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Irish presidential election
Dublin and Cork city councils opt not to nominate presidential candidate
The presidential election will be held on Friday October 24

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

Irish presidential election
Heather Humphreys recalls attending Orange Order parades at campaign launch
Ms Humphreys launched her campaign in her home county of Monaghan on Saturday, close to the border with Northern Ireland.

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

Heather Humphreys launches presidential campaign in Monaghan
Heather Humphreys launches presidential campaign in Monaghan
Heather Humphreys has said she wants to use the to “facilitate reconciliation and understanding”. The Fine Gael candidate launched her campaign in her home county of Co Monaghan on Saturday.

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

European and local elections
Presidential race to heat up as third candidate to be confirmed
Polling day has been confirmed as Friday October 24 and nominations for candidates will close a month before that

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Eamon De Valera 50th anniversary
Kelleher and Gavin to go head-to-head for Fianna Fail presidential nomination
The party had opened a nomination process which required a potential candidate to secure support of at least five members of the parliamentary party

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
Sinn Fein yet to decide on presidential candidate – Mary Lou McDonald
The Dublin TD said she has been thinking about things “on a personal level”, but added that she has also been listening to the party on its views.

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025

GAA Special Congress
Seán Kelly says he is reconsidering Fine Gael nomination for presidential election
Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly says he is rethinking a possible run for president after Mairead McGuinness withdrew on health grounds

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
Catherine Connolly says she will seek to become Ireland’s next president
The left-wing Galway West representative said she did not make the decision overnight and was doubtful enough about the move, but was convinced by the correspondence she got from people asking her to run

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Romania Politics President
Challenges loom as new Romanian President sworn in
Romania’s newly-elected President Nicusor Dan has been officially sworn in, ushering in a tentative close to the worst political crisis to grip the European Union country in decades after the annulment of the previous election.

Mon, 26 May, 2025

South Korea Election
Party fails in bid to switch candidate for South Korean presidential election
South Korea’s embattled conservative party cancelled and then reinstated the presidential candidacy of Kim Moon Soo within hours as internal turmoil escalated ahead of the June 3 election.

Sun, 11 May, 2025

South Korea Election
Party switches candidates ahead of South Korean presidential election
The party nullified the primary result and replaced Mr Kim with former prime minister Han Duck-soo, deepening internal turmoil ahead of the June 3 presidential by-election

Sat, 10 May, 2025

South Korea Election
South Korea’s ex-PM Han says he will seek presidency in June election
Mr Han’s entry heats up the scramble among conservatives to unify behind a candidate to compete with liberal front-runner Lee Jae-myung, whose campaign was set back by a court decision to open a new trial on election law violation charges

Fri, 02 May, 2025

South Korea Election
South Korea’s main opposition party selects presidential candidate
South Korea’s main liberal opposition party has tapped its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the upcoming election.

Sun, 27 Apr, 2025

South Korea Martial Law
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from prison
TV footage has shown South Korea’s impeached Yoon Suk Yeol coming out of prison.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

DUP comments
Sinn Féin senator rules out Michelle O’Neill bid for presidency
Conor Murphy, who recently became a member of the Seanad in Dublin, said Sinn Féin vice president Ms O’Neill’s focus remained on being First Minister

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis resigns after pressure by populists
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis resigns after pressure by populists
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has announced his resignation amid mounting pressure from populist opposition groups. The move comes two months after a top court annulled a presidential election in the European Union country.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

Mauricio Funes
Former El Salvador president Mauricio Funes dies aged 65
Former El Salvador president Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, has died aged 65. Nicaragua’s Health Ministry said Mr Funes had died of a serious chronic illness.

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Joseph Aoun
Lebanon’s parliament chooses army chief as president, ending two-year deadlock
Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.

Thu, 09 Jan, 2025

Lebanese parliament tries for 12th time to elect new president
Lebanese parliament tries for 12th time to elect new president
Lebanon’s parliament was due to meet on Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that has lasted for more than two years.

Thu, 09 Jan, 2025

Tunisia’s president inaugurated for a second term after crackdown on opponents
Tunisia’s president inaugurated for a second term after crackdown on opponents
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has been inaugurated for a second term, following a crackdown against his political opponents, including a string of arrests. Weeks after winning re-election with a 90.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2024

Prabowo Subianto sworn in as Indonesia country’s eighth president
Prabowo Subianto sworn in as Indonesia country’s eighth president
Prabowo Subianto has been inaugurated as the eighth president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, completing his journey from an ex-general accused of rights abuses during the dark days of Indonesia’s military dictatorship to the ...

Sun, 20 Oct, 2024

Reformist takes over as Iran’s president after Supreme Leader offers endorsement
Reformist takes over as Iran’s president after Supreme Leader offers endorsement
Iran’s Supreme Leader has formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist politician and heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear programme.

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Niger’s highest court lifts immunity of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum
Niger’s highest court lifts immunity of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum
Niger’s highest court has lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers, his lawyer said.

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Vietnam’s top security official To Lam confirmed as president
Vietnam’s top security official To Lam confirmed as president
Vietnam’s top security official To Lam has been confirmed as the nation’s new president.

Wed, 22 May, 2024

Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president
Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president
Senegal has inaugurated Africa’s youngest elected leader as president, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks.

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

Peruvian president’s residence raided in luxury watches probe
Peruvian president’s residence raided in luxury watches probe
Peruvian investigators have broken into the president’s residence with a sledgehammer in a raid connected with her possession of luxury watches.

Sat, 30 Mar, 2024

Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption following stunning victory
Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption following stunning victory
Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political newcomer who was released from prison just weeks ago.

Tue, 26 Mar, 2024

Senegal’s incumbent-backed candidate concedes in presidential election
Senegal’s incumbent-backed candidate concedes in presidential election
Senegal’s little-known opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears set to become the country’s next president, less than two weeks after being released from prison to run in the election.

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

Votes counted in Senegal after tightly contested presidential election
Votes counted in Senegal after tightly contested presidential election
People in Senegal have voted in a tightly contested presidential race following months of uncertainty that has tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a region shaken by a wave of coups in recent years.

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Voting under way in Senegal presidential election
Voting under way in Senegal presidential election
Polls have opened in Senegal in a tightly-contested presidential race which follows months of uncertainty and unrest that has tested the west African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy.

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns after just over a year in office
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns after just over a year in office
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after a little over a year in the job, according to a statement released by the Communist Party.

Wed, 20 Mar, 2024

Hungarian President resigns over pardon for man convicted of hiding child abuse
Hungarian President resigns over pardon for man convicted of hiding child abuse
Hungary’s conservative President has resigned amid a public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case.

Sat, 10 Feb, 2024

Namibian president dies in hospital during cancer treatment
Namibian president dies in hospital during cancer treatment
Namibian President Hage Geingob has died while receiving medical treatment, his office has announced.

Sun, 04 Feb, 2024

DR Congo’s president sworn in for second term after disputed election
DR Congo’s president sworn in for second term after disputed election
Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn in as President of DR Congo following a disputed December election, promising to unite the central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in the conflict-hit eastern region.

Sat, 20 Jan, 2024

Bernardo Arevalo sworn in as Guatemala’s President
Bernardo Arevalo sworn in as Guatemala’s President
Bernardo Arevalo has been sworn in as Guatemala’s president, despite months of efforts to derail his inauguration and rising tensions right up until the transfer of power.

Mon, 15 Jan, 2024

The wealthy, dynastic leader of Gabon who believed he could resist a coup
The wealthy, dynastic leader of Gabon who believed he could resist a coup
The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world. But he swore one would not happen to him.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar - UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying - Group B - Aviva Stadium
President Higgins to undergo medical procedure for back pain
The procedure the president will undergo has been planned “for some time”

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

Ex-president Saakashvili tells Georgian court he is spiritually fit
Ex-president Saakashvili tells Georgian court he is spiritually fit
Georgia’s imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili appeared severely emaciated in videolink testimony to a court considering an abuse-of-power case against him.

Mon, 03 Jul, 2023

Bola Tinubu
Bola Tinubu sworn in as new Nigerian President
Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as President of Africa’s most populous country at a period of unprecedented challenges – leaving some citizens hopeful for a better life and others sceptical that his government would perform better than the ...

Mon, 29 May, 2023

Serbian president steps down as leader of party amid anti-government protests
Serbian president steps down as leader of party amid anti-government protests
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has stepped down from the helm of his populist party amid plans to form a wider political movement and as he faces a wave of anti-government protests.

Sat, 27 May, 2023

Nepal’s newly-elected president takes oath of office
Nepal’s newly-elected president takes oath of office
Nepal’s newly elected president – the third since the Himalayan nation abolished its centuries-old monarchy in 2008 and became a republic – has taken the oath of office in Kathmandu.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

Cop26 - Glasgow
White House officials visit Belfast ahead of potential Biden trip
It is understood officials and members of the Secret Service arrived in Northern Ireland last weekend to scope possible venues for a presidential visit

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023

Nepal elects new president amid political uncertainty
Politicians in Nepal have elected a new president. It comes as the Himalayan nation faces increasing political instability with a fragile coalition government that has been in power for only a few months.

Thu, 09 Mar, 2023

Retired army general Petr Pavel wins election to become Czech president
Retired army general Petr Pavel wins election to become Czech president
Mr Pavel, 61, will succeed controversy-courting Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post. His election is expected to cement the country’s Western orientation following Zeman’s decade in office.

Sat, 28 Jan, 2023

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