Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, never styled himself as an anti-Trump figure in his pitch for re-election. He said he trusted President Trump, and that he respected America’s democratic process. He rarely invoked Mr. Trump by name, redirecting questions about him to discussions of budget surpluses or a comment that he was focused on Australia….
Anthony Albanese from the Labour Party claimed victory as the first Australian Prime Minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years on Saturday, as the polling to elect the members of the 48th Parliament of Australia closed on May 3. In his victory speech, Albanese asserted, “Australians have chosen to face global challenges…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s centre-left Labor Party was projected to win over the conservative opposition, Sky News Australia and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said, as early vote counting showed Labor in a strong position. Broadcasters Sky News Australia and Seven projected that the conservative Liberal and National coalition could not win government, based on…
Like the last time Singapore held elections, it is in the throes of a global crisis. Five years ago, the governing party portrayed itself as the steady hand to guide the nation through the coronavirus pandemic. The pitch is the same this time, as President Trump upends the world’s trade order. And, like last time,…
Voters in Australia head to the polls on Saturday, the third major U.S. ally after Germany and Canada to hold elections in a global economic and political landscape upended by the second Trump administration. The two men vying to lead Australia — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, of the center-left Labor Party, and opposition leader Peter…
Nigel Farage’s insurgent anti-immigration party, Reform U.K., scored a significant, if narrow, victory Friday in a parliamentary special election in the northwest of England, serving notice that Mr. Farage, a populist fixture and close ally of President Trump, is again a rising force in British politics. Reform’s candidate, Sarah Pochin, won by a razor-thin margin…
NEW DELHI: Introducing an important reform aimed at cleaning the electoral roll, the Election Commission on Thursday said it would obtain deaths registration data electronically from Registrar General of India, which maintains mandatory database of all births and deaths in line with the amendments made to Registration of Births and Deaths Act (RBD Act) in…
NEW DELHI: In a move to improve the accuracy of electoral rolls and streamline voter services, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched three major initiatives aimed at strengthening the electoral process. These reforms were announced following the Conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) held in March, under the leadership of Chief Election Commissioner…
Canada’s banker-turned-prime-minister pulled off a political miracle, leading his party from polling abyss to a rare fourth term in power, and securing the top government job after entering electoral politics just three months ago. Mark Carney, the country’s new leader, told Canadians that he was the right person to stand up to President Trump and…
Canada’s Liberals came back from a huge disadvantage in the polls, securing a rare fourth term in power, for one big reason. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, the Canada bureau chief for The New York Times, explains why the Liberals and Mark Carney won, and the challenge they face right now. Source link