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Veteran leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon formally announced his plan to raise France's minimum wage, cap prices for essential foods and restore the country's retirement age to 60 in a speech launching his 2027 presidential election programme on Saturday. Polls currently indicate that he is the left wing's strongest contender against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
Veteran leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon formally announced his plan to raise France's minimum wage, cap prices for essential foods and restore the country's retirement age to 60 in a speech launching his 2027 presidential election programme on Saturday. Polls currently indicate that he is the left wing's strongest contender against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
More than half of New Zealand’s voters cast early ballots in the tightly contested race.
US voters on Tuesday handed the Democratic Party control over Congress in a biting rebuke to President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement. Polls suggest that rising anger about the cost-of-living crisis partly set off by the president’s decision to launch the US-Israeli war on Iran played a crucial part in the Democrats’ historic victory.
Municipal failures have contributed to declining public trust, President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted.
With control of the US Congress on the line, results from Tuesday's races will have marked implications for the country.
Results are coming in from across the US as polls close in the midterm elections, with control of Congress at stake.
How powerful is US President Donald Trump? That’s the question pollsters have been asking in the lead-up to the midterm elections. Polls have opened in dozens of US states in what is widely considered a referendum on Donald Trump. Most polls suggest Democrats will take back the House of Representatives, but could they also take the Senate and stymie Trump’s agenda during his final two years in office?
Democrats are eyeing historic gains in the US Congress that could change the trajectory of the country.
The crucial midterms will determine how much power President Donald Trump has to make changes in the last two years of his term. Follow DW's live updates.
First results are expected on Tuesday after polls begin to close at 23:00 GMT, but final results might take days.
The crucial midterms will determine how much power President Donald Trump has to make changes in the last two years of his term.
The midterms will shape Congress for the last years of his presidency, writes Sarah Smith, but they are also a test of what politics may look like without him.
The first polls are set to open in Vermont at 5am (10:00 GMT).
From the economy and cost of living to immigration, polls suggest where American voters agree and disagree.
Only twice in the past 20 midterms has the president’s party gained House seats. Polls suggest 2026 won’t be the third.
Polls have been predicting a Democratic surge, but last-minute deciders and sampling issues mean there's no guarantee.
