insert_link World US election final day of campaigning It's the final day of campaigning for the two hopefuls in the US presidential election, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.They're targeting swing states that could give them the best chance of winning the White House. Nick Harper reports from Washington. todayNovember 5, 2024 5
insert_link World Kamala Harris promises to be a President ‘for all Americans’. US Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are hot on each other's heels today, campaigning in the same battleground states with less than a week to go until polls close. The White House hopefuls will both be in Wisconsin and North Carolina, having laid out their 'closing arguments' to the American people in past days. Benji Hyer reports. todayOctober 31, 2024 8
insert_link World Backlash among U.S voters in swing states over Puerto Rico comments at Trump rally American voters of Puerto Rican descent have spoken out in anger against the comments made by a comedian at a Donald Trump rally in New York on Sunday. The former U.S. President had been making progress in gaining some support among Latino voters from Vice President Kamala Harris. It's an important demographic - that could make all the difference in the election - especially in key swing states, as Caroline […] todayOctober 30, 2024 10
insert_link Namibia ECN records high voter registration rates in Kunene and Oshana The Electoral Commission of Namibia has announced a considerable breakthrough in the recent voter registration drive held from 29 July to 1 August 2024. A total of 152,472 eligible voters were registered, averaging 38,002 registrations per day. This represents the highest turnout since the commencement of the General Registration of Voters (GRV), with a 91% turnout of eligible voters. The Kunene and Oshana regions recorded the highest registration rates at […] todayAugust 5, 2024 30
insert_link Namibia More than 300 thousand Namibians register to vote The Electoral Commission of Namibia has announced that since the commencement of the general voter registration, a cumulative total number of 366,036 eligible Namibians registered as voters inside the country and at all diplomatic missions abroad. This figure represents an average of 29,918 registered voters per day during the period 10 to 15 June 2024. ECN spokesperson De Wet Siluka. todayJune 20, 2024 27
insert_link World India’s Modi thanks coalition MPs for ‘complete’ support Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked allied lawmakers Friday for unanimously agreeing to back his third term in office, after an unexpectedly close election forced his party to rely on coalition partners to keep him in power. Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled outright for the past decade, but failed to repeat its prior two landslide wins this time around, defying analyst expectations and exit polls. […] todayJune 7, 2024 17
insert_link Namibia Electoral Commission of Namibia announces voter registration dates Namibia is poised for a pivotal democratic moment as it prepares for presidential and National Assembly elections slated for November 27, 2024. Voter registration is set to take place between June 3 and August 1, with all eligible Namibians expected to register afresh to participate in the upcoming elections. The nomination of independent candidates is expected to take place on October 14, while the nomination court for political parties is […] todayMay 6, 2024 88
insert_link World Biden and Trump set for election rematch US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties' nominations for the election in November. According to the BBC, four states, one American territory and Democrats living abroad held their primaries on Tuesday. The result means US voters face a rematch of the 2020 presidential election in eight months' time. todayMarch 13, 2024 27
insert_link Business / Economics Young people are lukewarm about Biden – and giving them more information doesn’t move the needle much Young voters in Ann Arbor, Mich., fill out applications to cast their ballot in the midterm elections in November 2022. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images By Neil O'Brian, University of Oregon and Chandler James, University of Oregon Recent polling for the November 2024 election shows that President Joe Biden is struggling with young voters, who have traditionally supported Democrats. A December 2023 poll showed that 49% of […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 2