Olivia Chow elected as Toronto mayor for second term in victory for progressives
Tightly fought election saw record turnout as incumbent mayor ran against her Conservative rival Brad BradfordThe mayor of Toronto, Olivia Chow, promi...
Candidate named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru
Leftwing Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores beats far-right candidate in election in remote district of AndesA businessman called Hitler Mussolini Simeon ...
Ed Davey promises £17bn income tax cut if Lib Dems are elected
Party leader tells conference growth created by rejoining EU single market and customs union would fund changeUK politics live – latest updatesEd Dave...
Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament
Pro-Kremlin party’s record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence country supports warRussia’s new parliament will include 4...
Marra succeeds Anas Sarwar, who quit Holyrood to join Andy Burnham’s Westminster governmentLabour MSP Michael Marra has been elected as the party’s ne...
California Republican vows to abolish state DMV if elected governor
Steve Hilton calls department of motor vehicles a ‘bloated bureaucracy’ as he seeks to boost his longshot campaignThe longshot California gubernatoria...
Kay Granger, first Texas Republican woman elected to House, dies aged 83
Representative who did not seek re-election in 2024 died of Alzheimer’s disease, her son saidKay Granger, who served in the US House for almost three ...
Polls close in historic Makerfield byelection that could see Andy Burnham elected and pave way for end of Starmer – UK politics live
Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor hopes a win over Reform UK will help force the prime minister to step asideThree economic heavyweights have been bro...
A-level student elected to Jersey parliament congratulated by Trump
Gabriel Raimondo, who put his studies on hold to run in Channel Islands, is one of world’s youngest politiciansMost politicians who win an election in...
Tony Abbott to step down from Advance role when elected Liberal party federal president
Liberal insiders concerned former PM could pull party even further to the right by appointing Advance allies to prominent positionsGet our breaking ne...
Newly elected Reform councillor resigns after social media claims
Stuart Prior, who was elected in Essex last week, allegedly celebrated the rape of Sikh woman and called Muslim people ‘rats’A Reform UK councillor ha...
Nigel Farage’s income since being elected MP has hit £2m, analysis shows
Reform UK leader has registered wide range of financial interests on top of his MP’s salary since July 2024Cameo, speeches, pushing gold bullion: how ...
Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected office won by Democratic exoneree
Future of Calvin Duncan’s position as the clerk of New Orleans’ criminal district courthouse remains unclearLouisiana Republicans eliminated an electe...
