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Video: Colombian Presidential Candidate Shot In Head During Rally
A Colombian right-wing opposition senator and candidate to next year's presidential election was in intensive care Saturday after being shot during a campaign event in Bogota, authorities said.
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South Korea's Liberal Opposition Candidate Wins Presidential Election
South Korea's liberal party candidate, Lee Jae-myung, was elected president in Tuesday's snap election, six months to the day after he evaded military cordons to vote against a shock martial law decree imposed by his ousted predecessor.
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Right-Wing Karol Nawrocki Wins Poland Presidential Election
Polish nationalist opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki won the second round of the country's presidential election with 50.89% of the votes, the electoral commission said early on Monday, in a blow to the reform agenda of the pro-European government.
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Jailed Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Declared Opposition Presidential Candidate
Istanbul's embattled Ekrem Imamoglu was officially nominated as a presidential candidate by the opposition CHP party for the 2028 elections.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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"Immoral, Baseless": Istanbul Mayor As Thousands Protest His Arrest
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest -- for "terrorism" and "corruption" -- came just days before he was to have been formally named as the main opposition candidate in the 2028 presidential race.
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As Sri Lanka Votes, NDTV Asks Presidential Candidate 9 Key Questions
Sri Lanka will vote to elect the next President on Saturday. While current President Ranil Wickremesinghe is seeking another term in office, he is being challenged by the key Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.
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Venezuela Opposition Leader Leaves For Spain As Diplomatic Tensions Rise
Venezuela's former presidential opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left for Spain in the wake of the South American country's contested election, Venezuelan and Spanish officials said on Saturday.
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US Recognizes Maduro's Opponent As Venezuela Election Winner: Antony Blinken
The United States on Thursday recognized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's opponent and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of Venezuela's disputed presidential election, rejecting Maduro's claim of victory.
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Xochitl Galvez, Former Candy Seller, Is Mexico Opposition's President Pick
As a child growing up in a poor rural town, Xochitl Galvez sold homemade candy to help her family. Now she is a successful entrepreneur hoping to be Mexico's first woman president.
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This Russian Anti-War Candidate Tries To Harness Protest Vote Against Putin
Boris Nadezhdin, a 60-year-old former opposition lawmaker, is running a long-shot campaign to challenge Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency and says his call to end Russia's war in Ukraine has put rocket boosters under his bid.
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Anti-War Candidate Barred From Running In Presidential Poll Against Putin
Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova was disqualified on Saturday as a candidate for Russia's next presidential election, preventing her from running against Vladimir Putin on a platform of opposition to the war in Ukraine.
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Turkey's Opposition Names Kemal Kilicdaroglu As Presidential Candidate
It took more than a decade and some bitter defeats for Kemal Kilicdaroglu to secure the Turkish opposition's trust and become its torchbearer in May's crucial parliamentary and presidential polls.
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Margaret Alva Congratulates Jagdeep Dhankhar For Winning Veep Poll
The Opposition's Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar for winning the poll.
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Vice President Elections Highlights: Jagdeep Dhankhar Is New Vice-President
Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the vice-president this evening. Members of parliament of both houses voted to elect the next Vice-President in an election where NDA candidate Dhankhar was pitted against Opposition's Margaret Alva.
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Video: Colombian Presidential Candidate Shot In Head During Rally
A Colombian right-wing opposition senator and candidate to next year's presidential election was in intensive care Saturday after being shot during a campaign event in Bogota, authorities said.
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South Korea's Liberal Opposition Candidate Wins Presidential Election
South Korea's liberal party candidate, Lee Jae-myung, was elected president in Tuesday's snap election, six months to the day after he evaded military cordons to vote against a shock martial law decree imposed by his ousted predecessor.
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Right-Wing Karol Nawrocki Wins Poland Presidential Election
Polish nationalist opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki won the second round of the country's presidential election with 50.89% of the votes, the electoral commission said early on Monday, in a blow to the reform agenda of the pro-European government.
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Jailed Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Declared Opposition Presidential Candidate
Istanbul's embattled Ekrem Imamoglu was officially nominated as a presidential candidate by the opposition CHP party for the 2028 elections.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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"Immoral, Baseless": Istanbul Mayor As Thousands Protest His Arrest
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest -- for "terrorism" and "corruption" -- came just days before he was to have been formally named as the main opposition candidate in the 2028 presidential race.
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As Sri Lanka Votes, NDTV Asks Presidential Candidate 9 Key Questions
Sri Lanka will vote to elect the next President on Saturday. While current President Ranil Wickremesinghe is seeking another term in office, he is being challenged by the key Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.
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Venezuela Opposition Leader Leaves For Spain As Diplomatic Tensions Rise
Venezuela's former presidential opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left for Spain in the wake of the South American country's contested election, Venezuelan and Spanish officials said on Saturday.
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US Recognizes Maduro's Opponent As Venezuela Election Winner: Antony Blinken
The United States on Thursday recognized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's opponent and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of Venezuela's disputed presidential election, rejecting Maduro's claim of victory.
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Xochitl Galvez, Former Candy Seller, Is Mexico Opposition's President Pick
As a child growing up in a poor rural town, Xochitl Galvez sold homemade candy to help her family. Now she is a successful entrepreneur hoping to be Mexico's first woman president.
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This Russian Anti-War Candidate Tries To Harness Protest Vote Against Putin
Boris Nadezhdin, a 60-year-old former opposition lawmaker, is running a long-shot campaign to challenge Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency and says his call to end Russia's war in Ukraine has put rocket boosters under his bid.
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Anti-War Candidate Barred From Running In Presidential Poll Against Putin
Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova was disqualified on Saturday as a candidate for Russia's next presidential election, preventing her from running against Vladimir Putin on a platform of opposition to the war in Ukraine.
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Turkey's Opposition Names Kemal Kilicdaroglu As Presidential Candidate
It took more than a decade and some bitter defeats for Kemal Kilicdaroglu to secure the Turkish opposition's trust and become its torchbearer in May's crucial parliamentary and presidential polls.
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Margaret Alva Congratulates Jagdeep Dhankhar For Winning Veep Poll
The Opposition's Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar for winning the poll.
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Vice President Elections Highlights: Jagdeep Dhankhar Is New Vice-President
Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the vice-president this evening. Members of parliament of both houses voted to elect the next Vice-President in an election where NDA candidate Dhankhar was pitted against Opposition's Margaret Alva.
