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Hong Kong’s Democratic Party Dissolves After Overwhelming Member Vote

Leaders attributed the decision to a changed political environment.

Japarov Allies Sweep Kyrgyzstan’s Snap Parliamentary Vote, Watchdog Flags Limits on Freedoms

France’s Top Court Upholds Sarkozy’s 2012 Campaign-Finance Conviction

Egypt Holds Second-Phase Parliamentary Vote Under Tight Security

Spain Confronts Franco at 50 Years as Nostalgia Rises and Vox Gains Ground

Coordination Framework Claims Largest Bloc as Iraq Confirms Final Election Results

At 70, LDP Faces Rebuilding Test as Takaichi’s Support Outpaces Her Party

Brazil’s Top Court Logs Two Votes Against Independent Candidacies

Sudani’s Bloc Leads Iraq Parliamentary Vote as Early Results Published

Soudani Allies Say His Coalition Wins Big in Iraq’s Parliamentary Vote as Turnout Tops 55%

Iraq Election Draws 55% Turnout as Al‑Sudani’s Alliance Leads, Coalition Talks Loom

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

Egypt Opens Two-Phase Parliamentary Vote

Iraq Begins Early Voting for Security Forces and Displaced Before Nov. 11 Parliamentary Poll

Two Held in South Africa Over Explosives as Reports Identify Zimbabwean Opposition Figure Job Sikhala

French Senate Takes Up Bid to Tighten Rules for Changing the Constitution

Sanna Marin Publishes Memoir Detailing Sexist Abuse Faced in Office

Bosnia’s Top Court Rejects Dodik Appeals, Keeps Mandate Revocation in Place

Hassan Sworn In After Disputed Tanzania Landslide as She Acknowledges Election Deaths

D66 Overtakes PVV in Dutch Snap Election as Jetten Poised to Form Government