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Dems in disarray over retiring Sens. Manchin, Sinema bucking party-line votes

Several Democratic senators announced their disapproval, with West Virginia's Joe Manchin and Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema casting the final votes. Mr. Manchin and Mr. Sinema were registered Democrats before changing their affiliation to independent, but they had a habit of breaking away from their previous party voting patterns. Most recently, Mr. Sinema and Mr. Manchin on […]

South Korean Assembly Votes to Invalidate Martial Law as Soldiers Break In

Lawmakers from South Korea's opposition Democratic Party (Democratic Progressive Party) managed to defy a blockade of the National Assembly headquarters at around 1 a.m. local time as armed soldiers breached the building, prompting President Yoon Seok-yul to declare martial law. filed a motion to quash. The windows of the building were removed and moved to […]

Romanian elections: ruling Social Democrats on course for most votes | Romania

Romania's ruling left-wing Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the most votes in Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to exit polls, appearing to defeat a resurgence of far-right movements challenging the country's pro-Western orientation. The vote comes after relatively unknown independent far-right candidate Karin Georgescu emerged as the frontrunner in the first round of the presidential election […]

Ireland votes in a close-run election where incumbents hope to cling on to power

Ireland is voting on Friday in parliamentary elections to decide the next government. The election will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disaffected voters after years of a pandemic, international instability and a squeeze on the cost of living. Voting began at 7am. Ireland's 3.8 million voters elect 174 […]