KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim congratulated his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on securing a second term, after a spirited campaign.

SEOUL, May 3 — South Korea's conservative People Power Party picked former labour minister Kim Moon-soo on Saturday as its candidate for the June 3 presidential election, which was called after the removal of Yoon Suk-yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law.

VATICAN CITY, April 28 — Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from May 7, a senior Vatican source said on Monday.

MANILA, April 25 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has ordered an investigation into alleged foreign interference in next month's elections after a top security official's warning that Chinese state-sponsored groups may be attempting to influence the outcome of the vote.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat (Keadilan) deputy information chief 1 Datuk Seri R.

BERLIN, Feb 24 — Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election yesterday, vowed to help give Europe "real independence" from the US as he prepared to cobble together a government.

NAYPYIDAW, Feb 1 — Myanmar’s ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported yesterday, ahead of the four-year anniversary today of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — PKR has scheduled the elections for its Central Leadership Council (CLC), Women’s Central Leadership, and Central Youth Wing to take place on May 24.

JAKARTA, Nov 28 — Candidates backed by new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto look set to secure victories in key regional elections, with the exception of Jakarta, which analysts said should make it easier to implement his agenda and reinforce his political clout.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam GOMBAK, Nov 10 — The Selangor State Unity Government Secretariat has been formed to strengthen cooperation between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. Amirudin, who is also state Harapan chairman, said the secretariat will...

IPOH, Oct 27 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has underscored the urgency of holding Parti Keadilan Rakyat (Keadilan) party elections without further delays.

SINGAPORE, Sept 9 — Singapore has proposed a new law that will prohibit the publication of deepfake content, including audio, visual and audiovisual material of candidates during the election period.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting on August 13 to discuss the Mahkota by-election.

GUA MUSANG, Aug 2 — The Nenggiri by-election will kick off tomorrow with nominations at the Gua Musang District Council here.

WASHINGTON, July 16 — The Republican Party officially nominated former President Donald Trump as its 2024 nominee yesterday, just two days after he survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, Anadolu Agency reported.

PARIS, July 7 — France holds a parliamentary run-off election today that will reconfigure the political landscape, with opinion polls forecasting the far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes but likely fall short of a majority.

LONDON, July 5 — Keir Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next Prime Minister after his Labour Party surged to a landslide victory in a parliamentary election today, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government.

PARIS, June 15 — Demonstrations were expected in Paris and several other French cities today to protest the far-right National Rally’s (RN) surge in the June 9 European elections.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended congratulations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for winning a historic third consecutive term in office.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, May 15 — The Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election provided various insights for politicians and observers alike, but one point has been sparsely mentioned: public apathy towards voting. This was evident in the low turnout (61.5 per cent) of the 40,226 registered voters...