The Democrats have redrawn district lines in a bid to flip five Republican-held seats in California.
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Australia politics live: MPs to honour Haines with ‘civility pledge’ and orange cockatoos; access to contraception and UTI treatment to become cheaper and easier
Follow live updates Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Steggall calls for civility and respect Independent MP Zali Steggall has called for more respect in times of disagreement, telling ABC that leadership and words matter. We absolutely need to make sure there is more civility and respect. Social media is a platform where they can send abuse and threats through direct messages, call my electorate office, or send pretty revolting stuff It’s just quite shocking how disconnected from manners and reality sometimes people get when they launch into their diatribes and make threats. There’s been a lot of money and a lot of effort and a lot of thought going into security here at Parliament House. I think the vulnerability is actually when we’re out doing our job in the community, and that’s probably where we need to put the focus. Continue reading...
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Wild scenes of celebration in Belgrade as Vučić concedes Serbian election – Europe live
Student List movement projected to have 138 seats in the new parliament, well clear of the 126 required for majority, to Vučić’s 104 Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election The latest turnout projection by Ipsos/Cesid suggests a turnout of 60.8% by 5pm local time (4pm UK), with three hours still to go until the polling stations close. That’s more than 13 percentage points higher than in 2023, and would be the highest turnout since mid-2000s. “ What hasn’t motivated me? There isn’t a single reason I could give that would keep me from showing up at my polling station at 6:20 in the morning.” Continue reading...
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Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election
Vučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests Follow the reaction to the result with our liveblog The long-serving leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has conceded defeat, ushering in a seismic political shift after a historic election that saw the increasingly authoritarian leader pitted against a student-led movement that had spent two years protesting his government. Vučić pointed to preliminary results that suggested that voters had overwhelmingly backed the students, potentially giving them a majority in the country’s 250-seat parliament. Continue reading...
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Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou to halve gap to La Liga leaders
French superstar Kylian Mbappe scores brace for Madrid to inflict Barcelona's first domestic defeat of the campaign.
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Brazil election 2026: Live second round results
After a shock defeat in the first round, the incumbent Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is seeking a new term in a runoff with Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of his convicted predecessor Polls were originally due to close at 17.00BRT, 20.00GMT, but voting was extended for two hours; the full count is now under way. Full coverage here Continue reading...
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Deeply divided Israel braces for pivotal election
After three years of regional war, this is a battle Israel always knew was coming, writes Lucy Williamson.