France’s far-right suffers surprising defeat in election – CBS News Watch CBS News The left and centrist political factions appear to be headed for key wins in France’s elections on Sunday. Right-wing groups suffered a surprising defeat after their success in the first round of voting. Elaine Cobbe has the details. Be the first to … Read more
The date of July 28th promises to be an important day in Venezuela, a country that has attracted interest and concern both in the region and around the world for quite some time. It will be then that this important Latin American nation will hold a historical presidential election that many believe could be the … Read more
How will the country’s leadership work? A contentious outcome with Mr. Macron as president and the National Rally leader, Jordan Bardella, as prime minister is possible, under what France calls a cohabitation. France’s prime minister and cabinet are accountable to the lower house, and they determine the country’s policies. But they are appointed by the … Read more
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long … Read more
London — British voters will head to the polls Thursday to vote in the country’s first general election since 2019. Here’s what to know. Who is up for election in the U.K.? British voters will not be directly electing a new leader on Thursday. Under the United Kingdom’s parliamentary system, voters choose their local representatives for … Read more
Paris — A far-right, anti-immigration party is in reach of becoming the biggest political force in France after the first of two rounds of voting in parliamentary elections drew a historically high turnout. The first-round results in the French election are the latest evidence of surging support for the far-right in Europe, but the real test … Read more
Iranian presidential election goes to runoff – CBS News Watch CBS News With turnout low, Iran’s presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi is headed to a runoff between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tehran. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more
Tehran — Iranians, some of them at least, will go to the polls on Friday to elect a new president. The election is to pick a replacement for former President Ebrahim Raisi, a religious ultra-conservative who was killed in a helicopter crash in May. Inflation is running at over 30%. There are few good jobs for … Read more
As the 2024 presidential election fast approaches, Americans worry that the outcome is going to hurt their wallets. More specifically, 6 in 10 Americans say that they expect the result of the election will lead to an increase in inflation, according to a survey released Thursday by the investment firm D.A. Davidson. An even higher … Read more