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On the eve of the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump's unpopularity is impacting Republicans across the board. Many states with seats once considered Republican strongholds are now on shaky ground. One of them is North Carolina, a rural state where one in five jobs is tied to agriculture.
Fabricated surveys are adding to tensions in the country's increasingly polarised political environment.
After ending the first round 2.2 million votes behind his opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, Lula won the election with a difference of 4 million votes, and will serve a fourth term as president
Obama and Trump campaign in key battleground state ahead of next week's midterm elections.
Israel's final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its majority of parliamentary seats and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead. The results released early Friday showed Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats in Tuesday's elections. The main opposition bloc won 48. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party alleged on Thursday, without providing evidence, that Arab parties' record gains in an election this week were driven in part by voter fraud. These accusations represent an escalation of anti-Arab rhetoric by Netanyahu and his far-right partners after Arab-led parties made a historic showing in the election – giving them a potential kingmaker role in the next government
Recent election losses by leaders linked to Trump have prompted questions about whether his influence over the global right is weakening.
Israel’s Central Elections Committee on Thursday called on the Shin Bet chief to investigate allegations of foreign interference in the elections, including suspected funding linked to Qatar. With more than 90% of the ballots counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has gained 53 seats, with the opposition at 67, including 48 for Gadi Eisenkot's centrist bloc and 19 for the Arab-majority parties. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
No clear winner in Israel's first election since the October 7 attacks and genocidal war in Gaza.
Israel's first election since October 7 appears deadlocked, with neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot on track for a majority.
US President Donald Trump says he will respect the results of the November 3 midterm elections if they are ‘honest’.
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Ron Gerlitz, CEO of aChord Center at Hebrew University, an Israeli organization specialising in the social psychology of intergroup relations. “The main issue in this election is the fight for Israeli democracy,” explains Gerlitz. And beneath the struggle over democratic institutions lies the erosion of Benjamin Netanyahu's longstanding association with national security. Gerlitz also examines the psychological foundations of Netanyahu's enduring support, the influence of conspiracy narratives, the electoral significance of Arab parties and the uncertain fut
Several economic issues could affect voters' decisions in the midterm elections. Here's what to expect on Nov. 3.
Voting has begun in Israel, with over seven million eligible voters expected at the polls.
Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday (October 27) in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on veteran right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack. FRANCE24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.
Marius Schattner, journalist and writer, is our guest. Stéphane Amar is live from Jerusalem.
Stéphane Amar, our Jerusalem correspondent, deciphers the situation.
Documentary Yoram Ron is live from Taybeh, West Bank.
As Israelis head to the polls, the country's conflict with Iran casts a long shadow over the ballot box. But any leadership changes in Israel may not be enough to shake up its grand strategy on Tehran.
Centrist Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival to the legislature, on Tuesday called on voters to drive out of power "the worst government" in Israel's history.
