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Trump Confirms Republican Frontrunner Status in Iowa Triumph

Donald Trump has won a landslide victory in the Iowa caucus, cementing his status as the clear frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The Iowa caucus was the first step for Republicans in choosing a candidate to take on...

President Biden Officially Launches Reelection Bid

President Joe Biden formally announced his bid for reelection Tuesday, setting off a battle to convince the country his record merits another four years in the White House. He also said that his age won’t impede his ability to govern....

Nikos Christodoulides is the New President of Cyprus

Nikos Christodoulides was elected the new president of Cyprus following the runoff elections on the island on Sunday. Christodoulides secured 51.91 percent of the vote while his opponent Andreas Mavroyiannis got 48.09 percent. Amid booming chants calling Nikos Christodoulides “the great”,...

Cyprus Election: Christodoulides and Mavroyiannis Head to a Runoff

Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides edged into the lead in Cyprus's presidential election on Sunday, according to the results on the 95 percent of the votes cast, but was unlikely to clinch an outright majority, leading to a runoff...

Colombia: Leftist Gustavo Petro Wins First Round in Presidential Election

Gustavo Petro, a former mayor of the capital city, Bogotá, as well as an ex-militant, topped the poll in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections, taking around 40 percent of the vote on Sunday. However, while Petro secured...

The Five Absences from the Presidential Ballot and Mitsotakis' Statement that 'Froze' New Democracy

With a total of 233 votes the Greek Parliament elected Prokopis Pavlopoulos as the seventh President of the Hellenic Republic. Pavlopoulos was elected with the votes of coalition partners SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) as well as the support of his party,...

SYRIZA Nominates Prokopis Pavlopoulos for Greek Presidency

Just moments earlier, former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos was nominated for the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Pavlopoulos may be elected on the first ballot, which according to the Greek Constitution requires...

Greek Presidential Election Procedure Pushed Back

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will announce the name of the candidate for president of the Hellenic republic this weekend. The presidential election procedure has been pushed back due to negotiations on the debt issue. According to information from close associates...

Greek Election Result a 'Heavy Defeat' for PASOK and its Leader

PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos on Thursday addressed a joint meeting of the party’s new parliamentary group and political council, and referred to the election result saying it was a heavy defeat for PASOK, its wing and strategy, and...

SYRIZA's Praise Over Avramopoulos' Intervention Fuels Presidential Nomination Scenarios

Greek main opposition SYRIZA praised earlier today the intervention of European Union Commisioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, regarding the need for extended flexibility of the Stability Pact for the European South countries. At the same...