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Voting begins in Iran's parliamentary election: state TV

Voting began in the Iranian parliamentary election on Friday as supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was seen cast the first vote on the state television. "The electi

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Voting begins in Iran's parliamentary election: state TV

Voting began in the Iranian parliamentary election on Friday as supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was seen cast the first vote on the state television. "The electi

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Ruling party retains majority in Azerbaijan's parliament

Azerbaijan's ruling party has retained its parliamentary majority, according to initial election results announced on Monday. The New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) secured at

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Iowa Democratic Party Releases Projected National Delegate Count

The release follows a debate over inconsistencies and mistakes in the previous count, as the full results were held up for three whole days.The Iowa Democratic Party (I

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After Iowa caucus flub, can tech be trusted in elections?

An app intended to speed up reporting of election results for the Iowa caucuses has failed spectacularly, not only confusing the electorate but perhaps poisoning their feelings toward making any techn

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First votes of 2020 U.S. presidential race get underway in Iowa

Iowa voters gathered at nearly 1,700 caucus sites around the state on Monday, kicking off America's first votes in the 2020 presidential race.The high-stakes contest ta

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How does the Iowa Caucus work?

01:42 It's like a big game of musical chairs- On Monday, Iowans will be voting for the possible Presidential candidate in the first step of the Democratic Primaries.CGTN's Dan Williams

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Johnson to Hail 'Dawn of a New Era' as UK on Final Lap to Long-Awaited Divorce From EU

The United Kingdom is on the verge of finally leaving the European Union on Friday after 47 years of being part of the bloc and its predecessor organisations. The forma

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Italy's regional voters thwart hopes of right-wing forces

Italian voters have thwarted right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini's hopes of turning an election in a key northern region into a springboard for regaining nation

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Peru's president casts vote in legislative elections

Peru's President Martin Vizcarra on Sunday voted in elections for a new legislature, some five months after he dissolved a Congress that was resisting his anti-corruption reforms. "I just exercised m

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Sci-tech discoveries and music ranked at youth science fest in China

Marc Abraham, originator and emcee of the annual Ig Nobel Prize celebration, delivers a speech. /Tencent Photo Tencent, Science Magazine, and Tsinghua University hosted the second Tencent Yout

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US national security personnel charged with leaking secret Russian doc.

TheU.S.DepartmentofJusticeonmondaybroughtachargeagainstaNationalSecurityAgency(NSA)contractorforallegedlyleakingatopsecretdocumenttothemedia.Thecontractor,25-ye

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Britain unveils plans on mandatory ID checks for voters

The biggest ever shake-up in the way that British people vote at elections was announced on Tuesday.

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U.S. says hackers probed voting systems, no sign of damage

Hackers have probed the voting systems of many U.S. states but there is no sign that they have manipulated any voting data, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Saturday.

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Brazilian committee recommends impeachment of President Rousseff

A Brazilian congressional committee on Monday voted in favor of moving forward with the impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff.

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Japan OKs law to lower voting age to 18, biggest reform in 70 years

​The Japanese parliament on Wednesday passed a revised law to lower the country's voting age from 20 to 18, marking the biggest reform of the election system in 70 years.

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Electoral campaign comes to an end in Mozambique

​It was a race for all or nothing in Mozambique on Sunday as all the three presidential candidates and political parties closed the 45-day electoral campaign.