India’s Election Commission removed roughly 130 million names from voter rolls, triggering mass arrests of opposition leaders, lawyers, and journalists as protesters demand the election chief’s resignation.
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Latvia’s United List Wins Record 41 Seats in Landslide Saeima Vote
Latvia’s centrist United List, led by PM Andris Kulbergs, won a record 41 of 100 Saeima seats with 35.3% of the vote — the strongest single-party result in Latvia’s post-restoration democratic history.
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Quebec Separatists Win Minority Government as CAQ Suffers Historic Wipeout
The Parti Québécois secured a minority government in Quebec’s October 5 election after the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec collapsed, winning 59 of 125 seats—four short of a majority.
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Bolsonaro Leads Brazil First Round at 47%, Forcing October 25 Runoff
Flávio Bolsonaro surprised analysts with 47% of valid votes in Brazil’s first round on October 5, setting up an October 25 runoff against incumbent Lula da Silva with no clear favourite.
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Spain’s Sánchez Calls Snap Election for 29 November After Housing Crisis Defeat
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dissolved parliament on Monday after opposition parties blocked his housing reform decrees, triggering Spain’s third general election in three years.
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Israel Supreme Court Reinstates Arab Parties for October 27 Election
Israel’s top court unanimously overturned a Central Elections Committee ban on two Arab-majority lists, clearing their path to compete in the October 27 Knesset election.
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Brazil Heads to First-Round Vote with Lula and Bolsonaro Statistically Tied
Brazil votes on October 4 in a razor-thin presidential race, with incumbent Lula da Silva polling at 40% and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro at 36%, pointing toward a late-October runoff.
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Die Linke Wins Berlin as Germany’s Mainstream Faces Crisis on Both Flanks
Die Linke won Berlin with 25.7 percent on September 20 while the AfD secured a second straight state win, pushing Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU to the worst result in its 81-year history.
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CDU Falls to 5% in Mecklenburg as AfD Surges to 37%
Germany’s CDU fell to 5% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, its worst result since WWII, as AfD hit 37% — a result Chancellor Merz called a ‘disaster’.
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Ukraine Fires 350 Drones at Moscow as Russia Opens Wartime Parliamentary Vote
Ukraine targeted Moscow and Russian military facilities with more than 350 drones on September 18 as Russia opened its first parliamentary election since the 2022 invasion began.