: Israelis are heading to the polls today for legislative elections. It is the first national vote since 2022, and a decisive moment for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is running
: A historically-high number of voters have chosen parties classified as authoritarian or populist, according to a new report analysing parliamentary election results for 260 parties in 31 countries since 1946, or since the year free elections were first
: Brazil's workers' party leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defied all odds to become the first president to win the second round of elections after losing in primaries. Though his adversary has failed to acknowledge defeat, EU leaders and pro-democracy groups expressed relief at the unexpected