Right Candidate Wins

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

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.

Pro-Russia hard-right candidate tops Romanian presidential poll

First-round victory of Călin Georgescu shakes political establishment

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Election map shows path to winning for both candidates

Using an election map, NBC News' Tom Llamas explains how Vice President Harris and former President Trump could win tomorrow's election.

Write-ins hardly win, but these characters, celeb, and non-candidates are popular options

Sometimes, voters write in themselves, a favorite Disney character, or a president that died hundreds of years ago. In nearly every case, the write-in never wins.

Politics - The Hill - November 3

LGBTQ candidates saw big election wins, with several historic victories

More than 1,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer candidates ran for elected office this year, with hundreds winning their respective races.

Politics - NBC News - November 8

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

Minority in Florida snaps abortion rights winning streak

Florida on Tuesday became the first state to reject an abortion rights amendment since Roe v. Wade was overturned, but backers of the measure decried that a minority of voters was able to prevail. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Uber and Lyft Drivers in Massachusetts Win Right to Unionize

A state ballot measure was the first of its kind in the United States, but labor advocates worry it could lock Uber and Lyft drivers out of full-time employment status.

Tech - The New York Times - November 7

How Could Trump and Abortion Rights Both Win?

Making sense of this election’s very strange abortion politics.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Bolt drivers win right to holiday and minimum wage

Thousands of drivers on ride-hailing and food delivery app Bolt have won a legal claim to be classed as workers.

World's longest detained journalist wins rights prize

World - Yahoo News - November 13

‘Time for patriots’: global far-right figures celebrate Trump’s win

Jair Bolsonaro, Javier Milei and Giorgia Meloni among those in Europe and the Americas paying tribute. US elections 2024 – live updates US election results 2024: live map and tracker Key ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

US Christian right celebrates after prophecy of Trump win comes to pass

Christian nationalists will hope for increased political influence after key voting bloc helps to deliver at the polls. At a Republican watch party early on Tuesday evening in the Milwaukee ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

How Trump’s Win Is Explained by Right and Left Media Outlets

Media outlets on the right said Mr. Trump won because of the left’s embrace of what they called extreme political views. Left-leaning outlets offered a broader variety of explanations.

Business - The New York Times - November 9

European leaders breathe a sigh of relief as pro-EU candidate wins Moldova election

European leaders congratulated pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu on winning a run-off vote in Moldova's presidential election at the week

Business - CNBC - November 4

Trump Media closes in the red on Election Day, giving up earlier rally

Shares of retail trader favorite Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) were active as Election Day is finally here.

Business - CNBC - November 5

Ranking the top MVP candidates through 11 games: Will Josh Allen win his first?

Who has the MVP edge after Week 11? Does Saquon Barkley have a strong case? Here's our top-five list.

Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago

Warren Buffett Doesn’t Endorse Political Candidates, but He Gave Us 600 Million Reasons Why He Thinks Harris Will Win

The Oracle of Omaha orchestrated a massive selloff of Berkshire Hathaway’s Apple shares in anticipation of a Democratic win that would lead to hikes in corporate and capital gains taxes.

Business - Inc. - November 5

Badenoch's win and Labour's big Budget mean we now have sharper left-right divide

With the government announcing big spending and tax, the differences between the two main parties feel sharper, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

‘Collapse is how we win’: US far right aims to make gains on election division

Among extremists, election results matter less than chaos and destruction – they hope ‘civil war kicks off’ either way. US politics live – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

The world's right-wing leaders celebrate Trump's win — but America's allies hint unease

Most world leaders were always going to congratulate Donald Trump on his presidential win, as they did early Wednesday before he was even officially declared the victor.

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term

More than two years after a historic Supreme Court decision ended the national right to an abortion, some states are fighting back—but the future of abortion rights remains in doubt.

Tech - Wired - November 6

Far-right leaders are winning across the globe. Blaming ‘the economy’ or ‘the left-behinds’ won’t cut it | Richard Seymour

The economy matters, but the likes of Trump succeed by offering voters revenge for problems both real and imagined. Donald Trump, for the first time, won a majority of the popular vote. He took the ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

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