Sporadic protests have already marked the election but the latest developments in the war with Ukraine have cast a greater shadow on the vote so far.

President Putin said that in line with the country's security doctrine, Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons in case of a threat to "the existence of the..

Russia is holding a presidential election from Friday to Sunday that is set to hand President Vladimir Putin another six-year mandate despite the tumult..

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that the military has seized the initiative on the battlefield in Ukraine after repelling Kyiv's..

Russian lawmakers set the date for the country's 2024 presidential election, moving Vladimir Putin closer to a fifth term. The election is scheduled for March..

Madagascar court has announced Andry Rajoelina as the new President. This came after the main opposition leader filed a case against him citing fraud in the..

Daniel Noboa, a 35-year-old business leader from a wealthy fruit-exporting family, has won Ecuador's presidential election with a pledge to restore order to a..

Bernardo Arevalo's victory in Guatemala's presidential election has been ratified by the supreme electoral tribunal, despite a new attempt to suspend his party...

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared winner of Nigeria's presidential election early Wednesday and soon after thanked his supporters and appealed to..

Kazakhstan's incumbent leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appeared to be heading for a landslide victory in a snap presidential election in Central Asia's largest..

After years of international isolation, Iran's 83 million people are suffering as jobs are scarce, prices are rising and hopes for a brighter future are..

Iran opened registration Tuesday for potential candidates in the country's June presidential election, kicking off the race as uncertainty looms over Tehran's..

Niger is the world's poorest nation, according to the UN's benchmark of development of 189 countries, and is struggling with jihadist insurgencies that have..

By night-time the protests had morphed into clashes with police, with one protester killed as several prominent politicians, including ex-leader Almazbek..