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Myanmar’s military guarantees new election; protesters block train services

Myanmar’s military junta guaranteed on Tuesday that it would hold an election and hand over power, denied its ouster of an elected government was a coup, or that its leaders were detained, and accused protesters of violence and intimidation.

Registration of Iran presidential hopefuls to start as of May 11

Registration of Iran’s presidential hopefuls will start from May 11 for five days, Interior Ministry's Election Office said in a statement on Tuesday.

WSJ: Trump pressured DOJ to file case with Supreme Court to overturn election results

Former president Donald Trump pushed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to directly ask the Supreme Court to invalidate President Joe Biden's election win, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.

Leader: Election fiasco, human rights record show US imbroglio

Ayatollah Khamenei bans import of COVID-19 vaccine from US, UK

Defeated candidates call for presidential election rerun in CAR

Ten defeated presidential candidates in the Central African Republic (CAR) are calling for the result of a December 27 election to be annulled and the vote repeated, citing irregularities and low turnout, according to a joint statement late on Tuesday.

Democrats on brink of US Senate control

Democrats won one US Senate race in Georgia and surged ahead in another on Wednesday, moving closer to a stunning sweep that would give them control of Congress and the power to advance President-elect Joe Biden's policy goals.

Trump request to 'find' votes for him sparks political uproar

The release on Sunday by US media of a stunning audio tape in which President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn his election defeat there to Democrat Joe Biden sent shockwaves across Washington.

Ethiopia sets national election for June 5

Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5, 2021, its National Electoral Board said on Friday, after postponing the vote from August this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kazakhstan to hold parliamentary election in early January in new way

The next election for members of the Mazhilis (Lower Chamber) of the Parliament ‎of the Republic of Kazakhstan, elected by party lists, is scheduled to be held on January 10 in a new way. ‎

Hillary Clinton calls for Electoral College to be abolished

Former US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called for the Electoral College to be abolished and advocated for the presidential election to be decided by the popular vote.

Rouhani: Iran not overjoyed by Biden’s election but happy ‘tyrant’ Trump leaving

President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Iran is "very happy" over the looming departure from office of US President Donald Trump, who led a campaign of "maximum pressure" against the Islamic Republic.

Biden says 'time to turn the page' after his presidential victory confirmed

Trump announces Attorney General Barr’s resignation

Four stabbed and one shot after pro-Trump rallies

Four people were stabbed and one shot as rallies backing President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud led to clashes in major US cities on Saturday.

Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party wins control of legislature

Maduro urges Biden to lift all US sanctions

US attorney general says no evidence of decisive election fraud

The US attorney general rejected Republican claims of significant voter fraud in the presidential election on Tuesday, adding to the pressure on President Donald Trump to give up his quixotic effort to overturn Joe Biden's clear victory.