New Jersey governor refuses DOJ demand for names of 6,600 noncitizens mistakenly on voter rolls
Governor Mikie Sherrill says the state will not hand over personal data on roughly 6,600 noncitizens erroneously registered to vote, citing fears of federal weaponization.
Vannacci poaches Forza Italia's Milan chief, vows to name mayoral candidate before August break
Luca Bernardo, Forza Italia's former group leader in Milan's city council, has left the party to join Roberto Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale. Vannacci used the occasion to promise a mayoral candidate for the city before the August break.
Maine Democrat Troy Jackson says he won't back Schumer for Senate leader
Troy Jackson, the expected Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, said he would not support Chuck Schumer to continue as the party's leader and expressed reluctance to accept his help in the general election against Republican Susan Collins.
Italian Lower House passes electoral reform bill, sending Stabilicum to Senate with 217 votes
The bill introduces a proportional system with a majority bonus for coalitions reaching 42% of the vote, replacing the current mixed system. Opposition parties protested, calling the move a power grab ahead of next year's general election.
Andy Biggs wins Arizona GOP gubernatorial primary, Trump ally faces Governor Katie Hobbs in November
The hard-right congressman and Trump ally defeated Rep. David Schweikert on Tuesday to secure the Republican nomination, setting up a closely watched general election against Democratic incumbent Katie Hobbs in the pivotal swing state.
Reyes Maroto defeats Enma López by 204 votes in PSOE Madrid primary, set to challenge Almeida in 2027
The former industry minister secured 1,045 votes to Enma López's 841, maintaining the party leadership's preferred ticket for the 2027 municipal elections.
AfD launches Saxony-Anhalt election campaign with CDU donation claim and Wendler video message
At a rally in Magdeburg, AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund said a CDU district councillor donated €5,000 to his party, while Schlager singer Michael Wendler sent greetings from Florida.
Saxony-Anhalt's CDU leader says BSW will 'make common cause' with AfD after September election
Saxony-Anhalt's CDU minister president says the left-conservative BSW will back the far-right AfD if it gets the chance, as polls show the AfD far ahead before the September 6 state vote.
Central Council of Jews president warns CDU's 'firewall' against AfD may not hold, citing Saxony-Anhalt polls
Josef Schuster pointed to state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, where AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund is within a few percentage points of an absolute majority in polls.
Feijóo rallies PP candidates for 2027 municipal elections, calls ballot boxes the 'sentence' of Sánchez's government
At a rally in Santiago de Compostela, the PP leader presented 50 candidates for the 23 May 2027 municipal elections and urged them to turn town halls into 'fortresses against socialist plunder'.
Spain's Electoral Board questions legality of overseas voter census update under 'ley de nietos'
The Junta Electoral Central says it cannot confirm the legal correctness of the procedure that has added over half a million new voters abroad, and orders consulates to justify each municipality assignment.
Cazeneuve enters 2027 French presidential race with 86-page letter and a refusal to join Socialist primary
The former Socialist prime minister publishes an 86-page letter to the French people and tells Le Parisien he is entering the 2027 race 'by a contract that binds me to the French', while refusing to join the party primary.
Polakis withdraws from SYRIZA parliamentary group race, Dourou set to be elected unopposed on Saturday
Pavlos Polakis withdrew his candidacy for the presidency of SYRIZA's parliamentary group on July 17, clearing the path for Rena Dourou to be elected unopposed in a vote at the Greek Parliament on Saturday morning.
Brazil's top court bars candidate Flávio Bolsonaro from visiting his jailed father for 90 days after social media letter
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspended visits after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro read his father's letter online, breaching house arrest terms and triggering an early electoral propaganda probe.
Israel sets October 27 election as Netanyahu trails former military chief Eisenkot in polls
The Knesset confirmed Sunday that general elections will be held on October 27, marking the first time in decades the legislature has completed a full term. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces an uphill battle, with surveys showing his Likud party behind the centrist Jaschar party led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot.
Spain's PSOE widens lead over PP to 7.9 points in July CIS poll despite Ábalos corruption sentencing
The governing Socialists reached 33% estimated vote share in the July CIS barometer, fielded days after former minister José Luis Ábalos received a 24-year prison sentence for corruption.
SYRIZA appoints Rena Dourou parliamentary chief, Nikos Pappas secretary in bid to halt disintegration
After a 12-hour Central Committee session, the Greek left-wing party installed a collective leadership to prepare for national elections, with Pavlos Polakis taking a strategic role despite tensions.
Aliança Catalana poaches entire Junts municipal group in Cambrils as new poll confirms it has overtaken Puigdemont's party
The far-right party presented Junts spokesperson Enric Daza as its mayoral candidate for 2027 and claimed it now controls the three-councillor group, days after a CEO barometer put Aliança ahead of Junts for the first time.
New Jersey software error put 6,600 non-citizens on voter rolls; fewer than 400 voted
A software glitch in New Jersey's motor vehicle agency automatically registered about 6,600 non-citizens as voters between mid-2023 and mid-2024, with fewer than 400 casting ballots, Governor Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday.
Poland’s ruling coalition gets a new party as Hennig-Kloska launches Unia Centrum from the ashes of Poland 2050 split
Climate minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska and MEP Michał Kobosko unveiled Unia Centrum on Sunday, merging the Centrum parliamentary club and the Union of European Democrats. The party formalises a February 2026 rupture inside Poland 2050 and enters the scene with 0.1 percent poll support.
Kretschmer: 'Whoever still talks about firewalls has not recognized the signs of the times'
Saxony's Minister-President Michael Kretschmer says the CDU must talk to every party, including the Left, as state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern approach in September.
Darline Graham, sister of late Lindsey Graham, announces run for full Senate term with Trump's backing
South Carolina's interim senator, appointed after her brother Lindsey Graham's death, will seek a full six-year term in the August 11 special primary, with President Trump's 'Complete and Total Endorsement.'
Socialist Party picks closed primary, burying Faure's left unity project for 2027 presidential race
Socialist Party members voted 55.5% to hold a closed primary in October, rejecting First Secretary Olivier Faure's open-primary proposal and scuttling an embryonic left-wing unity process with the Ecologists.
Attal's Renaissance party sues Le Pen and National Rally for trademark infringement over campaign slogan
Gabriel Attal's Renaissance party filed a lawsuit against Marine Le Pen and the National Rally on Wednesday, alleging the far-right candidate's new campaign poster slogan 'For France, the Renaissance' constitutes trademark counterfeiting and unfair competition.
Boris Nadezhdin quits Russian opposition politics after fine and foreign agent label
The 63-year-old former presidential candidate said his foreign agent status and a 1,000-ruble fine for extremist symbols make it impossible to run in September's State Duma election.
AfD power struggle in North Rhine-Westphalia escalates: regional leader defies Weidel, continues candidate selection
The leadership of the AfD in Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, has defied a direct order from federal party leader Alice Weidel to halt a chaotic candidate selection process, deepening a factional war that threatens the party's prospects in the 2027 state election.
Maine Democrats scramble to pick new Senate nominee after Platner withdraws amid rape allegation
The party faces a July 27 state deadline, with a convention set for July 25 in Bangor and a crowded field of contenders emerging, including former state Senate president Troy Jackson and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
Kaczyński and Woch unveil Senate election alliance as Mentzen ridicules partnership with 0.09% presidential candidate
Jarosław Kaczyński and Marek Woch, whose 2025 presidential bid drew 0.09%, announced a joint Senate election effort on Wednesday. Sławomir Mentzen derided the alliance, while other right-wing figures urged a broader pact.
Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner resigns as CDU lead candidate after contradictory claims about call with Chancellor Merz
Kai Wegner withdrew his candidacy for the September 20 Abgeordnetenhaus election, the latest twist in a months-long scandal over his crisis management during January's Berlin power outage.
Ségolène Royal enters socialist primary for French presidency
Former minister and 2007 presidential candidate Ségolène Royal announced on X Friday she will compete in the autumn primary of the Socialist Party and Place publique alliance, becoming the first declared contender for the bloc's nomination.