Speaking at the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution on July 20, Daniel Ortega declared Nicaragua will hold no more elections, cementing what critics describe as a permanent one-man state.
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Le Pen cleared to run for French presidency after appeals court trims her ban
An appeals court upheld Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction on July 7 but cut her electoral ban enough to clear her path to the 2027 French presidential race.
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Algeria heads to the polls in its most contested election since the Hirak uprising
More than 24.7 million Algerians vote on 2 July to elect 407 parliamentary seats, the most contested race since the 2019 Hirak protests ousted Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
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Vucic to resign within weeks after 18 months of Serbian protests
Serbia’s Vucic says he will resign within weeks and call early elections, bowing to 18 months of student-led protests over the Novi Sad station disaster.
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Far-right lawyer De la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoff
Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia’s June 22 presidential runoff with 49.7% against leftist Ivan Cepeda’s 48.7%, ending four years of leftist governance in the closest election in the country’s modern history.
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De la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoff in narrowest race on record
Abelardo de la Espriella’s narrow runoff win on June 21 ends four years of Gustavo Petro’s leftist government and reshapes US-Colombia ties.
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Colombia’s ELN declares ceasefire for Sunday’s presidential runoff
Colombia’s ELN declared a four-day ceasefire around Sunday’s presidential runoff, with voter coercion claims casting a shadow over the polarized contest between De la Espriella and Cepeda.
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Abiy Ahmed wins commanding majority in Ethiopia’s first full election since 2021
Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party captured 457 of 547 parliamentary seats on 1 June, giving Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed a new five-year term despite security disruptions in Tigray and Amhara.
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Fujimori wins Peru’s presidency with 51.7% in closely watched runoff
Keiko Fujimori won Peru’s June 7 presidential runoff with 51.73% against leftist Roberto Sánchez, ending a decade of serial instability with a hard-right mandate focused on crime and security.
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Kurti wins Kosovo’s third snap election in 18 months
Vetevendosje claimed about 50% of the vote in Kosovo’s third snap election in 18 months, leaving Kurti with a mandate but no easy path to a coalition majority.