Tag: voting
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Delay of Senegal’s Feb. 25 presidential election is ruled illegal, leaving date uncertain
Senegal’s top election authority has voided the president’s postponement of a presidential election scheduled for Feb. 25 and its rescheduling in December, saying the moves were unconstitutional
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Who is Prabowo Subianto, the former general who’s Indonesia’s next president?
A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past looks set to be its next leader
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New Mexico’s Democrat-led House rejects proposal for paid family and medical leave
New Mexico’s Democrat-led House of Representatives has rejected a bill that would have guaranteed paid time off for workers to cope with serious illnesses or care for newborns and loved ones
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Former Indonesian general linked to human rights abuses claims victory in presidential election
A former general linked to past human rights abuses has claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election
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GOP Speaker Johnson says House won’t be ‘rushed’ to approve aid for Ukraine as $95B package stalls
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will not feel “rushed” to pass the $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies
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Greek lawmakers are debating a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Here’s what it means
Lawmakers in Greece have begun a debate on a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage
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New Mexico legislators seek cleaner transportation fuels, would follow West Coast’s lead
New Mexico’s Legislature has approved a bill aimed at reducing pollution from cars and trucks by creating financial incentives for transportation fuel producers and importers to lower the carbon intensity of their products
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GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management
The U.S. House has voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U
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Indonesia election to shape reform agenda in post-Jokowi era
Voting is underway in Indonesia’s election that has turned outgoing President Joko Widodo into a polarizing figure amid mounting backlash over moves to get his preferred successor in power to continue his policies. The world’s biggest single-day polls taking place over a six-hour period will also elect on Wednesday thousands of lawmakers to local and…
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What’s at stake in Indonesia, which is choosing a president and some 20,000 other office holders
Indonesia has opened polling stations where nearly 205 million eligible voters will choose a new president and some 20,000 other public officials