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Far-right politician Éric Zemmour joins 2027 French presidential race

France

French candidates race to claim the cost-of-living issue ahead of 2027 vote

Analysis
France

Brazil Supreme Court chief suspends colleagues' rulings amid election row

Americas

French MEP Glucksmann seeks to unite the left in bid for French presidency

France

Presidential campaign heats up in Brazil, as Lula and F. Bolsonaro hold rival rallies

Americas

Zambia's President Hichilema wins re-election with big economic promises

Africa

Zambia suspends vote count nationwide amid reports of violence, ballot theft

Africa

Zambia heads to polls with President Hichilema expected to win second term

Africa

Brazil recalls Argentina ambassador after Milei insults Lula at Flavio Bolsonaro campaign launch

Americas
The World This Week

Iran: Forewarnings and a Funeral, NATO, Le Pen

Europe

France's far-right leader Le Pen hits campaign trail after conviction in EU embezzlement case

France
Press Review

Judgement day for Marine Le Pen

French far-right leader Le Pen says still running for president despite court-ordered ankle monitor

France

Paris appeals court ruling could upend Marine Le Pen’s 2027 presidential bid

France

France sets presidential election date as Macron finishes final term

Europe

Colombia's left-wing candidate concedes presidential vote to De la Espriella

Americas

Will Colombia's right-wing hardliner De la Espriella be able to govern?

Analysis
Americas

Trump-backed de la Espriella wins razor-tight Colombian presidential election

Americas

De la Espriella wins razor-thin majority in Colombia's election, Cepeda calls for final count

As it happened
Americas

Trump-backed de la Espriella or leftist Cepeda? Colombians elect a new president

Americas

Who is Ivan Cepeda, left-wing candidate in Colombia's presidential elections?

Americas

Who is Abelardo de la Esperiella, far-right candidate in the Colombian presidential election?

Americas

Peru: Voters await result of presidential election, the closest in the country's history

Americas

Peru's leftist candidate Sanchez asks right-wing rival Fujimori to back vote recount

Americas

Peru votes for its ninth president in 10 years

Americas

Peru votes for president in tight runoff between conservative Fujimori, leftist Sanchez

Americas

Colombia's Petro blasts Trump for supporting far-right 'drug trafficker' in upcoming election

Americas

Colombia's presidential frontrunner vows closer US ties after Trump endorsement

Americas

Colombia's presidential race goes to a runoff: De la Espriella vs. Cepeda

Americas

"Fujimori never again!" Protesters fill streets of Lima ahead of Peru presidential elections

Americas

Colombia votes in presidential election pitting Petro allies against pro-Trump candidates

Americas

How to to end edemic violence in Colombia? Presidential elections to take place on Sunday

Americas

French presidential contender Édouard Philippe targeted by embezzlement probe

France

Fujimori and Sanchez lead Peru's presidential runoff as count enters final stretch

Americas

French presidential hopefuls share details of love lives ahead of race

France

Several killed in Colombia highway bomb attack ahead of presidential election

Americas
Press Review

Eight days of vote counting and still no result in Peru

Americas

Peru’s Sanchez to face Fujimori in runoff as rival signals protests over fraud

Americas

Peru's presidential election delayed as voting chaos forces extension

Americas

Finance minister favoured to succeed Talon as Benin votes in presidential election

Africa

Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh wins sixth term in office

Africa

Benin's main opposition face crisis before presidential elections

Africa

'The key' for 2027 French presidential race will be party alliances

France

Congo-Brazzaville’s Sassou Nguesso reaps landslide re-election win, provisional results suggest

Africa

Voter turnout reaches 48.90% in France's first round of local elections

France

French parties test strategies in municipal elections ahead of 2027 presidential poll

France

Ukraine will not hold elections until a ceasefire is in place, Zelensky says

Europe

Paris appeals court sets verdict in far-right leader Le Pen’s graft case for July 7

France

Centre-left candidate António José Seguro defeats far-right rival in Portugal presidential race

Europe

Portugal chooses between centre-left Socialist and far-right firebrand in presidential runoff

Europe

Storm disrupts Portugal as presidential run‑off election approaches

Europe

French prosecutors seek 5-year ban from office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in appeal trial

France

Portugal's centre-left Seguro to face far-right rival Ventura in presidential runoff

Europe

Portugal votes in tight presidential race with far right expected to reach runoff

Europe

Portugal votes in presidential election as far right eyes historic run-off

Europe

Centre-left Socialist leads first round of Portugal's presidential vote, exit polls say

Europe

Ugandan opposition denounces army raid on party leader Bobi Wine

Africa

Polls close in Ugandan election after internet blackout, long delays

Africa
Eye on Africa

Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election

Africa

What to know about French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's graft appeal

Explainer
France

Central African Republic's Touadera wins third presidential term

Africa

Guinea's Supreme Court confirms Mamady Doumbouya as election winner

Africa

Guineans vote in first presidential election since 2021 coup

Africa

Far right eyes comeback as Chile holds presidential election

Americas

Chile’s right pushes immigration as 'politicised' issue in presidential vote, expert says

Americas

Rising crime boosts far-right presidential hopeful in Chile

Americas

Honduras’ Castro denounces election tampering, accuses Trump of interference

Americas

Trump accuses Honduras of ‘trying to change’ outcome of presidential vote

Americas

Right-wing Honduras presidential rivals locked in 'technical tie' after preliminary count

Americas

Conservative candidate backed by Trump leads Honduras' presidential vote

Americas

Trump-backed conservative Asfura takes narrow lead in Honduras presidential vote

Americas

Hondurans to elect new president in tight race overshadowed by Trump

Americas