Pro Russia hard right candidate tops Romanian presidential poll

Pro-Russia hard-right candidate tops Romanian presidential poll

First-round victory of Călin Georgescu shakes political establishment

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Hard-Right Candidate Wins First Round of Romania’s Presidential Election

Calin Georgescu, who had been widely dismissed as a fringe extremist, won the most votes on Sunday. He will probably face a liberal opponent in the second round on Dec. 8.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

How a pro-Putin TikTok star topped Romania’s presidential poll

Social media clips show Călin Georgescu riding on white horse, performing martial arts

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Romanian centrists back pro-EU Lasconi ahead of presidential run-off

Liberal opposition figure to face Russia-friendly ultranationalist on December 8

World - Financial Times - 21 hours ago

Shock as pro-Russia independent wins first round of Romanian election

Călin Georgescu, a critic of Nato, says people have ‘cried out for peace’ after he heads into runoff with 22.9% of vote. An ultranationalist, Moscow-friendly Nato critic is set to face a ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Far-right populist surprises in Romanian presidential election appearing set to enter runoff

Electoral data shows a far-right populist leads in Romania’s presidential election and will likely face leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in a runoff in two weeks

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election

Calin Georgescu, a NATO and EU critic, is ahead in the first round of voting, overtaking the prime minister.

Left-wing opposition candidate wins tight presidential election in Uruguay

Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, has claimed victory in a tight runoff presidential election that ousted the conservative governing coalition

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

EU top jobs hearings stalled by political infighting over hard right alliances

The process of vetting candidates for some of the European Union’s top jobs has bogged down in acrimony

World - ABC News - November 13

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Never has WNBA head coaching been a more tenuous job. Qualify for the playoffs? That didn’t spare the Atlanta Dream’s Tanisha Wright, the Indiana Fever’s Christie Sides or the Connecticut Sun’s ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

'Golf is hard': Clark draws crowd at LPGA pro-am

Caitlin Clark brought her golf game and a big buzz to the LPGA Tour on Wednesday when the basketball star played in a pro-am that attracted a bigger crowd than the tour often gets for its ...

Sports - ESPN - November 14

More councils hit by pro-Russia cyber attack

The unitary authority says its website is down due to a cyber attack affecting several councils.

How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election

Eight years after Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, foreign influence with American voters has grown more sophisticated. That could have outsize consequences in the 2024 race.

Tech - The New York Times - October 29

Uruguay presidential election heads to runoff with center-left candidate in lead

Yamandú Orsi came out ahead of two conservative rivals as voters rejected a controversial pension reform plan. Uruguay is heading for a tight presidential election runoff next month after a ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

ChatGPT blocked over 250,000 image generations of presidential candidates, OpenAI says

ChatGPT rejected over 250,000 AI image requests in the month leading up to Election Day according to a Friday blog post from OpenAI. Users tried to generate photos of President-elect Trump, Vice ...

Politics - The Hill - November 9

Tusk's party holds primary to pick Polish presidential candidate for election in 2025

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition is holding a primary to choose a candidate who will run in the nation’s presidential election next year

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Romania holds a presidential election Sunday that could narrow to nationalist and leftist candidates

Romanians will vote Sunday in a presidential election that looks likely to pit a far-right nationalist party leader against the leftist prime minister in a runoff in two weeks

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Warsaw’s mayor to face rightwing historian in Polish presidential race

Liberal Rafał Trzaskowski will be pitted against Karol Nawrocki, candidate for opposition PiS party

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Fred Harris, former U.S. senator and presidential candidate, dies at 94

It fell to Fred Harris, chair of the Democratic National Committee in 1969 and 1970, to help heal the party's wounds from the tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police ...

Poland's conservative opposition party taps historian as presidential candidate

Poland’s conservatives have chosen a presidential candidate ahead of an election next year

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Poland's conservative opposition party taps historian as presidential candidate

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Democratic Senate candidates hold slim leads in 3 battlegrounds: Polling

Democratic Senate candidates in three key battleground states hold slim leads, according to new polling. A CNN and SSRS survey released Wednesday found Democrats outperforming their Republican ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

More voters saw Trump as the candidate of change: Exit poll analysis

Claiming superior leadership and casting himself as the true agent of change were keys to Donald Trump’s election victory, an ABC News exit poll found.

WATCH: What polls say about the 2024 presidential election

ABC News Political Director and Washington Bureau Chief Rick Klein looks at where the latest polls stand with just one day left until election night.

What exit polls show about the gender gap in the 2024 presidential race

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Poll finds most Dems want Harris for next presidential nominee

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Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Most voters approve of Trump's handling of presidential transition: Poll

A majority of voters say they approve of President-elect Trump's handling of the presidential transition so far as the country continues to hold its breath for a peaceful transfer of power in ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Romania votes in presidential poll with nationalist and leftist vying for runoff

Sunday’s election could lead to a battle between far-right’s George Simion and Marcel Ciolacu of Social Democrats. Romanians are casting ballots on Sunday in the first round of a presidential ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

CBS News poll shows 59% approval for Trump's handling of presidential transition

A new CBS News poll shows most Americans approve of how President-elect Donald Trump has handled the transition process following his election win, but 50% of Democrats are "scared" of what Trump ...

Demonstrators denounce Paris pro-Israel gala linked to far-right

Demonstrators gathered in Paris to protest a pro-Israel event that had included Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Harris tops Trump by 5 points in Michigan: Poll

Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump in battleground Michigan by 5 points, a new survey found. The poll from Susquehanna University Polling and Research shows Harris garnering ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Moldova's pro-EU leader in tight run-off as Russia accused of meddling

President Maia Sandu is in a race seen as a choice between Europe and a return to Russian influence.

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