Chileans go to polls to vote in 1st round of presidential election

Published time: 19 Nov, 2017 12:16 Polls opened in Chile on Sunday, with the nation choosing a new leader among eight registered candidates. Billionaire businessman Sebastian Pinera, 67, who already served as the country’s president from 2010 to 2014, is seen as the frontrunner. The former president has promised to revive the Chilean economy by […]

Russian elections boss proposes stepping up public monitoring of polls

Published time: 9 Oct, 2017 13:42 The head of Russia’s Central Elections Commission has suggested to President Vladimir Putin an increase in the monitoring of voting by representatives of political parties and non-government groups, in order to further boost political transparency. Read more “We should consider increasing the public monitoring of elections, I mean bringing […]

FC Barcelona plays in empty stadium as defiant Catalans go to polls despite crackdown

One of the most popular teams in world sport had the bizarre experience of playing in a deserted 99,000 seater stadium on Sunday as FC Barcelona faced off against Las Palmas while Catalans voted in an independence referendum amidst a violent police crackdown. Barcelona, featuring Lionel Messi and numerous other soccer superstars, took to the […]

Kurds go to polls in controversial independence referendum

China’s Foreign Ministry has said it supports Iraq’s unity, Reuters is reporting. “The Chinese government supports Iraq’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a daily news briefing. “We hope the relevant sides can resolve the differences via dialogue, and find an inclusive solution that takes into account history and […]

Right-wing AfD enters German parliament for 1st time, Merkel’s CDU leads vote – exit polls

The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will enter parliament for the first time in its history with around 13 percent of the vote in the German parliamentary election, exit polls show. Angela Merkel’s CDU is leading the polls with over 30 percent. Live: Protest against AfD in Berlin The CDU (Christian Democratic Union) received between […]

Corbyn more popular than May for 1st time, polls show

Published time: 20 Jul, 2017 16:02 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is more popular than Prime Minister Theresa May with the wider public for the first time, new opinion polls suggest. New polls compiled by Ipsos MORI for the London Evening Standard newspaper reveal that May’s popularity has fallen to a record low, whilst her main […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling climbs BACK as Theresa May soars in polls

GBP crept up to €1.150 yesterday afternoon before dipping slightly to €1.148 this morning.  The rate climbed from lows of €1.140 on Sunday in the wake of the London Bridge terror attack.  Sterling has been boosted by a recent poll revealing Theresa May is 11 points ahead of Jeremy Corbyn in the race to the […]

TV stations ditching election polls because they’re too unreliable

British broadcasters have given up on polls ahead of the June 8 general election because they are a “waste of time.” The BBC, Sky News, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have all ditched the habit of predicting election results, after the 20 point Conservative majority initially expected has shrunk to just three points in […]