Your prime minister has declared he wants to hold an election on May 3. What happens now? As soon as the governor-general issues a writ authorising an election to be held, the electoral commission ...

Election worker Mike Quieto with the city of Madison puts out voting signs near the state Capitol ahead of polls opening for ...

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Australia will hold a general election on 3 May, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, locking in a showdown over climate promises, nuclear power and a runaway housing market. Mr Albanese's centre ...

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Cries of alarm are reverberating among Democrats over a cluster of recent polls showing that the party’s public image is more ...

The much-awaited announcement about Australia’s federal election date is finally here and it’s quickly kicked things into motion with the political race. The government is now in its ...

More than 150 million Americans cast a ballot in last year's marquee election that put President Donald Trump back in the White House and saw Democrats in Congress suffer serious setbacks.

Albanese visited Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn on Friday morning, asking her to dissolve parliament and announcing an election date of May 3.

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