El Salvador electoral tribunal green lights Bukele’s re-election bid
San Salvador, El SalvadorReuters El Salvador’s electoral tribunal on Friday approved President Nayib Bukele’s candidacy in next year’s presidential election, where he will seek a second term that would keep him in office until 2029 if reelected. The decision comes a week after the 42-year-old President formally filed paperwork to run for re-election, despite concerns […]
Senegal President Sall rules out reelection bid after violent unrest
Dakar, SenegalReuters Senegal President Macky Sall will not run for reelection next year, he said in a speech on Monday, ending widespread speculation that he would seek a third term his critics said would have been illegal. Rumours that Sall would try to extend his stay in power have fuelled bouts of unrest since 2021 […]
Biden, 80, makes 2024 presidential run official as Trump fight looms
Washington DC, US Reuters President Joe Biden launched his re-election bid on Tuesday with a promise to protect American liberties from “extremists” linked to former President Donald Trump, who he beat in 2020 and might face again in 2024. Joe Biden announces his bid for re-election. PICTURE: Video screenshot via Reuters. Biden made his announcement […]
US election: Trump’s faith outreach aims to cast Democrats as the enemy
ELANA SCHOR, of Associated Press, reports on how US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is working to woo religious voters…