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UK Government confirms 16 and 17-year-olds can vote in general elections
The next general election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging plans to "modernise our democracy". Labour's manifesto committed the party to lowering the voting age for parliamentary...

Japan Election Impact On JPY And Nikkei 225
(MENAFN- DailyFX (IG)) Political uncertainty grips Japan ahead of election Japan's Upper House election on 20 July represents a pivotal moment for the country's political landscape. The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and...

GECOM clarifies timeline for 2025 election results
Chief Election Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud has clarified that while the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is aiming to complete district-level declarations by the night of September 2, the day after polls close and not the day of the polls as...

Elections results could be known by night of September 2- Chief Elections Officer
If there are no major delays or a request for a recount, the results for the September 1 general and regional elections should be known the night of September 2, with an official declaration the following day, Chief Elections Officer Vishnu...

'Dangerous For Democracy': RJD's Tejashwi Yadav Slams ECI Over Voter Revision List
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday severely lambasted the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, calling the exercise "dangerous" for democracy. Addressing a...

EC announces investigation into alleged Senate election fraud, 229 individuals facing charges
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that the 26th Investigation and Inquiry Committee, which has been investigating alleged collusion in the Senate election, has concluded its investigation. The committee has recommended legal...

Guyana Scales Back Borrowing as Elections Test Oil Boom Stability
Guyana’s government will reduce external borrowing for major infrastructure projects, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said, citing the country’s swelling oil revenues and a growing push for fiscal restraint. Speaking at a press briefing, Jagdeo said...
EFF retains Malema’s home ward in Polokwane, defeats ANC and SACP in by-election
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have retained Ward 13 in Polokwane, the home ward of party leader Julius Malema, in a recent by-election, defeating both the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP). EFF...

One year on from the general election, how much closer are we to delivering 1.5 million new homes?
Central to Labour’s general election winning manifesto was a commitment to deliver 1.5 million new homes by 2029. Within weeks of their victory, the new government began putting their plans into action, consulting on a new National Planning Policy...
Labour unveils plans to lower the voting age to 16 under 'seismic' election reforms
17 July 2025, 10:33 | Updated: 17 July 2025, 10:37 Labour has unveiled plans to lower the voting age as part of its manifesto commitment - in what experts say is a move to thwart the rise of populism. Picture: Alamy Labour has unveiled plans for...

16-year-olds to be given vote at next election in landmark change
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DA retains Mandela Bay ward in by-election
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has retained the hotly contested ward 34 by-election in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape. The DA retained the ward by 188 votes difference, in a neck and neck race against the Patriotic Alliance (PA). The PA...

Election 2026: Ryan Mackenzie ahead in fundraising against three prospective Democratic opponents in 7th district race
Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, already mounting his reelection campaign months into his first term, is leading in fundraising against three prospective Democratic opponents. In the second quarter of 2025, Mackenzie pulled in just over $800,000 in...

Togo votes in local elections amid outburst of public anger: What to know
Tensions are palpable in the West African nation of Togo as highly anticipated local government elections are being held following weeks of angry protests calling for leader Faure Gnassingbe to resign. Although small, Togo commands weight as a...

EFF retains Polokwane’s Ward 13 in by-election
POLOKWANE - The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has retained Polokwane’s Ward 13, winning the by-election by 966 votes. This is the home ward of the party’s president, Julius Malema, who has been in his hometown of Seshego this week campaigning...

Election results could be declared by night of Sept 1st if no delays – GECOM CEO
Vishnu Persaud, CEO If all goes according to plan, Guyanese could know the results of the 2025 General and Regional Elections by the night of September 1st or the following day, Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud told reporters yesterday...

Finer Election Calculations Prompted Bengal BJP To Choose Durgapur As Venue For PM's Political Rally Tomorrow
(MENAFN- IANS) Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a crucial political rally at the industrial township of Durgapur in the West Burdwan district of West Bengal on Friday afternoon, with the scheduled rally gaining...

Gov. Evers' fundraising is far short of his levels four years ago. Is it a sign he won't seek re-election?
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Newly filed campaign finance records show Gov. Tony Evers raised less than $1 million in the first half of 2025, a substantial drop-off from his fundraising totals at this time four years ago. Evers' July filing shows the...

Busted in Minnesota: Duo Pleads Guilty After Flooding Election Offices With Fake Voter Registrations—Scheme Mirrors Michigan GBI Strategies Voter Fraud Investigation With ZERO Convictions
In October 2020, only one month before the general election, GBI Strategies, a Democrat-funded group, was caught by the Muskegon and Michigan State Police Departments submitting potentially thousands of false voter registration applications to the...

Elections result could be declared day after close of polls
–Chief Elections Officer says; GECOM Chair affirms there will be no repeat of 2020 CHIEF Elections Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud, on Monday, said that the declaration of results for the September 1, 2025, General and Regional Elections could be...