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Politics / 1 week ago
Zohran Mamdani wins historic 2025 New York City mayoral race, defeating Cuomo
With approximately 50.4 % of the vote, Zohran Mamdani emerged victorious in the 2025 mayoral election in New York City, defeating his chief rivals — former governor Andrew Cuomo (41.6 %) and Republican veteran Curtis Sliwa (7.1 %). Mamdani’s win is historic. At 34 years old, he becomes both the youngest mayor in more than a century of New York governance and the first Muslim and first South Asian to occupy the office.
Politics / 23 weeks ago
Polish nationalist Karol Nawrocki wins second round of presidential elections
Poland has entered a new political chapter as nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki secured a narrow victory in the presidential election, defeating liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski on Sunday, June 1. Nawrocki's win, with 50.89% of the vote, marks a significant setback for Prime Minister Donald Tusk's pro-European Union (EU) government and signals potential policy clashes ahead.
Politics / 48 weeks ago
Record breaking votes in global elections: What they reveal about democracy
Did you know that Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia now holds the record for the most votes ever received by a directly elected president in a democratic system? In 2024, he secured 96.2 million votes, solidifying his place in electoral history, according to the World Population Review. Indonesia continues to dominate this list, with Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) 2019 re-election coming in second. Jokowi garnered 85.6 million votes during his campaign for a second term, further demonstrating the nation’s robust voter participation in its democratic process.
