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Voting patterns among many demographic groups in 2024 were similar to those in 2020 and 2016, but Trump made gains among ...

Pew Research Center’s in-depth study of its survey respondents who voted in the 2024 election examines turnout, voting ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s failure to preserve the current centrist coalition will hinder efforts to reinvigorate the country’s economy.

It's been a year since South Africa's coalition government was formed. While it boosted optimism, the question remains: Will it last?For the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, the ruling ...

Unfortunately, Lee Jae-myung now has an incentive to follow his long-held instincts and govern like an anti-American, ...

For the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, the ruling African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority ...

And direction is exactly what South Africa needs. Despite all the electioneering over the past months, one thing is certain after 29 May - South Africa cannot be business as usual.

Here is a snapshot of some of the elections that took place in 2024 across the continent. Mozambique. Possibly the most contentious election of the year was in Mozambique. Even now, months after the ...