible election offences
The Standards in Public Office Commission gave the details in its annual report, published today.
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Jul 21st 2017, 6:22 PM
Here's what Irish political parties are doing to encourage women to run in next election
Women for Election is launching a fundraiser, it says the rise of women in the last election could mean that people will now ‘rest on their laurels’.
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Jun 7th 2017, 6:30 PM
Macron promises 'revolution' as he unveils gender equal list of political outsiders
“We aim to build a majority for change,” the president-elect said.
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May 11th 2017, 8:40 PM
'The Taoiseach is too slow and too mesmerised': Gerry Adams calls for Brexit clarity
Gerry Adams also accused the British government of threatening Sinn Féin with the prospect of another election.
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Mar 11th 2017, 1:58 PM
Threat of a far-right French presidency is real 'but France will not give in', says Hollande
Alain Juppe ruled himself out as a candidate today.
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Mar 6th 2017, 12:16 PM
Marine Le Pen could be prosecuted for tweeting photos of Islamic State killings
The European Parliament lifted immunity from prosecution today.
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Mar 2nd 2017, 1:57 PM
Le Pen's personal assistant charged in 'fake jobs' scandal
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macron won the support of a key centrist.
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Feb 22nd 2017, 11:04 PM
As if we didn't have enough to worry about - here are five reasons why a GREXIT is back on the agenda
The will-they-won’t-they Greek financial crisis dominated the summer of 2015.
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Feb 18th 2017, 7:30 AM
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