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Sri Lanka’s former defense chief claims victory in presidential election

Sri Lanka’s former defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa claimed victory in the country’s presidential election, and his main challenger conceded defeat.

5 candidates to run in Algeria presidential election next month

Five candidates will run in Algeria’s presidential election next month, including two former prime ministers, the head of the election authority said on Saturday, amid mass protests rejecting the vote.

Algeria registers 22 candidates for presidential election

Algeria's election authority has registered 22 candidates for a December presidential election, including two former prime ministers under former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the official APS agency reported Sunday.

Polls open as Argentina votes in presidential election

Voting got underway Sunday in Argentina's presidential election after a campaign dominated by the economy with center-left Peronist candidate Alberto Fernandez favored to oust market-friendly President Mauricio Macri.

Sanders unveils economic plan a day before US Democratic debate

US Senator Bernie Sanders, a day before the next debate among the Democratic US presidential candidates, released a plan on Monday underscoring his left-leaning economic views aimed at curbing corporate tax avoidance, tightening antitrust enforcement and empowering workers.

Abdullah claims victory over Ghani in Afghan presidential vote

Afghanistan’s chief executive Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory Monday over incumbent Ashraf Ghani in the weekend's presidential election, far ahead of the release of any official results.

Afghan presidential elections campaign kicks off

Afghanistan is getting ready to hold the fourth presidential elections since the ouster of the Taliban back in 2001.

Kazakhstan presidential election to be held in June

By Askhat Orazbay*

Government critic expected to win presidential election in Slovakia

Slovakia may see its first female ceremonial head of state as the nation heads to the polls to elect a new president.

Slovaks vote for president amid fallout from journalist murder

Slovaks voted Saturday in round one of a presidential election that a vocal government critic appears poised to win after an investigative journalist's murder dealt a blow to the ruling elite.

Former Afghan warlord Hekmatyar enters presidential race

Former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar entered Afghanistan's presidential race on Saturday in a new challenge to President Ashraf Ghani who allowed him to return from exile two decades he was forced out by the Taliban.

Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi wins DR Congo presidential election

Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission on Thursday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the winner of a disorganized and contentious presidential election held on December 30.

Three Congo opposition areas excluded from presidential election

Voters in three Congolese cities known as opposition strongholds will be excluded from presidential elections on security and health grounds, officials said, in a move that looks certain to inflame political tensions before Sunday’s ballot.

Brazil presidential election plunged into chaos after frontrunner stabbed

The run-up to a presidential election in Brazil was plunged into chaos on Friday after a knife attack on far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro put the frontrunner in intensive care just a month before the vote.

Russia urges US to produce evidence for vote hacking claims

The United States should provide proof that Russia interfered in its 2016 presidential election, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has said, days after a seemingly amicable summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.