His ruling coalition retained its majority in the upper house in Sunday’s vote for around the half the seats in the chamber
About 3 500 marchers headed towards Parliament where a two-day vigil is planned against the result of the May 21 presidential vote
Mauritanian police raided the headquarters of two opposition parties
The biggest American political debate since the 2016 presidential campaign is occurring over two nights in Miami
With a clear majority of the votes, Ghazouani has won outright with no need for a second-round runoff election
Organisers claim the Orlando rally has sold out a 20 000-seat arena, with many more to gather outside, watching on big screens
After a campaign rich in colour and steeped in desert traditions, voters in Mauritania will choose on Saturday among six candidates
Elections can be used to build a movement that advances a democratic socialist alternative
The Australian Labour Party unexpectedly lost to incumbent leader Scott Morrison on May 18, despite leading in the polls running up to the election.
After four hours of counting the 600 million votes cast, Election Commission data showed Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party clearly in the lead
Duterte has pitched constitutional reform to turn the country into a decentralised federal republic where regions would have the power to fix problems
Biden, a veteran Democrat who spent 36 year in the US Senate, boasts the thickest resume of any candidate seeking to deny Trump a second term
A new order of expression needs to be developed to improve democracy in South Africa
Ahead of polls, all major political parties in Malawi have said they will entrench the queerphobic landscape
‘The EFF is free to answer, or not answer, the M&G’s questions’
Based on projections, if the ANC continues on its 2016 trajectory, the party could have to go into coalitions in Johannesburg and in Tshwane
Residents in Zola have punished the ruling party, blaming it for all their service delivery woes
Malawi’s vice-president makes his case ahead of the presidential election
‘…and then the coffee ran out’: What it’s like to report South Africa’s election
We are a deeply unequal society and none of the parties on my ballot papers had convinced me they have a clear plan specifically to tackle inequality
Political mergers can enrich democracy and lead to more accountable government, but they can also lead to opportunism that undermine accountability
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Bringing the ANC below 50% in the province is an election target of the DA
‘We are a country where democracy extends beyond the ballot. We live politics. It is our national conversation topic of choice and our soapie’
A party divided, disappointed voters, ‘clever blacks’ and flawed polls; everything is in play in the prized province ahead of the May 8 election
Ramaphosa needs to lose the unity narrative if he is to dispel the stink of the Zuma years
Campaigning on issues rather than a broader agenda makes this church-affiliated party unique
‘At least Mbeki has returned from seclusion at his think-tank to do some actual work for the ANC at the hustings’
The parties should focus on winning seats in Parliament and at other levels of government
The current crisis in British politics is significant for countries like South Africa where a change in electoral systems is needed
Distrust is highest in established democracies like Kenya and Senegal
Although corruption was a factor in the party’s decline in support in the 2014 and 2016 elections, poor service delivery was also a key element.