Cindy Hyde-Smith is projected to win in Mississippi runoff, ending tumultuous Senate race against Democrat Mike Espy

REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (L) and REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photos Mississippi voters elected Cindy Hyde-Smith to a full Senate term on Tuesday, ending a closely watched runoff election again her Democratic challenger Mike Espy. Hyde-Smith had a lead of more than 68,000 votes over Espy as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday night. It is the last Senate […]

Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro will face-off against leftist challenger in runoff after Brazil vote

AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo Far-right Congressman Jair Bolsonaro won nearly half the votes in Brazil’s first-round presidential election. Bolsonaro won 46.3 percent of valid ballots, far ahead of leftist Fernando Haddad’s 29 percent but short of the outright majority needed to avoid a runoff election.  The two will face-off in a second round of voting on October […]

French voters choose between Le Pen & Macron in presidential run-off

France’s 2017 presidential election is being held amid unprecedented security measures. The Interior Ministry has deployed 50,000 police officers and gendarmes to secure polling stations during Sunday’s vote. In Paris, some 12,000 police officers and soldiers from Operation Sentinel – created by the army in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in January 2015 […]

'Choice between plague & cholera': 29% of French voters plan to abstain in presidential runoff

Only a few days before France heads to the polls for a crucial vote to choose its next president, surveys show there are millions of people who are undecided who to vote for, or intend to abstain rather than support either of the two candidates. With the traditional right and left absent from the second […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: Lead up to French presidential run-off could have THIS impact

Analysts believe that the early election will win the PM a greater majority in parliament, granting her a mandate to pursue her plans to leave the single market and strengthening her position in the upcoming Brexit negotiations with the EU.  Martin Lewis has revealed his expert insight into whether you should exchange currency no or […]

The first big special election of the Trump era may be headed toward a runoff

Joe Raedle/Getty Images Voters in Georgia appear to be on the verge of forcing a runoff between a Democratic and Republican candidate for a congressional seat Republicans have held for the last 40 years. The special election in Georgia’s 6th congressional district made Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel the leading candidates set to […]

Assange’s asylum status at stake in Ecuadorian presidential runoff

Published time: 30 Mar, 2017 20:07 The upcoming Ecuadorian presidential election could potentially have dramatic consequences for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, as the public chooses between two candidates with vastly different opinions of the whistleblower. Opposition candidate Guillermo Lasso has spoken out against Assange during his campaign saying, “Ecuador had no business spending a single […]