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Peru Votes in Tight Runoff Between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez

This close contest could be delayed or legally contested and will shape who leads the response to soaring crime and political instability.

Polls Close in Benin’s Presidential Election With Wadagni Favored

BNP Wins Landslide in Bangladesh Vote as Reform Referendum Passes

BNP Claims Win in Bangladesh’s First Post‑Uprising Election, With Tarique Rahman Set to Form Government

Belgian Court Weighs Trial of Ex-Official in Lumumba Case After Procedural Hearing

Central African Republic Court Confirms Touadéra’s Third-Term Win With 77.9%

Benin Votes in Legislative and Local Races After Failed Coup Attempt

Central African Republic Vote Ends Quietly as Touadéra Seeks Third Term

UN Rights Chief Presses Guinea to Halt Pre‑Election Repression, Urges Guinea‑Bissau Junta to End Arbitrary Detentions

Brazil’s Top Court Logs Two Votes Against Independent Candidacies

Bangladesh’s NCP Threatens ‘Ballot or Bullet’ as It Moves to Build Reform Alliance

Erhürman Wins Northern Cyprus Presidency With Decisive First-Round Victory

CIS Barometer Gives PSOE a Wide Lead and Shows Vox Close to PP, Defying Most Polls

Malawi Heads to the Polls in Tight Race Likely to Force a Runoff

Ivory Coast Constitutional Council Bars Gbagbo and Thiam From Presidential Ballot, Narrows Field to Five

Romanian Court Confirms Nicușor Dan’s Presidential Victory

Romanian Election Commission Rejects Far-Right Candidate Georgescu's Bid

German Court Rules SWR Must Include BSW Candidates in Election Broadcasts

Gerhard Trabert to Remain Left Party's Lead Candidate Despite Illness

Human Rights Court Condemns Venezuela for Violations in 2013 Election