Taiwan heads to the polls to choose its next leader in a high-stakes presidential election, polls opened at 8:00 AM local time at nearly 18,000 locations. President Tsai Ing-wen is ineligible to seek re-election after serving two straight terms. Taiwan has slammed China for allegedly intimidating its citizens and attempting to influence the island's elections on Saturday. Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu criticized China's "repeated interference" in the impending elections on Thursday, accusing Beijing of "once again blatantly intimidating the Taiwanese people and the international community".

Taiwan Elections 2024: Blinken asks China for Cross-Strait stability as Taiwan votes

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the president of Egypt, has won a new six-year term with 89.6% of votes in his favour. Over 39 million people casted their votes for the incumbent President.

El-Sisi returns to power as Egypt's President, garners 89.6% of the votes

The election season is underway in India five major States will be going to the polls next month. Watch our report to know more.

Women in India - New vote banks? | Are they the new king makers?

The study by the Election Commission of UK says that atleast 14,000 people did not get access to the voting rights in recent local elections because they lacked right ID.

About 14,000 people in UK denied vote due to ID rule

Around 2 million Thai citizens lined up to cast pre-election ballots in Thailand one week before the main voting. The battle between the army-backed establishment parties and the revived opposition movements is what the elections are shaping out to be.

Thailand Elections 2023: Thais queue outside temples, schools to cast early votes

Explainer-A guide to the Philippines election this year

Hong Kong's former No. 2 official John Lee, who has announced he will run in a leadership election in May, said on Saturday he plans a new chapter for the global financial hub that has been wracked by unprecedented upheaval with protests and COVID-19.

Hong Kong leadership contender John Lee says he plans a new chapter for the global financial hub

Mexico will hold its first presidential recall referendum on Sunday, promoted by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, on whether he should complete his six-year term -- an exercise that has split public opinion.

In an unusual step, Mexico president asks voters if he should go

A stunning 32 percent of French voters say they might not vote on the upcoming presidential elections because they feel there is nothing new in the candidates' campaigns, the first round of polling will take place on the April 10.

French Presidential Elections | IPSOS Poll shows 32% of voters likely to abstain

Voting for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place on Sunday in the third phase of the polls. Campaigning for the third phase of the state elections ended on Friday, with senior leaders of the parties making a final effort to woo voters.

59 assembly constituencies to vote in third phase of UP polls; 627 candidates in fray

A recent poll for The Observer has revealed that over six out of ten voters believe that Brexit has either gone bad or worse than they expected. This comes a year after the United Kingdom left the European Union.

Most voters not satisfied with how Brexit turned out; only 14% say it was better than expected

Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to endorse the conservative government of Fumio Kishida or weaken the new prime minister and possibly return the world's third-largest economy to a period of political uncertainty.

Japan votes in test for new PM Kishida, political stability

A new poll for the Observer has revealed that two-thirds of voters in Northern Ireland believe that there should be a vote over its place in the UK, however, only 37 per cent want it to take place within the next five years.

Majority of voters in Northern Ireland want vote on staying in UK

French voters go to the polls on Sunday in regional elections that will test the appeal of far-right leader Marine Le Pen's softened image less than a year before the next presidential election.

French far-right tests voters' appetite in regional elections

Voters in Kyrgyzstan supported handing greater powers to the presidency in a referendum on Sunday, confirming public trust in the populist head of state Sadyr Japarov, although the turnout was low.

Kyrgyzstan referendum backs presidential rule 

As the US elections inch closer to the November 03 deadline, the two leaders — Donald Trump and Joe Biden — have fast-tracked their election campaigns and are urging more people to cast their votes.

US Election 2020: American voters make history in early voting; more than 70 million cast ballots

Ahead of the US election 2020, the tech giant Google has decided to add some features related to the elections and voting which can help the voters through the process.

Google launches election-related features weeks before US election 2020

In the last US elections 2016, Donald Trump was not leading in the initial and exit polls. However, at the end Trump came out a winner which was majorly credited to the late-deciding voters.

US election 2020: Donald Trump cannot rely on late voters this year, reports say

Delhi election: CM Kejriwal, President Kovind and others cast votes

As the first of the five-phase polling began in 13 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand on Saturday, voters in Lohargada and Daltonganj are concerned on the issues of development and unemployment.

Jharkhand: Voters stress on the issue of development in assembly polls in Lohardaga, Daltonganj

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will remain in power but with a minority government that will require the support of a smaller left-leaning party after a hard-fought election in which he was dogged by scandals.

Canada election: PM Justin Trudeau returns to power, says voters rejected negativity

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Saturday announced the dates for Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly election. "In both the states, notification will be issued on September 27.

Election Commission announces assembly election dates for Maharashtra and Haryana; counting on October 24

Voters were called out for a third day in EU parliamentary elections on Saturday as populists hoped to win a major breakthrough and disrupt European politics for the next five years.

European Union votes as populists seek historic breakthrough

Compulsory voting to proxy voting to voting online: How 21 countries vote in European elections

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