South Africa's ruling ANC was on track Friday to score its worst electoral result ever, with the latest tallies showing voters deserted the party in droves and ended its 30-year political dominance.

South Africa set for political shake-up as ANC loses majority

The opposition conservative party of Spain, led by Alberto Núñez Feijoo, clinched the maximum number of seats in the snap elections but failed to secure a majority on Monday (July 24).

Hung parliament in Spain after conservatives fail to secure majority in snap polls

Greek conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is poised to secure a second term as prime minister, according to preliminary results, media reports said. His party, New Democracy, has obtained 40.

Greek elections: Mitsotakis's conservatives on track for decisive majority

Before the 1 November election, all of the final television network polls indicated that Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu's religious-right coalition would come up just short of a majority in the 120-seat Knesset (the unicameral legislature of Israel).

Israel elections: Final TV polls indicate that the Netanyahu bloc is one seat short of a majority

In a huge shock, French President Emmanuel Macron has lost absolute majority in the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday. The loss of control of the National Assembly is a major setback as it can throw the nation into political paralysis.

In legislative polls, French President Emmanuel Macron loses majority in parliament

France is going to the ballot box this Sunday, this time to choose its parliament. For Emmanuel Macron, this is a crucial moment, he could end up losing his majority as the left makes a comeback.

Parliamentary Polls: Will Macron's centrists keep their majority?

Speaking as he departed from Paris to visit French troops dispatched to Romania in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to voters on Tuesday to give him a "solid majority" in Sunday's parliamentary polls, warning against adding "French disorder to global disorder.

Macron asks for ‘solid majority’ in Sunday’s parliamentary polls amid ‘troubled times’

The 10-month-old coalition government is in danger. Israel PM Bennett's government has lost its majority after Idit Silman resigned from the coalition.

Israel coalition government loses majority after MP Idit Silman's departure

Prime Minister António Costa’s Socialist party has emerged as the winner of the parliamentary elections in Portugal. The party has secured a strong mandate for Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who is already a champion of balanced public accounts.

Portugal PM Antonio Costa: Indian connection of 'Gandhi of Lisbon' who won polls again

In snap general election held on Sunday, Portugal's centre-left Socialists have won an outright parliamentary majority by defying all odds. The party has secured a strong mandate for Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who is already a champion of balanced public accounts.

In snap polls, Portugal's PM Costa makes stunning victory, bags majority   

If you want to know why our politics are so awful, check out our recent public debates about abortion. Everybody is sensing where the Supreme Court seems to be heading on Roe v.

Abortion: The voice of the ambivalent majority

India was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2022-24 term on Thursday with an overwhelming majority in the General Assembly, with New Delhi's envoy here describing the election as a "robust endorsement" of the country's strong roots in democracy, pluralism and fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution.

India re-elected to UN Human Rights Council for the sixth time with overwhelming majority

Seventeen Indo-Canadians, including NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, won Canada's parliamentary elections on Tuesday with Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returning to power in the snap polls.

17 Indo-Canadians triumph in Canada's snap elections as Trudeau fails to win majority 

K P Sharma Oli, in his capacity as leader of the largest political party in Nepal's Parliament, was reappointed as Prime Minister on Thursday the night after the Opposition parties riddled by factionalism failed to secure majority seats to form a new government.

Oli reappointed as Nepal PM as Opposition fails to muster majority to form new government

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s prospects for another term looked uncertain after partial results from a national election projected no clear path to victory.

Israel Election: Netanyahu falls short of majority amid vote count

Balkan country Montenegro goes to polls for 81-seats. Religious law is the dominant theme of elections, law asks communities to prove property ownership. President Djukanovic's political future is at stake.

Balkan country Montenegro goes to polls, neither side tipped to win majority

Asia Bibi, the Christian woman whose acquittal was upheld this week in a blasphemy saga which has made her a prime target for vigilantes, is still in Pakistan, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

Asia Bibi still in Pakistan, but free to go abroad: Foreign office

Sri Lanka's police seized a haul of high explosives stashed near a wildlife sanctuary following the arrest of four men from a newly formed radical Muslim group, officials said Friday.

Sri Lanka seizes explosives from local Islamist radicals

Sri Lanka's speaker of parliament said on Monday he would not accept a former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new prime minister until he proves he commands a majority in parliament.

Sri Lanka Speaker recognises Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister

For 2019, I promise, we will win 28 out of all 28 Lok Sabha seats. I won't relent. I will continue to fight. I thank people of Karnataka Yeddyurappa

Yeddyurappa resigns as Karnataka CM before trust vote, BJP fails to prove majority

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