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Israeli presidential candidate Gadi Eisenkot's pledge made Sunday to "heal" Israeli society after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive tenure resonated with some voters attending his final campaign rally before polling begins Tuesday. Netanyahu meanwhile received fresh backing for re-election from US President Donald Trump and deemed Eisenkot "soft" on Iran.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential election on Sunday (October 25), defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a runoff to secure a fourth non-consecutive term.
Israelis are about to vote in one of the most decisive elections in the country’s history.
Socialist leaders reproach Francisco Martín for his resignation from the doors of the general elections of 29-N
French President Emmanuel Macron said his government will announce "strong measures" in response to violent protests in France in recent weeks. But he also acknowledged that students have "legitimate" grievances.
The French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, meets on Monday with representatives of high school and university student organizations with the aim of ending more than a month of protests and riots. The country faces another week of saucepan and demonstrations, which will have as a colophone a national mobilization on Saturday, October 31, which President Emmanuel Macron has listed as "high risk."
Discussions began in Matignon between Sébastien Lecornu and the high school representatives, received separately from the student organizations. After a month of challenge, the government is looking for a way out of the mobilization, notably through requests for additional university places and better study conditions. Explanations from Lou Kisiela, live from Matignon.
Ten days out from the elections that will determine control of the closely divided Congress, Barack Obama took to the campaign trail to accuse the Republican president of corruption, deride his strategy for Iran and skewer the gilded aesthetic he has applied to White House renovations. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson tells us more.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the government would announce “concrete measures" on Monday (October 26) to address school students’ demands after weeks of unrest. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu was scheduled to meet with students later Monday. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago reports from the ground.
What does a salamander have to do with US elections? Dating back centuries, gerrymandering continues to play a role in American elections today. Used more often by Republicans in the modern era of voting, Democrats have also resorted to the tactic in the past decade. But what is gerrymandering, and why is it called that? FRANCE 24's Tanishk Saha explains.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday (October 25), the country's electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls.
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Legislators approve military support amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, but Cairo has ruled out strikes on Yemen.
The Gabonese authorities on maximum alert deployed search and rescue means to locate five people who had disappeared since the accident at sea on Saturday's Oil Exploration Platform Prospector 5. Clotaire Kondja, Gabon's oil and gas minister, faced the press on Sunday to review the situation and announce the government's actions.
The radical right-wing José Antonio Kast in Chile and the Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella noted that they accepted the result of the Brazilian elections.
Official data show that the victory of the candidate for re-election was the result of an improvement in his electoral performance in different regions of the country and an expansion of his advantage in key areas.
The Russian President said that "Europe continues to receive liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia," despite the sanctions imposed by the European Union in response to the invasion of Ukraine. According to Putin, supplies account for 20% of the European hydrocarbon market, although it did not specify the routes through which the fuel arrives after the damage suffered by the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022. The President also held Europe responsible for its current economic difficulties in trying to reduce its energy dependence on Moscow.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his Government will present new measures to respond to the social unrest that is spreading throughout the country and warned that the "risk" of new unrest will remain high during the demonstrations scheduled for October 31.
Israel is preparing for legislative elections in the midst of a competition between Netanyahu and Eisencot, and movements of Arab parties to strengthen its presence in the Knesset and influence the balance of power. From Jerusalem, our delegation, Mohamed Farhat, reviews the race and alliance accounts that will identify the future Government.
Lula won a new fourth term as President of Brazil, upsetting the prognosis after a contested election. But electoral victory now opens another battle, that of compromises. Without a majority in Congress, the left-wing president will have to negotiate support and make concessions to carry out his program. Return to his election and decryption of the power relations that will affect this new mandate.
