Denmark's Social Democrats made a strong showing in this week's elections — but voter support came in part because of the increasingly hard line the party has taken on immigration.
A flashlight, a flower and a "lady farmer" are a few of the symbols on the ballot. They were originally meant to help illiterate voters. New symbols reflect urbanized, modern India.
Turkish election authorities have cancelled a major election victory for the country's main opposition party, according to Turkish state media. The Istanbul mayor's race will be re-run on June 23.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy's only connection to politics is the role he plays in a hit TV series about a man who accidentally becomes Ukraine's president. He's leading in polls ahead of Sunday's elections.
Throngs of people flooded the streets of the North African country's cities on Friday to demand the ailing president withdraw from the April 18 election. Clashes with police developed in Algiers.
"The farmer dies feeding this country, but no one fights for the farmer," says a woman whose son, a farmer, died by suicide. He was $40,000 in debt. Her husband died of a heart attack days later.
The Vox Party had remained on the fringes since its founding four years ago but on Sunday, its right-wing anti-immigration platform lead to a 12-seat victory that could shift the balance of power.
Nearly two weeks after Election Day, a statewide recount showed that Republican Gov. Rick Scott continued to hold the lead in the Senate race against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson.
The biggest story of the night is that Democrats took back the House. That will stop President Trump's agenda in its tracks unless he compromises with the other side.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charging a record number of people with so-called "voter fraud" in the state, which is something voting experts say is extremely rare.
Half of eligible voters might go to the polls this fall, which would be the highest turnout level in a midterm election since the mid-1960s, another time of cultural and social upheaval.
The state's new Office of Elections Cybersecurity will focus on combating social media campaigns that try to confuse voters or discourage them from casting ballots.
In Malmö, where roughly a third of the city's residents were born outside Sweden, voters are gearing up for Sunday's national election — which will be dominated by immigration issues.
Pakistani voters go to the polls Wednesday. Human rights activists, journalists and candidates say the campaign has been tainted. A spate of terrorist attacks has killed civilians and politicians.
Survivors of political violence in Zimbabwe are being trained to serve as election monitors in the country's July 30 vote. Past elections have been marred by violence and allegations of rigging.
Elections are Sunday, and more than 3,000 women are running for office. "We women will continue to work three times as hard as men," says one candidate.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's victory ushers in a powerful new executive presidency eliminating the prime minister's role and granting the leader the ability to rule by decree and dissolve parliament.
London Breed is a native San Franciscan who grew up in public housing. Her opponent, a former state senator, would have been the city's first openly gay mayor.
Two weeks after parliamentary elections delivered a surprise win for allies of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq's divided political leaders are scrambling to put together a coalition government.
An attack earlier this month in Tennessee highlights the fact that public facing results websites offer attackers a much easier target than ballots or voter registration systems.
Democrats are hoping that President Trump's unpopularity propels them back into power in Congress. There's lots of prognosticating, but here's what you should actually watch for.
