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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech in front of the building of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on March 15, 2018, during the official commemoration of the 170th anniversary of the 1848-1849 Hungarian revolution. (AFP PHOTO / Attila KISBENEDEK)
April 4, 2018, 5:53 pm
Hungary’s Orban set for third term after rocky campaign
Nationalist leader steps up long-running attacks against US Jewish philanthropist George Soros, accusing him of encouraging illegal immigration
By Peter Murphy
In this photo provided by Egypt's state news agency, MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi votes in Cairo, Egypt, March 27, 2018. (MENA via AP)
March 29, 2018, 11:50 pm
Egypt’s Sissi wins second term with 92% of vote, but only 41.5% turnout
President's sole challenger was little-known supporter, who registered late, saving discredited election from being a still more embarrassing one-horse race
By Emmanuel Parisse
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with medical staff while visiting the Almazov National Medical Research Centre in Saint Petersburg on March 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Anatoly Maltsev
March 17, 2018, 11:12 pm
Isolated but defiant, Russia set to re-elect strongman Putin as polls open
Since taking power 18 years ago, Putin has stamped his total authority on the country, silencing opposition and reasserting Moscow's lost might abroad
By Theo Merz
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (foreground, left), speaks to Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (foreground, right), at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 20, 2016. (Emil Salman/Pool)
March 5, 2018, 5:24 pm
Top coalition partners downplay talk of early elections
But finance minister warns he could quit post if budget not passed by next week, and defense minister digs in heels on draft fight
By Marissa Newman
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is cheered by followers prior to a meeting with European People’s Party President Manfred Weber, in Rome, February 21, 2018. (Ettore Ferrari/ANSA via AP)
February 25, 2018, 10:07 am
Despite scandal-ridden past, Berlusconi climbing back onto Italian throne
Sex scandals, serial gaffes and legal woes haven't kept flamboyant tycoon and his center-right Forza Italia from leading race ahead of March 4 vote
By Ljubomir Milasin and Lucy Adler
A forensic police officer looks at graffiti reading in Italian "Death to the cops" on a vandalized monument honoring police killed by Red Brigades terrorists, in Rome, February 21, 2018. (Alessandro Di Meo/ANSA via AP)
February 22, 2018, 6:02 am
Vandalism, violent incidents mark Italy’s election campaign
Swastikas and 'death to cops' scrawled on monument honoring murdered police as authorities warn crime syndicates trying to influence ballot through violence
By Frances D'Emilio
Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz speaks at the annual World Zionist Conference, in Jerusalem on November 2, 2017. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
January 17, 2018, 12:55 pm
Ex-chief of staff Benny Gantz eyes political career
Former general indicates he's talking to lots of parties, but says he has no immediate plan to enter Knesset
By Sue Surkes
Lithuania Jewish community president Faina Kukliansky. (Screen capture/YouTube)
December 28, 2017, 11:29 am
Lithuanian court nullifies Jewish community elections
Ruling comes in light of power struggle amid sharp opposition to national group's president Faina Kukliansky
By JTA
'Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya' - ERC (Republican Left of Catalonia) supporters watch polls results of the Catalan regional election at the North Station in Barcelona on December 21, 2017. (AFP/LLUIS GENE)
December 22, 2017, 12:52 am
Catalan separatists poised to win crucial regional vote
Pro-independence parties likely to have needed majority to form new government, months after leaders were sacked over breakaway bid
By AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman at the Knesset on October 24, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
December 19, 2017, 5:57 am
Backing death penalty, Netanyahu loosens noose around coalition’s neck
With Shabbat bill and changes to Jewish state proposal, PM appears keen to placate his government partners and avoid elections
By Marissa Newman
In this December 5, 2017, file photo, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez speaks during a news conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio, File)
December 18, 2017, 9:13 am
Honduras president declared election winner as unrest persists
Challenger Salvador Nasralla, who has Palestinian roots, calls for fresh protests as observers suggest a re-do of the vote
By Freddy Cuevas
Former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon speaks at a cultural event in Ra'anana on July 15, 2017. (Flash90)
December 13, 2017, 5:44 pm
Former defense chief Ya’alon ‘crossing country’ in bid to replace PM
Ex-IDF chief says he will head a political faction the next time Israel goes to polls, but does not say if he will start a new one or link up with an existing party
By TOI staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the annual Volunteer of Russia 2017 award ceremony at the Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia, December 6, 2017.(Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 6, 2017, 6:07 pm
Russian President Putin announces re-election bid
While few doubted that he would run in March poll, delay in announcing candidacy is seen as part of Kremlin's political maneuvering
By AP
Illustrative: A tray of Israeli election ballots for March 17, 2015. (Renee Ghert-Zand/TOI)
December 1, 2017, 3:38 pm
Power is built from below
Progressives will influence Israel's political reality when they replace the ideologues in government
By Maya Haber and Bar Gissin
Ben Jealous, who is running for Maryland governor, with Jewish activist running mate Susan Turnbull, November 29, 2017. (Facebook)
November 30, 2017, 8:10 am
Jewish activist No. 2 in Maryland governor race
Susan Turnbull joins ticket of Ben Jealous, the Bernie Sanders-backed ex-head of advocacy body for people of color
By JTA
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