Tag: National elections

African soccer leader’s ban cut, but ruled out of election

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The president of the African soccer confederation had his FIFA ban cut to two years on appeal Monday but he will...

IOC denounces Belarus Olympic election of Lukashenko’s son

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC has refused to recognize the election of Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko’s son as the troubled country’s top Olympic official. ...

Sunshine State dims for Dems amid election losses, cash woes

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Democrats may delight in their brightening prospects in Arizona and Georgia, and may even harbor glimmers of hope in Texas, but...

FIFA brokers deal to decide next African soccer president

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — FIFA president Gianni Infantino brokered a deal to give politically connected South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe a clear run...

Lithuania refuses to extradite Belarus opposition figure

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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania on Friday refused to extradite to Belarus opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, with the Baltic nation's foreign minister saying “hell will...

Virginia GOP nominating contest confusion deepens

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RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia GOP appears to be headed back to the drawing board in its ongoing struggle to sort out how to...

Left-wing party wins Kosovo poll, needs ally to form cabinet

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PRISTINA, Kosovo — Final results from Kosovo’s Feb. 14 early general election released on Thursday showed that a left-wing party has garnered the the...

Sarkozy rules out French presidential run after conviction

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PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ruled out running again for office next year, a day after a court found him guilty...

FIFA tours Africa, aims to hold sway in soccer election

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GENEVA — As the head of African soccer battles in court this week to stay on the ballot for re-election, FIFA president Gianni Infantino...

AP FACT CHECK: Trump clings to his core election falsehoods

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump clung to his core election falsehoods in his first post-presidential speech, wrongly blamed wind power for the catastrophic power failures...