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Georgia conducts partial vote recount after reports of polling irregularities
Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili speaks during an interview with Reuters following the recent parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
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Social Democrats win Lithuania’s election, overcoming centre-right government
Leader of the Social Democratic Party Vilija Blinkeviciute speaks to the press at a polling station during a second round of voting in parliamentary election, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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U.S., EU call for investigation after reports of Georgia election violations
In this photo released by Administration of the President of Georgia, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili speaks during her interview with the Associated Press after the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (Administration of the President of Georgia via AP)
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Japanese politics in flux as election costs ruling party its majority
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 28: Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba arrives for a press conference a day after Japan's lower house election, at the party's headquarters on October 28, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon - Pool/Getty Images)
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Georgian President calls for protests, says election was victim of Russian ‘special operation’
Members of an election commission count ballots at a polling station after the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kostya Manenkov)
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Georgia’s opposition disputes result of crucial vote which could decide the country’s role in Europe
TBILISI, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 26: Citizens of Georgia take part during Parliamentary Elections on October 26, 2024 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Georgians are voting on October 26, in a close parliamentary election that analysts say will likely determine whether or not the post-Soviet nation will take a step closer to membership in the European Union (EU). An opposition coalition is challenging the Georgian Dream ruling party, which has been in power since 2012 under the leadership of Bidzina Ivanishvili. The vast majority of Georgians are in favor of joining the EU, however the country's bid to become a member of the bloc was frozen earlier this year, following concerns over the "foreign agents" bill passed in May, which critics say represents a backslide for democracy. (Photo by Nicolo Vincenzo Malvestuto/Getty Images)
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Ruling party extends its half-century of power in Mozambique
TOPSHOT - Protesters from the Maxaquene neighborhood confront Mozambican security forces as they demonstrate in Maputo on October 24, 2024. Daniel Chapo, a 47-year-old former provincial governor, will be Mozambique's next president, the electoral commission announced on October 24, 2024, more than two weeks after the October 9 vote was contested in the streets and marred by numerous irregularities according to observers. When his victory was announced, hundreds of demonstrators protesting against fraud, described as "gross" by the Catholic Church, headed to the center of the capital where the electoral commission was delivering the results. The police force blocking their path tried to disperse them with tear gas on an avenue in the capital Maputo where tires were set on fire, election signs torn up and projectiles thrown at the police, an AFP team observed. (Photo by ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ZUNIGA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Austrian President tasks head of conservative People’s Party with forming government
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen delivers a statement in Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, October 22, 2024. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl
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Moldovans narrowly vote to secure country’s path toward EU membership
A woman places her vote during the presidential elections and a referendum on joining the European Union, at a polling station in the village Hirbovat on October 20, 2024. Moldova faces a decisive choice in the October 20, 2024 presidential elections and referendum on joining the European Union, held under the shadow of war in neighbouring Ukraine. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images)
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Moldovan president appears set to win 1st round of presidential race, but EU vote could be rejected
A man casts her ballots for the presidential election and referendum on joining the European Union at a polling station, in Bulboaca village on October 20, 2024. Moldovans voted on October 20, 2024 in a presidential election and a referendum on joining the European Union, with fears of Russian meddling amid the war in neighbouring Ukraine. The elections are a test of the former Soviet republic's pro-European turn under incumbent President Maia Sandu, who is seeking a second term. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images)
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Japan’s ruling party headquarters is attacked with firebombs; suspect is arrested
Police officers work near a vehicle, center, which was stuck against a barricade near the prime minister's office, background, in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Moldova’s referendum pits its EU aspirations against Kremlin interference
FILE PHOTO: Moldovan President Maia Sandu delivers a speech during a rally to support a European path for the country, in Chisinau, Moldova, May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo
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Mozambique early vote counting under way after peaceful national election
Two men review the voter results posted outside a classroom used as a polling station in Beira on October 10, 2024, the day after Mozambique's national election. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP) (Photo by ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Mozambique general election vote counting starts as ruling party eyes another win
A woman in a wheelchair is helped at a polling station to vote in general elections in Maputo, Mozambique, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Equeio)
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India’s BJP set to win Haryana vote in boost for Modi, Congress rejects outcome
Supporters of Indian National Congress (INC) party celebrate outside a counting centre in Srinagar on October 8, 2024, as counting of votes is underway for the local assembly elections. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP) (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Thousands march in Vienna to protest potential far-right inclusion in government
People gather outside the University of Vienna for a protest against Freedom Party (FPO) after general elections in Vienna, Austria, October 3, 2024. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner
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Japan’s new PM Ishiba names allies and rivals to cabinet ahead of snap election
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leaves the prime minister's office to attend a ceremony with the emperor in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. Shigeru Ishiba became Japanese prime minister on October 1, seeking to restore the ruling party's popularity and tackle a demographic crisis, a lacklustre economy and fears over China's military build-up. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Japan’s likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office
Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, the Liberal Democratic Party speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 to announce that he plans to call a parliamentary election on Oct. 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Far-right wins Austria election, boosting European right-wing surge
Head of the Freedom Party (FPOE) Herbert Kickl, left, waves to supporters besides party colleague Susanne Fuerst after his speech at a final election campaign event at St. Stephen's square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, ahead of the country's national election which will take place on Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
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