The Parti Québécois has won Quebec’s provincial election, returning to power for the first time since 2014. Preliminary results reported by Reuters put the party on 59 seats in the 127-seat National Assembly, short of the 64 needed for a majority. Its leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, is expected to become premier. A minority government would need
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has asked the United States to provide evidence for a claim that shots were fired from the Mexican side of the border towards U.S. Coast Guard personnel. U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson made the allegation on Sunday concerning an area where Mexico’s Tamaulipas state meets Texas. Sheinbaum said on Monday that Mexico’s National Guard,
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India’s Supreme Court has declined to suspend Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar while it examines allegations that decisions about the country’s voter rolls were made without the agreement of the other election commissioners. At a hearing on Monday, 5 October, the court issued notices seeking responses from the government and the Election Commission. It refused
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday, 5 October, that Spain would hold an early general election on 29 November, seeking stronger parliamentary support after a defeat over measures intended to address the country’s housing crisis. Speaking at the Moncloa government headquarters in Madrid, Sánchez said he had informed the head of state and
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US President Donald Trump has named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new artificial intelligence task force intended to coordinate the federal government’s approach to the technology. Trump announced the leadership on Sunday, 4 October, calling the group the “Super Intelligence Force”. Its stated objectives include maintaining US technological leadership and protecting Americans’
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Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu’s administration to publish records explaining the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s reported ₦11.2 trillion receivables from the Federation. In a statement issued on Sunday, 4 October, by his spokesman, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku sought details of contracts, payments, and results associated with protecting Nigeria’s oil and gas infrastructure, according
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Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will contest Brazil’s presidential run-off on 25 October after neither won an outright majority in Sunday’s election. Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court confirmed the two candidates’ places in an announcement published early on Monday, 5 October. With 99.99 per cent of ballot boxes counted, Bolsonaro had 47.03 per
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned Nigerians against a fraudulent website claiming that a new nationwide online voter registration exercise is running from 28 September to 27 October 2026. In a public notice issued on Saturday, 3 October, the Commission said the website had no affiliation with INEC. It urged people not to
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Opposition figures involved in the G100 are considering how their parties could work together if Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election requires a second round, according to people within the group quoted by Saturday Punch. The idea is being discussed as the group continues its push for a single opposition candidate. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former
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Rotimi Amaechi has said he would leave Atiku Abubakar’s campaign and support President Bola Tinubu if petrol fell to ₦600 a litre. The former Rivers State governor made the conditional pledge on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, 2 October. He said he would visit a filling station the following morning to check the price himself. “If
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