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Allies of imprisoned Pakistani ex-prime minister Imran Khan won more seats in national elections than the political parties who ousted him from power nearly two years ago, according to a final tally of results published Sunday. CBC | World News
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Results in Pakistan’s election still up in the air, but Imran Khan’s party defied the odds
With no clear winner and both Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif claiming victory, it’s unclear who will form Pakistan’s next government following an election that many claimed was marred by meddling from the country’s powerful military. Political wrangling over a coalition is expected to continue for days as the country is plunged into a political crisis, analysts said. CBC | ...
Read More »Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif will seek coalition government as his party trails in election
Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif changed tack on Friday and said he will seek to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates backed by his rival Imran Khan in preliminary results a day after the country’s parliamentary election. CBC | World News
Read More »Boris Johnson campaign comeback would ‘win us the next election’ Tories say
Andrew Griffith became the first member of the government to support a comeback, saying “Boris is a great voice”. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Pakistan awaits election results after vote count hit by delays
Pakistan’s vote count following a national election on Thursday was hit by unusual delays, leading the country’s election panel to issue a late night warning to polling officers, 10 hours after polls closed, to release results immediately. CBC | World News
Read More »Anti-war Russian candidate blocked from running against Putin in election
Russia’s main election authority on Thursday refused to allow a politician opposing Moscow’s military action in Ukraine on the ballot for next month’s presidential election. CBC | World News
Read More »Analysts say this will be Pakistan’s least credible election in years
A popular political leader is in jail and his party is banned from using one of their most recognizable symbols after authorities cracked down in Pakistan. Many analysts say Thursday will bring the country’s least credible election in years. CBC’s Salimah Shivji breaks the story down from a campaign rally in Islamabad. CBC | World News
Read More »Pair of bombings at election offices kill 26 in Pakistan the day before elections
A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and wounded more than two dozen others, officials said Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held. CBC | World News
Read More »With Imran Khan in jail, Pakistan gears up for election most voters don’t trust
One political analyst says that sidelining former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan’s most popular politician, in this week’s election ‘has trumped concern for the country’s image and democracy.’ CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. federal court panel rejects Trump argument he’s immune from 2020 election prosecution
A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting the former U.S. president’s claims that he is immune from prosecution. Trump will almost certainly appeal the ruling. CBC | World News
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