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German party posts photo of wrong country to voters

It'sanembarrassingerrorforanypoliticalpartytomake,letaloneanationalistone.OnMonday,abranchofGermany'sfar-rightAfD(AlternativesforGermany)tweetedapictureofamount

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Potential successor to Zimbabwe's Mugabe hospitalized in South Africa

Zimbabwe’sVicePresidentEmmersonMnangagwa,apossiblesuccessorto94-year-oldPresidentRobertMugabe,hasbeenhospitalizedinSouthAfrica.MugabemadetheannouncementonMonday

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Zuma seeks punishment for ANC rebel lawmakers

SouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumawantstherulingAfricanNationalCongress(ANC)partytoidentifyandpunishpartymembersthatjoinedtheoppositioninvotingagainsthiminlastweek'

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Mexican president embraces party change allowing outsider candidates

MexicanPresidentEnriquePenaNietoonSaturdayendorsedachangetotheInstitutionalRevolutionaryParty's(PRI)rulesthatallowsoutsiderstorunforpresident,amovethatgivesthee

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Turkey's Erdogan regenerates gov't, party ahead of 2019 election

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan undertook the difficult task to regenerate both government and his ruling party ahead of the crucial 2019 elections, after having complained of a "fatigue" amongst his political entourage.

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Turkey's Erdogan regenerates gov't, party ahead of 2019 election

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganundertookthedifficulttasktoregeneratebothgovernmentandhisrulingpartyaheadofthecrucial2019elections,afterhavingcomplainedofa"fa

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In big win for Modi, Indian state leader teams up with his ruling BJP

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi scored a major political victory on Thursday when the chief minister of a populous northern state joined forces with his ruling party, further weakening the field of credible opposition candidates.

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In big win for Modi, Indian state leader teams up with his ruling BJP

IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModiscoredamajorpoliticalvictoryonThursdaywhenthechiefministerofapopulousnorthernstatejoinedforceswithhisrulingparty,furtherweakening

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Member of India's lowest caste expected to be elected president

A member of India’s poorest and most oppressed caste is expected to be elected president.

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HistoricTokyo poll setback suggests ominous future for Abe, ruling party

TherulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)sufferinganhistoricclobberingagainstnewly-formedTokyoGovernorYurikoKoike'sTominFirstnoKai(TokyoitesFirstparty)intheTokyometr

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Tokyo heads to polls in vote that could spell trouble for PM

VotersintheJapanesecapitalcastballotsonSundayinanelectionthatcouldspelltroubleforPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,whoissufferingfromslumpingsupportbecauseofascandaloversu

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Thai prime minister refuses to answer whether to run next election

ByAPDWriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,July1(APD)--ThaiprimeministerPrayut-chan-o-chahasturnedadeafeartopolitician'squestiononwhetherhewillrunthenextelection,localmediare

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Marine Le Pen charged over EU funding scandal

Marine Le Pen has been placed under formal investigation over claims her party illegally claimed millions of euros from the European Parliament, her lawyer has said.

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KMT party chair Hung Hsiu-chu resigns

TheincumbentKuomintang(KMT)chairwomanHungHsiu-chusteppeddownaspartychiefonFriday.Hungsaidshehadalreadydecidedtoleavetoensureasmoothtransition,sincethepartyconsi

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Britain’s opposition Labour Party to force vote in parliament on pay cap

Britain’soppositionLabourPartywillforceavoteinparliamentonWednesdayoverapaycapforpublicsectoremployees,thefirsttestofwhetherPrimeMinisterTheresaMaycanmusterenou

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French Defense Minister Goulard resigns over fake jobs scandal

FrenchDefenseMinisterSylvieGoulardhasannouncedherresignationoverafakejobsscandalonTuesday.Goulardsaidshecouldnotremaininthegovernmentwhiletherewasapossibilityth

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Marine Le Pen must quit as leader of France's FN, says her father

MarineLePenshouldstepdownasleaderofFrance'sfar-rightNationalFront(FN)afterdisappointingresultsinthepresidentialandparliamentaryelections,herfatherwhofoundedthea