Pakistan’s government threatens to illegalize the country’s most popular party

Amid mounting protests—over both the dire economic situation and the military’s “dirty war” tactics against insurgents—there is growing apprehension within the ruling class that Pakistan could soon be ... Read More

Iranians Say Elections Bring Little Change, So Why Vote?

In Tehran, many Iranians said they didn’t see the point in voting in Friday’s first-round presidential election since all ... “We watch the elections, and if there are riots, we watch ... Read More

Jamaal Bowman's loss shows Gen Z that protests mean nothing if progressives don't vote

Vindication is never a good feeling when you didn’t want to be right in the first place ... Well, "no vote, no progress" should be the phrase for this next election season. Read More

Two Candidates Drop Out of Iran Presidential Election, Due to Take Place Friday Amid Voter Apathy

Two Candidates Drop Out of Iran Presidential Election, Due to Take Place Friday Amid Voter Apathy DUBAI ... on Thursday prepared for the upcoming vote, an effort by hard-liners to coalesce ... Read More

First candidate drops out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy

coming in last place. Such withdrawals are common in the final hours of an Iranian presidential election, particularly in the last 24 hours before the vote is held when campaigns enter a mandatory ... Read More

France elections news: Macron in meltdown as protests erupt after Le Pen far-right victory

The former president of the far-right National Rally party and political nemesis of Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen, delivered a brutal assessment of the first round of French elections. France's ... Read More

France's far-right inches closer to power for first time since WWII

All three will take part in a critical second round on July 7. Here's how the election works, it's potential impact, and why Macron called the vote less than a month before the start of the Paris ... Read More

Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy

He ran in the 2021 presidential election and received some 1 million votes, coming in last place. On Thursday ... a candidate must get 50% of the vote to take the presidency. Read More

Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two candidates in Iran's presidential election withdrew from the race as the country on Thursday prepared for the upcoming vote ... run IRNA news agency reported ... Read More

Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy

He ran in the 2021 presidential election and received some 1 million votes, coming in last place. Today ... in the last 24 hours before the vote is held when campaigns enter a mandatory quiet ... Read More