Polls open for Myanmar's first general election in 5 years

Critics charge that the election is designed to add a facade of legitimacy to military rule. Final results are expected to be ...

The fight for young men intensifies ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

Democrats believe they're making progress after Trump's gains with young men helped him win in 2024. Republicans say they're focused on ensuring those inconsistent voters turn out.

Polls close on first day of Myanmar's widely criticised 'sham' election

Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta's power.

Myanmar is holding phased elections. Here's why they're being called a 'sham'

Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of ...

Myanmar’s military junta holds elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, ...

Myanmar Polls Open in First Election Since Junta Coup in 2021

Voters in military-controlled areas of Myanmar headed to the polls Sunday in a phased election largely considered a sham and ...

Polls open in Central African Republic elections with incumbent president likely to win third term

BANGUI, Central African Republic -- Voters in the Central African Republic are electing a new president and federal lawmakers ...

Trump to POLITICO: Midterm elections will be about ‘pricing’

President Donald Trump says he believes the 2026 midterm elections will center on “pricing” as Republicans head into a ...

One general, one mathematician: The men competing for power in two African elections

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is a mathematician and former university vice-chancellor. He entered politics as prime ...