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Monday, 12 October 2026
Elections
Andrew Burnham becomes UK prime minister, first Catholic to hold the office in modern times78dNicaragua's assembly moves to formally bar opposition from future elections80dTwo Russian men convicted of terrorism and spying in Angola over alleged coup plot80dSouth Korean investigators raid election watchdog after data manipulation detected81dBrazil's Lula turns US tariffs and Washington meddling into campaign ammunition ahead of October vote81dNicaragua's Ortega declares end to elections, cementing family dictatorship[Updated]81dUS House passes $1.15 trillion defence bill and separate war funding package amid deep partisan divisions81dCanadian mining giant accused of covert influence campaign over Zambia's democracy82dColombian president-elect suffers first congressional defeat ahead of inauguration82dEvangelical resistance complicates Flávio Bolsonaro's political positioning ahead of 2026 election82dTrump uses Oval Office address to push unsubstantiated election fraud claims ahead of midterms82dMaine Democrats rally behind Troy Jackson but internal divisions persist82dHungarian PM's presidential nomination strategy fails as Polgar declines82dNigerian Bar Association election marred by technical failures and disenfranchisement claims82dNigeria's NNPP meets electoral deadline with 355 legislative and presidential candidates82dNigerian lawmaker hails Ethiopia as Africa's democratic leader after general election82dSouth Korea's rival parties agree on special counsel to probe ballot shortages82dSouth Korean court rejects arrest warrant for woman who blockaded Seoul vote counting centre82dPhilippines Senate begins impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte82dGermany's far-right AfD surges toward 40 percent in Saxony-Anhalt as cultural war divides political discourse82d