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.
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De la Espriella leads Colombia’s first round, forcing June 21 runoff
Criminal defense lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella led Colombia’s presidential first round with 43.74%, forcing a June 21 runoff against Iván Cepeda despite polls that had favoured the left.
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Bolivia’s capital under siege as Paz faces worst political crisis in 40 years
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz faces road blockades paralyzing La Paz, draining over $50 million from the economy daily and blocking emergency vehicles from hospitals, six months after his historic election.
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Peru’s Fujimori and Sánchez head to June 7 runoff after fractured first round
Peru confirmed a Fujimori-Sánchez presidential runoff for June 7, with over 70% of April’s first-round voters having backed neither candidate.