Elections & Democracy

Polling stations have opened across the United States for the 2026 midterm elections, with voters deciding who will control Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s second term. The elections, taking place on Tuesday, November 3, will determine all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the 100-member

Iliana Yotova has won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff election, becoming the country’s first woman elected to the presidency after securing 57.6 per cent of the vote. The Central Election Commission confirmed the result on November 2 after all votes from Sunday’s November 1 runoff had been counted. Yotova defeated Andrey Gyurov, the candidate of the liberal,

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to investigate suspected artificial intelligence-generated photographs and alleged alterations to personal information in the preliminary register of voters published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a letter to the President, SERAP called for

Ekiti State Police say African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and others affected by a confrontation in Ado-Ekiti were treated and discharged from hospital, as disagreement persists over whether the incident was an assault or an altercation. TheCable reported that the incident occurred around the Dalimore area after Sowore visited the state for political

Lagos State deputy governor and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate Obafemi Hamzat has unveiled a 100-point manifesto ahead of the 2027 election, pledging major investments in transport, healthcare, housing, education and public accountability. The programme, called The Lagos Promise, was presented in Lagos on Friday, 30 October; detailed coverage continued on Saturday. According to PUNCH,

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, 29 October, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise Rochas Okorocha as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Imo West senatorial election. The ruling set aside the nomination of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, who had been listed as the party’s candidate. Premium Times reported that

A report published by Vanguard on October 27 examines how states are pricing political billboards ahead of the 2027 elections and the concern that opposition parties may struggle to secure comparable visibility. The article frames advertising costs as an issue in the wider contest over political access. According to Vanguard. Outdoor advertising is a commercial

The Independent National Electoral Commission has made the preliminary register for the 2027 general election available online after criticism over the absence of a web version during its earlier inspection exercise. The development, announced on Monday evening and reported on Tuesday, is a significant change in access rather than the creation of a new register.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has published the membership of its national campaign council for the 2027 general elections, naming former Bayelsa governor Seriake Dickson as chairman, presidential candidate Peter Obi as co-chairman, and running mate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as co-vice chairman. Channels Television published a detailed list on Monday, 26 October, although the party originally released the

The Independent National Electoral Commission says the preliminary voters’ register was displayed at ward level, although it was not uploaded to the commission’s website. The clarification, published by The PUNCH, followed public criticism of the online register’s absence. INEC national commissioner Mohammed Haruna told the newspaper that the register had been published in the wards,