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Romania’s pro-EU candidate unexpectedly beats hard-right rival to win presidential election

CNN  —  Romania’s pro-European Union, centrist presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival in a shocking upset. With 100 percent of the votes counted, the centrist candidate won nearly 54 percent of the ballots cast, a clear win over hard-right candidate George Simion, who is a fan of US …

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Former Ghana leader pulls off historic comeback after crucial presidential election

CNN  —  Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat a day after a tense presidential election, marking a historic political comeback for the opposition candidate, former leader John Mahama. Bawumia said in his concession speech on Sunday morning that internally collated results showed that “Mahama has won the presidential election decisively,” ahead of a …

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Iran’s presidential election heads to a runoff after reformist wins most votes

Tehran, Iran and Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —  A reformist candidate won the most votes in the first round of Iran’s presidential election and will face a conservative hardliner in a run-off next week. None of the four candidates secured more than 50 percent of the vote in Friday’s election, prompting a second round on …

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Iran’s ex-President Ahmadinejad to run in presidential election, state TV says

Iran’s hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for president in the country’s June 28 election, organized after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, Iran’s state television reported on Sunday. However he could be barred from the race: the country’s cleric-led Guardian Council will vet candidates, and publish the list …

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Sunday’s presidential election in Panama is ‘most important’ in decades, say experts

CNN  —  Panama, the Central American nation at the crossroads of international trade and migration, will elect a new president on Sunday after a campaign season mired in legal uncertainty. “It’s a very important election, the most important since after the US invasion” in 1989, said Daniel Zovatto, a global fellow with the Latin America …

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