Presidential Election
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Liberal candidate Lee Jae-Myung set to win South Korea's presidential election: Joint exit poll
World | Jun 03, 2025, 05:15 PM ISTPre-election surveys also suggested Lee appeared headed for an easy win, riding on deep public frustration over the conservatives in the wake of Yoon’s martial law debacle.
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Will Croatia lean towards West or remain 'pro-Russian'? Debate sparks as country heads into election
World | Dec 29, 2024, 04:36 PM ISTAs Croatia goes in election, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic is seeking a reelection. He openly criticises West's support to Ukraine in war with Russia. He often gets compared with Donald Trump for his combative style of communication with political opponents.
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US Presidential Elections: Trump Claims Kamala Has No Vision For The Country, No Ideas!
News | Nov 04, 2024, 11:54 AM ISTUS Presidential Elections: Just days before the presidential election, former US President Donald Trump rallied in Kinston, North Carolina, and targeted Vice President Kamala Harris by saying that Harris "has no vision, no ideas, and no solutions," and that her only message is blaming him
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Sri Lanka presidential elections: Five things to know ahead of polls on Saturday | DETAILS
World | Sep 20, 2024, 10:39 AM ISTIncumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, running as an independent, is seeking re-election in a tight contest against Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Sri Lankans hope their new leader will bring an improvement in their fragile economy as millions reel under poverty and debt.
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Namal Rajapaksa, heir of powerful Rajapaksa family, enters Sri Lankan presidential race | Who is he?
World | Aug 08, 2024, 10:34 AM ISTNamal, 38, will compete against President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and the Marxist JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on September 21. The son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Namal is currently an MP from the Hambantota district.
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'Overwhelming evidence': US recognises Maduro's rival Edmundo Gonzalez as winner of Venezuelan elect
World | Aug 02, 2024, 03:18 PM ISTThe disputed election in Venezuela announced Nicolas Maduro as the winner while opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez was predicted to win in exit polls. This controversy has led to widespread protests across the nation, resulting in at least 20 deaths.
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Presidential Election: Kamala Harris ties with Trump after Biden withdraws from race, poll finds
World | Jul 27, 2024, 06:40 PM ISTUS Vice President Kamala Harris is in a virtual tie with former President Donald Trump, according to a recent New York Times/Siena College poll. Following President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race, Harris has gained significant support from Democratic voters, closing the gap with Trump.
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Sri Lanka to vote for new president on September 21, first election after 2022 economic unrest
World | Jul 26, 2024, 01:54 PM ISTSri Lanka was plunged into an unprecedented economic crisis in 2022 after running out of foreign reserves, leading to large-scale protests and the ouster of ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe brought down inflation and steered the economy to positive growth.
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Kamala Harris for presidential candidate
World | Jul 23, 2024, 07:58 AM ISTUS Vice President Kamala Harris has already got an endorsement from some influential Democrats including former President Bill Clinton, and Hilary Clinton, among others.
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Indonesia: Ex-general Subianto declared President-elect after court rejects rivals' appeal
World | Apr 24, 2024, 11:41 PM ISTSubianto won 58.6 per cent of the total votes, which were more than twice of his rivals Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. However, the losing candidates demanded a re-vote, alleging widespread fraud, election interference and nepotism.
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Indonesian defence minister claims victory in presidential election | What this means for India?
World | Feb 14, 2024, 08:41 PM ISTSubianto, who has dogged accusations of human rights abuses, led the polls with about 58 per cent of votes as of 7:30 pm, according to unofficial vote counts. A coalition of parties backing Subianto had about 42 per cent of votes, indicating his presidency could have strong parliamentary backing.
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US: Biden wins Nevada primary, Nikki Haley suffers embarrassing defeat to 'none of these candidates'
World | Feb 07, 2024, 10:18 PM ISTNikki Haley, who is already lagging behind Trump in polls, became the first candidate to lose “none of these candidates” since it was introduced in 1975. Despite downplaying the loss, the results are a major setback to Haley's hopes of trouncing Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Finland: Ex-PM Alexander Stubb, who vows to secure border with Russia, wins first round of polls
World | Jan 29, 2024, 12:29 PM ISTThe result will push the race into a runoff on February 11 between Stubb and his rival Pekka Haavisto, because none of the candidates received more than half of the votes. "
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Taiwan: Ruling party's Lai Ching-te wins presidential elections, tensions with China likely to rise
World | Jan 13, 2024, 06:16 PM ISTChina repeatedly denounced Lai as a dangerous separatist and rebuffed his repeated calls for talks. Like former President Tsai Ing-wen, Lai asserted that Taiwan is already independent and needs to make no declaration of independence that could spark a military attack from China.
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US: Maine poll body bars Trump from 2024 Presidential elections, becomes second state to do so
World | Dec 29, 2023, 07:41 AM ISTThe decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows follows a December ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that booted Trump from the ballot there under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
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BIG blow to Trump: Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies former US President from state’s 2024 ballot
World | Dec 20, 2023, 02:11 PM ISTDonald Trump: The court concluded that the US Constitution bars the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2024 from appearing on the ballot because of his role in instigating violence against the US government.
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Putin to seek another presidential term in Russia after over two decades in power
World | Dec 08, 2023, 06:01 PM ISTThe 71-year-old Kremlin leader changed constitutional reforms that allowed him to remain in power until 2036. He is expected to face only token opposition in the March 17 presidential elections after having established a tight control over Russia's political system.
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Chinese surveillance balloon spotted near Taiwan ahead of presidential election
World | Dec 08, 2023, 04:27 PM ISTAt least 26 Chinese military aircraft and 10 Chinese navy vessels were detected alongside the surveillance balloon in the 24 hours before Friday morning. Taiwan has already warned that Beijing will attempt to interfere in the ballot to get electors to vote for the candidate China prefers.
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US: Indian-American prez aspirant Vivek's car rammed by protesters in Iowa, police find no evidence
World | Oct 06, 2023, 06:47 PM ISTRamaswamy's campaign team alleged that two protesters had hurled profanities at him before fleeing the scene. In the first Republican primary debate, the Indian-American entrepreneur vehemently opposed US aid to Ukraine.
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Singapore: Indian-origin registers landslide victory in presidential polls; PM Modi congratulates
World | Sep 02, 2023, 10:55 AM ISTHis Chinese-origin rivals Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian received 15.72 per cent and 13.88 per cent respectively, the Elections Department said. Tharman became Singapore's third Indian-origin president.