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People wait in line outside a polling station during local elections in Alexandra township, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, November 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
November 6, 2026, 6:29 pm
South Africa’s ruling ANC heads to all-time election low in local vote
Liberation party, which once garnered 70% of the vote, is heading towards just 30% according to initial tally, with rising anger over failure to deliver basic services like water and electricity
By Hillary ORINDE
Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi (L) speaks at a press conference in Haifa on October 20, 2026, and Joint List party chairman Yousef Jabareen at the party’s election headquarters in the northern city of Nazareth, following the closing of polling stations on election night, October 27, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
November 1, 2026, 12:51 am
Senior Arab MK says Joint List ready to back anti-Netanyahu government from outside
Tibi urges Eisenkot to follow Rabin’s example in relying on Arab MKs’ support to govern; Joint List chair Jabareen says coalition contacts have begun, dismisses Qatar meddling claims, declines to call Hamas a terror group
By ToI Staff and Zev Stub
A defaced poster of Aleksandar Vucic, leader of the right-wing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), lies on the pavement outside the National Assembly, after he conceded defeat in the parliamentary election in Belgrade, Serbia, October 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
October 26, 2026, 3:16 am
Serbia’s Vucic concedes election defeat in historic win for student protest movement
Pro-Israel populist leader has dominated politics in Balkan country since he became president in 2014, but faced allegations of corruption and creeping authoritarianism
By Ivana Sekularac, Edward McAllister and Aleksandar Vasovic
Voters wait to cast their ballots during a presidential runoff in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lucas Landau)
October 25, 2026, 7:00 pm
Brazilians vote in tight runoff election between incumbent Lula and Bolsonaro Jr.
1st round was narrowly led by Flávio Bolsonaro, Israel supporter and son of imprisoned former president, who looks to extend Trump-backed rightward shift in Latin America
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Aleksandar Vučić, leader of the right-wing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), casts his vote in a parliamentary election in Belgrade, Serbia, October 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
October 25, 2026, 2:04 pm
Serbia holds election as strongman Vučić faces off with student protesters
EU closely watching vote in the potential member state, where right-wing populist leader is neck and neck with movement sparked by deadly train crash that led to graft allegations
By Jovana Gec and Justin Spike
Illustrative: Israelis cast their votes at a voting station in Safed, during the Knesset election, on November 1, 2022. (David Cohen/Flash90)
October 18, 2026, 10:25 am
Ex-Likud official warns party app could be used to illegally monitor polling stations
In a sworn affidavit to the High Court, a former campaign tech chief claims the ruling party’s new app can bypass the law and secretly transmit voter data in real time using AI
By Avner Hofstein
After meeting for the Negev Summit, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, left, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, and United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, pose for a photograph Monday, March 28, 2022, in Sde Boker, Israel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
October 18, 2026, 3:05 am
Arab states see hawks ruling Israel no matter who wins vote, but still sense room for change
Observers tell ToI that even if new leadership leaves security doctrine and opposition to two-state solution in place, shifts in approach to Palestinians and regional diplomacy could change tenor of ties
By Nava Freiberg
Israeli Ambassador to Zambia Ofra Farhi casts her ballot at the Israeli Embassy in Lusaka, during early voting for Israel’s 26th Knesset elections, October 15, 2026. (Foreign Ministry)
October 16, 2026, 8:12 pm
Israeli emissaries abroad end voting, with turnout 17 percentage points higher than 2022
86.7% of eligible voters, or 4,218 people, cast ballots at 101 polling stations in 99 embassies and consulates, ahead of October 27 election
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
The change bloc leaders: Avigdor Liberman, Yair Golan, Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett (Official campaign photos, combo created by The Times of Israel)
September 28, 2026, 5:09 pm
By refusing to name a leader, the anti-Netanyahu ‘change bloc’ is making a fatal mistake
An intended reconciliation meeting exposed a critical flaw. In declining to rally behind Gadi Eisenkot, the opposition is inviting relentless, deeply damaging internal rivalry
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signs his resignation as president in order to run for prime minister, in Belgrade, Serbia, September 27, 2026. (Serbian presidential press office via AP)
September 28, 2026, 5:19 am
Serbia’s President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister in October elections
Populist leader, who has dominated country’s politics for over a decade but faces growing protests, has made Serbia one of Israel’s closest allies in Europe
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A woman casts her ballot inside a polling station during the legislative elections in Rabat, Morocco, September 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)
September 26, 2026, 7:08 pm
Final election results in Morocco: Center-right party wins, but falls short of majority
Authenticity and Modernity Party takes 97 of 395 seats, will need to negotiate coalition with current ruling party; election shaped by mounting youth frustration, high unemployment
By AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) in Jerusalem on September 7 and Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot in Rosh HaAyin on September 7, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
September 11, 2026, 11:45 am
ToI poll finds Likud and Yashar neck and neck on 23 seats as deadlock continues
Neither bloc headed by Netanyahu’s and Eisenkot’s parties gets a Knesset majority; unlike in other recent surveys, Ofer Winter’s new party fails to enter parliament
By Tal Schneider
Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, and his wife Julia Siegmund cast their votes for the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt in Tangermuende, eastern Germany on September 6, 2026. (John MACDOUGALL/AFP)
September 6, 2026, 11:29 am
Polls open in German vote that could bring first far-right state government since WWII
Saxony-Anhalt election could break mainstream parties’ longstanding firewall against the anti-migration AfD party, delivering a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz
By Agencies
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 17, 2026, 12:26 am
Coalition passes media overhaul law, giving government greater regulatory control
In apparent violation of PM’s conflict of interest deal, communications minister thanks Netanyahu for tasking him with passing reform, which includes benefits for pro-government Channel 14
By Ariela Karmel and Jeremy Sharon
Jonathan Pollard speaking during an interview with Channel 13 on May, 5, 2026. (X screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 5, 2026, 7:06 pm
Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard says he’s entering politics, slams Netanyahu and Bennett
Citing October 7 as reason for entering politics, Pollard says the current government is full of yes-men to Netanyahu, who failed to win the war; urges forcibly expelling Gazans
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
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