https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/elections/ The latest Flip News stories on elections. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:24 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/new-zealand-parliament-dissolved-november-election/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/new-zealand-parliament-dissolved-november-election/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Zealand's Parliament was dissolved on 1 October, officially opening campaigning for the 7 November general election — with a closely watched poll pointing to a tight contest between the ruling centre-right coalition and a Labour-led left bloc. Sarah Whitfield new-zealand-election new-zealand elections Reuters / The Straits Times https://flipnews.co.uk/world/morocco-fatima-el-mansouri-first-woman-pm/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/morocco-fatima-el-mansouri-first-woman-pm/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT King Mohammed VI named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman head of government, four days after her liberal-centrist PAM party topped the September 23 parliamentary election. Sarah Whitfield Morocco Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri prime minister elections King Mohammed VI Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/hegseth-pentagon-election-meddling-directive/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/hegseth-pentagon-election-meddling-directive/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:55:00 GMT Pete Hegseth has ordered US Cyber Command and military intelligence agencies to prioritise defending the November 2026 midterm elections against foreign interference, in a one-page memorandum released publicly on Monday. Sarah Whitfield Pentagon elections Pete Hegseth cybersecurity Axios, Nextgov, US Department of War https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-national-rally-senate-caucus/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-national-rally-senate-caucus/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT France's far-right National Rally says it has won enough Senate seats to form its own caucus for the first time. Sarah Whitfield France National Rally Senate Marine Le Pen elections Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/vucic-resigns-serbia-pm-bid/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/vucic-resigns-serbia-pm-bid/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aleksandar Vučić resigned as Serbia's president on Sunday to lead his party into the Oct 25 snap parliamentary election, seeking to become prime minister against a student-backed opposition. Sarah Whitfield serbia vucic elections europe Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/world/india-ec-orders-voter-roll-software-review/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/india-ec-orders-voter-roll-software-review/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT India's election commission ordered a review of its voter-roll software on Saturday and scrapped mandatory in-person hearings, after reports that two commissioners questioned chief Gyanesh Kumar over voter-list changes. Sarah Whitfield india elections gyanesh-kumar voter-rolls Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/morocco-pam-election-results/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/morocco-pam-election-results/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party won 97 of 395 seats in Wednesday's low-turnout parliamentary vote, interior minister Abdelouafi Laftit announced on Thursday, with the Islamist PJD rebounding to 54 seats. Sarah Whitfield morocco elections pam north-africa Reuters, Al Arabiya, The National, Gulf News https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/us-passport-records-voter-checks/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/us-passport-records-voter-checks/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US State Department plans to give state and local officials access to passport records to verify voters' citizenship, Bloomberg reports, adding 'voter eligibility' to the records' routine uses. James Calloway us elections state department citizenship voter rolls Bloomberg (syndicated) https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/california-supreme-court-orders-sheriff-return-seized-ballots/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/california-supreme-court-orders-sheriff-return-seized-ballots/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT California's Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco broke the law when his deputies seized around 650,000 ballots, ordering them returned — and affirming the attorney general's power over sheriffs. Priya Raman california chad bianco ballots supreme court elections Palm Springs Desert Sun https://flipnews.co.uk/world/delcy-rodriguez-elections-unga-pledge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/delcy-rodriguez-elections-unga-pledge/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that elections would be held as part of a transition to "full democracy", but offered no date for the vote. James Calloway delcy rodriguez venezuela un general assembly elections nicolas maduro donald trump Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/world/israel-arab-parties-barred-october-election/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/israel-arab-parties-barred-october-election/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Israel's Central Elections Committee voted 18-5 on Wednesday to bar the Ra'am and Joint List Arab-majority parties from the October 27 election, over the objections of the attorney-general; the bans are expected to face a Supreme Court appeal. James Calloway Israel Knesset elections Ra'am Joint List Mansour Abbas Supreme Court The Jerusalem Post / The Times of Israel / Agence France-Presse https://flipnews.co.uk/world/morocco-parliamentary-elections-september-2026/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/morocco-parliamentary-elections-september-2026/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Moroccans are voting today to fill all 395 seats in the House of Representatives, nearly a year after Gen Z-led protests shook the kingdom over public services and living costs. James Calloway Morocco elections parliament Gen Z 212 Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/world/south-sudan-dissolves-government-first-elections/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/south-sudan-dissolves-government-first-elections/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Salva Kiir has dissolved South Sudan's transitional government and appointed an interim administration ahead of the country's first-ever elections on 22 December. James Calloway south sudan salva kiir elections east africa Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/world/putin-duma-record-supermajority/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/putin-duma-record-supermajority/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT United Russia won a record 355 of 450 seats in Russia's parliamentary election, cementing a supermajority that can amend the constitution — the first vote since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. James Calloway Russia Vladimir Putin United Russia State Duma elections Agence France-Presse via Malay Mail; Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/world/german-regional-elections-sept-2026/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/german-regional-elections-sept-2026/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The far-right AfD took first place in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on about 37 per cent, exit polls showed, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU collapsed to 5.5 per cent — its worst state result since 1949. Tom Ellery Germany Friedrich Merz AfD CDU elections Reuters