The decree appointing members of the new cabinet was published in Haiti's official gazette, two weeks after the country's transitional government council named Garry Conille as interim prime minister.
AFP news Jun 12, 2024
The ballot has set alarm bells ringing across Europe, risking hobbling France, historically a key player in brokering compromise in Brussels and support for Ukraine against Russian invasion.
AFP news Jun 11, 2024
UK leader Rishi Sunak on Tuesday sought to get his lacklustre general election campaign back on track by promising voters tax cuts and lower immigration as he launched his Conservative party's manifesto.
AFP news Jun 11, 2024
Modi, forced into a coalition government after a shock election setback left him without an outright majority for the first time in a decade, unveiled his third-term cabinet on Monday.
AFP news Jun 11, 2024
Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled outright for the past decade, but failed to repeat its prior two landslide wins this time around, defying analyst expectations and exit polls.
AFP news Jun 07, 2024
After hours of deliberations, Ramaphosa said the ANC's leadership had decided to try to band together with a broad group of opposition parties, ranging from the far right to the hard left.
AFP news Jun 07, 2024
In an electoral system in which money is the ultimate kingmaker, Donald Trump has been courting the country's billionaires -- and they have their checkbooks ready.
AFP news Jun 06, 2024
Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which ruled for the past decade with an outright majority, had been expecting another landslide win.
AFP news Jun 06, 2024
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday began a state visit to France marking 80 years since the World War II D-Day landings, with a new war shadowing Europe as Ukraine battles Russian invasion.
AFP news Jun 05, 2024
Donald Trump faced Republican voters for the first time as a convicted felon on Tuesday during the final state primaries for the 2024 presidential nomination, where he continued to sweep up votes.
AFP news Jun 05, 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum's election as Mexico's first woman president has shored up the left's dominance of Latin America, a region more used to sometimes-dramatic political shifts in recent years.
AFP news Jun 05, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party was in talks with key allies to form a government Wednesday, after failing to secure an outright majority for the first time since sweeping to power a decade ago.
AFP news Jun 05, 2024
It comes with Sunak under intense pressure to reset the Tories' faltering campaign following the release of two polls Monday showing they face defeat in a historic landslide on July 4.
AFP news Jun 04, 2024
Conille was appointed by the transitional presidential council running the country following the resignation in April of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, as gang violence surged.
AFP news Jun 04, 2024
The biggest democratic exercise in history brought with it a surge of false social media posts and instant messaging, ranging from doctored videos to unrelated images with false captions.
AFP news Jun 03, 2024
On the first day of special votes (May 27), police handled 26 cases and arrested 24 people. Whereas, on the second special voting day (May 28) police dealt with 32 cases and detained nine individuals.
Sana Khan Jun 03, 2024
The granddaughter of Bulgarian and Lithuanian Jewish migrants, Sheinbaum is a close ally of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
AFP news Jun 03, 2024
Moepya noted that this election journey also had many hurdles, explaining that there were some serious attacks on commission members and key staff in an attempt to damage the institution's credibility.
Sana Khan Jun 03, 2024
One of the world's most powerful and consequential men was finally tripped up by a porn star, convicted for lying about the hush money he paid her to keep quiet about what she says was an uninspiring tryst.
AFP news May 31, 2024
IEC General Manager Granville Abrahams said that 55.6% of the votes had been recorded in the system, explaining that the new developments were not appearing on the ROC leaderboard because the commission was still verifying them to ensure accuracy.
Sana Khan May 31, 2024
Five weeks of campaigning officially began as 650 seats of members of parliament (MPs) became vacant at one minute past midnight (2301 GMT) in line with the electoral schedule.
AFP news May 30, 2024
With just over 10 percent of votes tallied, the ANC was leading but with a score of 42 percent -- well down on the 57 percent it won in 2019 -- followed by the liberal Democratic Alliance (DA) at 26 percent, according to electoral authorities.
AFP news May 30, 2024
Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo said that the sealed ballot boxes will be opened and emptied in front of everyone at the voting station, noting that each ballot will be unfolded face down and checked for the Electoral Commission's security stamp.
Sana Khan May 30, 2024
A member of the council told AFP that Conille was chosen in a 6-1 vote Tuesday afternoon. Council president Edgard Leblanc and member Fritz Alphonse Jean also announced Conille's selection on social media.
AFP news May 29, 2024
More than 27 million voters were registered for the most uncertain poll since the African National Congress (ANC) led the nation out of apartheid rule.
AFP news May 29, 2024
In a speech at a Rolls Royce factory in central England, Rachel Reeves -- who is set to become finance minister if Labor wins power on July 4 -- argued it was now "the natural party" of business.
AFP news May 28, 2024
From the right, the Democratic Alliance (DA) gathered in the town of Benoni outside Johannesburg to cheer on leader John Steenhuisen under a pair of national flags ahead of Wednesday's vote.
AFP news May 27, 2024
Ruling-party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum and opposition hopeful Xochitl Galvez, both 61, have dominated the presidential race in the world's most populous Spanish-speaking country, home to 129 million people.
AFP news May 27, 2024
In the rural Mexican town where opposition presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez grew up, the smiling face of her ruling party rival looks out from posters plastered around the streets.
AFP news May 24, 2024
Africa's vast potential in the global fight against climate change is at risk due to the heavy burden of debt and lack of international investment, Kenyan President William Ruto said Thursday.
AFP news May 24, 2024
