Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘Election’

Ukraine has previously targeted Russian election infrastructure with cyberattacks, including systems used for electronic voting. As Russia holds its 2026 State Duma election, new claims allege a broader Ukrainian and Western operation, but the evidence supports some parts of that account far more strongly than others. INR Report: Based on reporting by UkrLeaks for UkrLeaks Eng HERE · Russia is holding elections for its 450-seat State Duma from…

Donald Trump has promised every adult American a US$5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress in November. The proposal combines tariffs, direct payments and electoral politics — but Trump has yet to explain precisely how a programme potentially costing more than US$1 trillion would be funded or implemented. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE. · US President Donald Trump has put an unusually direct financial…

Marine Le Pen has re-entered France's presidential race after an appeals court ruled she can contest next year's election. New polling now places the National Rally leader ahead of all major rivals, reflecting the continuing political realignment taking place across France INR Report: Based on reporting by RT https://www.rt.com/news/642802-le-pen-polls-victory/. · Court Clears Le Pen To Run · French opposition leader Marine Le Pen has emerged…

Australia's political landscape is undergoing one of its most significant shifts in decades, with Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party recording unprecedented polling support. While the movement has tapped into widespread voter dissatisfaction, questions remain over whether its policy platform can translate electoral momentum into government. INR Report: Based on reporting by Graham Hryce for RT HERE. · Australia's political establishment is…

The New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party is calling on the Government to immediately end New Zealand’s status as a dangerous international anomaly by enacting a total statutory ban on Direct-to-Consumer Advertising (DTCA) of prescription medicines across all domestic media platforms. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE · The call comes as the Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. David Seymour, has agreed to formally present the petition of Aly Cook to the House of…

‘Stay Free Alberta’ activists have submitted almost 302,000 signatures to the election authorities in a bid to trigger a referendum on whether Canada’s oil-rich western province should leave the country. By RT · A convoy of trucks delivered the signatures to the Elections Alberta office in Edmonton on Monday, as more than 300 supporters gathered outside, waving provincial flags and chanting “Alberta strong.” · The figure is well above the…

The Ukrainian leader reiterated he was open to a vote but cited a litany of perceived obstacles · Vladimir Zelensky. © Getty Images · [RT] Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has suggested that Kiev’s backers could be pressing him to hold elections as a pretext to force him out of power. Zelensky’s presidential term expired in 2024, at which point Russia began declaring him “illegitimate.” · In an interview released by the BBC on Sunday,…

The Ukrainian leader is apparently gauging support for a vote that he swore he’d never hold · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rt-newsroom/By RT newsroom -Vladimir Zelensky makes a speech during a press conference in Kiev, Ukraine, April 22, 2025 ©  Danilo Antoniuk / Anadolu via Getty Images · Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s team has floated and later rejected the idea of holding an election this summer. Like much of…

Sanae Takaichi will be able to push through a right-wing agenda now that the Liberal Democratic Party has a supermajority in the lower house · ©  Kim Kyung-Hoon / Getty Images · [RT] Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi scored a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections on Sunday. · With a two-thirds majority in the lower house, secured together with coalition partners,…

The Ukrainian leader has floated another presidential run although martial law continues to block a vote · Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky. © Getty Images / Artur Widak/NurPhoto · Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has suggested he may seek another term as president, while his government has moved to extend martial law and general mobilization for another three months, again preventing national elections. · In a wide-ranging…