Elections / Voting
Macron, Le Pen clash on Russia, EU in angry TV debate
By Ingrid Melander, Elizabeth Pineau and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday accused his far-right rival...
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Ramos-Horta declares victory in East Timor presidential election
DILI (Reuters) - Independence leader and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta declared victory in East Timor’s presidential election on Thursday, calling...
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Macron vs Le Pen: Quotes from the presidential debate
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen squared off in a debate on Wednesday evening,...
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A false start and a Russian loan: Macron-Le Pen debate takeaways
By John Irish and Mark John PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen locked...
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UK PM Johnson says ‘of course’ he will fight next election
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he would seek to be reelected prime minister at the next election...
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France’s Macron says Le Pen’s interests tied to Russian leadership
PARIS (Reuters) - French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's interests are tied to Russia's leadership, President Emmanuel Macron said...
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France’s Le Pen promises real boost to salaries, not one-off grants
PARIS (Reuters) - French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said in an election debate with President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday...
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Zelenskiy, Navalny voice support for France’s Macron in Sunday election
PARIS (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and jailed Russian Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny both voiced support for French President...
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Nobel winner Ramos-Horta set to return as East Timor president
By Kate Lamb (Reuters) - East Timor's Jose Ramos-Horta survived an assassination attempt when he was president in 2008 but...
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Political pitfalls to test markets’ comfort over French election
By Leigh Thomas and Dhara Ranasinghe PARIS (Reuters) - Financial markets are more sanguine about France's presidential election than they...
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Bookmakers see France’s Macron easily winning Sunday’s runoff
By Samuel Indyk and Julien Ponthus PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has a more than 90% chance of...
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Philippines’ poll body throws out last petition against Marcos
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' poll body on Wednesday cleared a major legal...
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Brazil’s Lula wants seasoned politician to run economic policy if he wins -advisers
By Marcela Ayres and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who leads opinion...
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East Timor’s Ramos-Horta takes commanding lead in presidential vote
By Kate Lamb and Nelson Da Cruz DILI (Reuters) -East Timor independence leader and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is set...
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YouTube blocks account of Hong Kong’s sole leadership candidate
By Josh Ye and Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - YouTube blocked the account of Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate...
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French extreme-right leaders call for coalition ahead of legislative elections
(Reuters) -Leaders of the party founded by Eric Zemmour, the extreme-right candidate who was knocked out of France's presidential election...
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Hong Kong’s elite join leadership candidate’s campaign as Beijing watches
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee has picked nearly 150 heavyweights, including the city's richest...
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Explainer-What you need to know about France’s presidential election
By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - Sunday's vote in France will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or...
Read moreRussia expels Dutch, Belgian, Austrian diplomats in tit-for-tat moves
(Reuters) - Moscow is expelling 15 Dutch diplomats after the Netherlands last month told 18 Russian diplomats to leave, Russia's...
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Factbox-East Timor, Asia’s youngest nation, goes to the polls
(Reuters) - East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, holds the second and final round of its presidential election on...
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