France’s far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate vote
The vote marks the first time the far-right party gained enough seats to form its own caucus.

The vote marks the first time the far-right party gained enough seats to form its own caucus.


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India has long held up its elections as evidence of its democratic credentials. Now their legitimacy is under question.
The next government will steer Morocco’s 2030 World Cup preparations amid public frustration over local economy.

India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party has joined opposition calls for election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is up two points, but that’s still within the poll’s margin of error.
PAM leads as the PJD quadruples its seats and turnout hits its second-lowest level under King Mohammed VI.
As criticism of Israel intensifies, Israeli PM Netanyahu heads to the UN with his own political future in focus.
Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) took 97 out of 395 seats in parliament, as turnout falls to 38 percent.
Palestinians are following the campaign, but few feel next month’s vote will make their lives any better.
Lawmakers will choose a president despite seven vacant seats in districts at the centre of months of unrest.
Excluding Ra’am and the Joint List leaves Palestinian citizens in Israel without major Knesset representation options.