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Joy and desire for change as Gaza’s Deir el-Balah holds elections

candidate list composed mostly of young people, describing them as “capable and experienced in their work,” reflecting her hope for a more efficient municipal administration. “The reality the city is living after displacement

How one of India's most successful female politicians is losing her party

election, roughly three-quarters of the TMC's legislators revolted against both Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, widely seen as her heir. The rebels seized control of the party's legislative wing, installed their

Labour leadership jostling puts Brexit back under political spotlight

candidate in the coming by-election, which the BBC understands will likely take place on 18 June. If he wins he'd be able to challenge for Labour's leadership. He was asked

Ken Paxton wins Texas primary election: Results and key takeaways

election as the strong favourite in the heavily Democratic district. The race also drew national attention because of heavy spending by Fairshake, a pro-cryptocurrency super PAC that backed Menefee and targeted Green over

What are Lebanon’s most important political parties?

candidates that year. But in 2026, Saad announced that the Future Movement would return to politics whenever the next parliamentary elections take place. The Future Movement’s base is largely in Sunni populations

Royal Mail investigating claims that postal worker ‘binned Reform UK election leaflets’

local elections. A post on a Facebook group for Royal Mail staff said: “My DO had reform party’s D2D today. I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me! Idgaf

Chris Mason: Emphatic win leaves Starmer with big decision on leadership

local elections, Reform UK were dominant in this collection of towns broadly to the south of Wigan – places like Abram, Hindley, Orrell and Winstanley. It has allowed Burnham and his team to road test

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni sworn in for seventh term as president

election, Wine said he had [escaped a police and army raid](/news/2026/1/17/ugandas-wine-says-escaped-raid-on-house-amid-disputed-presidential-vote) on his house, and that his wife and other family members were under house arrest. [Several people were also killed](/news/2026/1/16/incumbent-president-museveni-takes-strong-lead-in-uganda-election-count

Future of UK lies in the EU after Brexit ‘failure’, say European Greens

local and parliamentary elections, but were entitled to take a position on the paper remotely. ![People from Green parties across Europe pose for a group photo at the European Green party congress in Lisbon

Starmer’s unpopularity was insurmountable for Scottish Labour – and a boon for Reform

elected SNP MSP Ivan McKee thanked voters in his Glasgow constituency “for rejecting those that seek to divide our communities”, but despite making fewer inroads than some polls had predicted, Reform picked up 17 seats

Graham Platner wins Maine primary election: Results and key takeaways

candidate is businesswoman Tera Anderson. The Republican nominee will now challenge Lee or her Democratic rival in a race expected to draw national attention and significant campaign spending ahead of November’s elections

Burnham cleared to run for selection in pivotal by-election

candidate and speculation that he would launch a challenge mounted on Thursday when he resigned as health secretary. Streeting called for a broad debate about what comes next but did not say he would

First Thing: Trump tells critics to ‘sit back and relax’ as Iran claims to target US base

election on Sunday](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/colombia-far-right-presidential-candidate-espriella-wins-first-round-of-vote-ahead-of-election-runoff). He will face Senator Iván Cepeda, the candidate backed by the leftwing president, Gustavo Petro, in the runoff. With 99.97% of ballots counted, the outsider and Trump admirer Espriella

Greens split over how hard to challenge Burnham in Makerfield byelection

local party whether to field someone in the byelection, which is expected to take place next month, a candidate appears set to be announced on Wednesday. Zack Polanski, the leader of the Greens in England

Oklahoma begins choosing a new US senator and governor in crowded primary – US politics live

local economy. Hello and welcome to the [US politics](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-politics) live blog. **Races for the Senate and governor in Oklahoma in primary elections begins today, as Donald Trump’s iron grip

More than 60 Labour MPs call on Starmer to set timetable to quit

candidate emerged, said she would not mount a challenge but instead would collect names of those who wanted to see the PM resign. At Monday lunchtime, the co-chair of the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour)

The anti-Semitism smear that ruined Corbyn’s Labour now targets the Greens

election victory in Gorton and Denton, where 30 percent of the population is Muslim and the Greens put Gaza at the forefront of their campaign. The victory shocked the British establishment and forced many

Campaign staffers tell NPR they make 'thousands' betting on their own candidates

candidates because there were so few rules and regulations on these new markets. "Unless the federal government makes a change … it's kind of going to continue to be the Wild West, in all honesty

Ex-Irish PM Ahern clarifies immigration stance after 'I worry about Africans' recording

local area in Dublin. Ahern also clarified that he supports the justice minister's policies on immigration, despite the woman accusing him of opposing his party colleague. "I have said in the past the asylum

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

local elections across England amid a surge for Nigel Farage's Reform UK, with the Greens also eating into the party's support. It was also kicked out of power in Wales, where