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US President Donald Trump on Monday pledged a $1 million reward for information on voter fraud leading to conviction ahead of the upcoming 2026 US midterms on November 3. The president gave no details of how the reward would be funded or administered. The comments follow his repeated false claims that he won the 2020 presidential election.
On October 25, Serbia's student-led protest movement won a historic victory in parliamentary elections, defeating outgoing President Aleksandar Vucic's party. Supporters of the student list explained to FRANCE 24 how they mounted a massive mobilisation to fight electoral fraud and monitor the electoral process inside and outside the polling stations.
The American president insists that he avoided taking sides during the campaign, although he favoured the ultra-conservative candidate
The parliamentary elections in Serbia have marked a historic turn in the country's policy. President Aleksandar Vucic recognized the defeat of his political bloc in the face of a candidacy supported by the student movement, which emerged after almost two years of anti-corruption protests. What was the key to this triumph? Miguel Roán, a researcher, writer, director of the 'Bulgismos' outreach platform, analyses the topic in France 24.
The election victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a second round has been a setback for the extreme Brazilian right, which has however taken strength in Brazil. The re-elected president will have to deal with the economic and security problems in the country, while managing international tensions with Donald Trump. This without having majority in Congress and with a strong opposition of the ultra-right and the Bolsonaro family.
The US president raised doubts about the elections in Brazil, but did not provide specific arguments.
While his party is likely to lose a majority in the House of Representatives, or even in the Senate, in mid-term elections, the US President on Monday promised to pay $1 million to anyone in possession of information leading to an election fraud conviction.
The Democratic candidate for the US Senate has been the subject of Islamophobic attacks from Trump.
Over 10 million Lula supporters joined a WhatsApp channel to help boost his campaign.
The President of the Government of Spain will be the leader of the paper 'Rethinking Europe' while the former French Prime Minister and the former President of the Council of Ministers of Italy will share the stage in the dialogue 'Europe: unity and capacity for action'
Police return 16 sub-Saharan citizens to neighbouring country
The EU welcomes Lula's victory: "Democracy has won in Brazil" - 124; the current president achieves an epic rebound, and with 51.7% of ultra-right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro (48.2%)
Audi's boss is facing a backlash in Germany after appearing alongside Donald Trump at a campaign rally. Meanwhile, Germany's chancellor and president are heading to Asia on separate diplomatic missions.
Israeli and American media have pointed to the Israeli Prime Minister's alleged insistence on launching a new offensive in Iran before the elections, versions denied by the Israeli Executive. While the opposition accused him of being willing to do everything for his political survival, Netanyahu highlighted the support of Donald Trump, who again called for the reelection of the premier to "finish the work" against the Iranian regime.
In this number of discussion, we address the decision of the Brazilian left President, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, to win the presidential election on Governor Vlavio Poulsonaro, to guarantee an unprecedented fourth mandate before reaching 81 years. Guests of debate: Munar Muhammad al-Shardani, political analyst. Tawfiq Jabali, lecturer in American civilization Ali Farhat, writer and journalist.
Just two days shy of his 81st birthday, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has emerged as the comeback kid. Coming from behind in the polls after a bitter campaign where he often showed his age, Lula has become the first candidate since Brazil’s return to democracy in the 1980s to win the presidential run-off after trailing in the first round. How did the Workers' Party leader turn a 2.2 million vote deficit against the far right's Flavio Bolsonaro into a 4.4 million vote win? Just three short weeks ago, most races at the federal and state level broke the way of conservatives and the far right
Emotions ran high in Belgrade on Monday after a student-led movement upset the right-wing populist Aleksandar Vucic's party in Serbia's snap election. A celebratory mood gripped the capital, with drivers honking their horns and passers-by holding up three fingers -- the winning list's ballot number and a Serbian greeting. Many wore badges and other symbols of the student movement, while a large group of residents spent the day cleaning up a park between parliament and the presidency after Vucic loyalists, who had camped there for more than a year, fled. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with resear
Lula achieved a historic victory in Brazil's second presidential round by winning the elections after losing to her opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro. How did he do it? Our correspondent Valeria Saccone explained to us how the 'Lula Army', the citizen mobilizations and Bolsonaro's pointing out against him during the last debate to ensure his re-election.
The building has been described as a "gloomy, mice-infested, bomb-curtained rabbit warren".
Israelis turn to the ballot boxes, Tuesday, to cast their votes in what many consider to be one of the most important elections in the history of the country.
