#Romania: "Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu is currently on track to make it to the final round of presidential elections, according to Sunday’s provisional results with more than 90 percent of precincts reporting." politico.eu/article/romani…

Romania: With over 97% of the votes counted, liberal candidate Elena Lasconi (USR-RE) has overtaken Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu (PSD-S&D) to secure second place.

#Romania: "Romania’s constitutional court has annulled the first round of the country’s 2024 presidential election process, which was narrowly won by far-right ultranationalist candidate Calin Georgescu amid allegations of Russian interference." cnn.com/2024/12/06/eur…

#Ghana: "Ghana's Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted defeat in Saturday's election and congratulated the opposition candidate, former President John Mahama, on his victory." bbc.com/news/articles/…

Ali Youssouf’s election highlights #Djibouti’s growing role in African diplomacy, given its strategic location and geopolitical significance. bantugazette.com/djiboutis-maha… #aucelection

#Germany: "Controlling immigration and reviving the EU's biggest economy are the main issues in this snap election, triggered by the collapse of centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition late last year." Germany heads to the polls Feb 23. bbc.com/news/articles/…

"Germany's mainstream political parties lost support while the far-right AfD gained ground in one of the last polls published before the election on Sunday, pointing to likely tricky coalition building that could drag on for months." reuters.com/world/europe/g…

#Germany: Polls opening soon. dw.com/en/german-elec…

#Germany: "With results now in, the next government is almost certainly to be led by Sunday’s conservative victors — though the road to forming a coalition may be anything but smooth." politico.eu/article/german…

#Germany: Insightful thread on Sunday's elections.

🇨🇦#Canada: It's election day in Ontario! Canadians living in Ontario are called to elect their Legislative Assembly for a four-year term. Premier Ford (PC) called this election early and is expected to easily secure another term in office. The Liberals could win back the

#GuineaBissau: "Guinea-Bissau's opposition has vowed to bring the West African country to a standstill on Thursday in a dispute over when the five-year mandate of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo expires." reuters.com/world/africa/g…

#Analysis China signalled a remarkable shift in approach towards Australia, one that appears aimed at bolstering Labor's prospects in the looming federal election.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-2…

#Germany: Helpful graphics to explain the election results. dw.com/en/german-elec…

#Canada: "Ontario Premier Doug Ford won reelection to lead Canada’s most populous province on Thursday, giving him the mandate he wanted to fight tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump." apnews.com/article/ontari…

Sobering report from Freedom House. "In over 40% of...national elections in 2024, candidates were targeted with assassination attempts or assaults, polling places were attacked, or postelection protests were suppressed with disproportionate force." freedomhouse.org/report/freedom…

#Romania: "Romania's pro-European coalition government survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Friday, avoiding further political turbulence in the NATO and European Union member state which will rerun a presidential election this year." reuters.com/world/europe/r…

"The center-right Demokraatit Party won the most votes in Greenland’s parliamentary elections, a surprise result as the territory went to the polls in the shadow of President Donald Trump’s stated goal of taking control of the island one way or another." apnews.com/article/greenl…

#Canada: Snap elections called for April 28. bbc.com/news/live/cwyd…

🇨🇦#Canada: Prime Minister Carney (LPC) have announced that early elections will take place on April 28. Against all odds, the Liberal Party starts the campaign ahead of the Conservatives, after spending months 20 points behind in the polls.