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Campaigning for Colombia's May 31 presidential elections wrapped up Sunday, with the left battling to hold on to power during a dramatic uptick in violence. De la Espriella campaigned at a packed bullring in the northwestern city of Medellin, calling for a crackdown on drug trafficking and the crimes it funds.

State Senator John Cavanaugh and political activist Denise Powell are locked in a tight primary for Nebraska's Blue Dot

Indian-origin Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has secured the nomination for Ohio governor, setting up a significant November contest against Democrat Amy Acton. Ramaswamy, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, comfortably won his primary. The race is anticipated to draw national attention as both candidates prepare for the general election.

Had US prez stuck to his campaign promises, a fragmented opposition would be in trouble. Instead, the war has allowed them to unite and talk about rising gas prices and costs squeezing ordinary Americans

Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva on Tuesday named his vice president as his running mate in October's election in Brazil, as polls show the veteran leftist president slipping to a dead heat with his main opponent. Recent polls show Flavio Bolsonaro gaining ground and in a dead heat with Lula if they face each other in a runoff.

Pakistan's Opposition parties have rejected General Pervez Musharraf's re-election, stating that he will not shed his uniform as he had pledged to the Supreme Court.

KOLKATA: CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu on Thursday indicated that his party would not favour P C Alexander's candidature for the presidential election and said that the present incumbent K R Narayanan should be re-elected on the basis of a consensus.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said he will step down as army chief and assume office as a civilian president once the apex court validates his re-election.

Lithuanian Gitanas Nauseda appeared likely to win a second term in the presidential election runoff on Sunday. Partial results indicated this outcome, after a campaign focused on security issues in the European Union and NATO, neighboring Russia. With a population of 2.8 million, the Baltic nation has strongly supported Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022.

President Pervez Musharraf has linked stability in Pakistan to his re-election and said that the Islamic nation could achieve good governance only by preventing political instability.

Favouring a second term for Pranab Mukherjee, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Monday said there would be no better idea than re-electing Mukherjee as President of India.

Pakistan's Election Commission has confirmed President Pervez Musharraf's re-election for a five-year term.

A US-based human rights watchdog has criticised Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for insisting on holding the office of army chief as also the presidency.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's re-election race may be over, but she is hardly closing up her campaign shop or worrying about deep debts.

Pakistan's Supreme Court questioned the Attorney General over the changes in the Presidential poll rules and termed them as a "significant and drastic development".