Australian government seeks to woo voters with surprise tax cuts
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's government launched fresh tax cuts on Tuesday and announced other cost-of-living relief in a major push to win back disgruntled voters, tipping the budget back into the red.
Barisan confident of young voter support in Ayer Kuning by-election
TAPAH: Barisan Nasional is confident that young voters will support the coalition in the upcoming Ayer Kuning by-election, says MIC deputy president Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.
Transport Ministry to study subsidised airfare for voters for Sabah election
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry will study the suggestion that the government provide subsidised air tickets to Sabah to allow Sabah voters in the Peninsula to return and vote for the upcoming state election.
Ayer Kuning by-election: Barisan and Pakatan must unite to engage with voters, says Saarani
TAPAH: Each Barisan Nasional component party and Friends of Barisan, including the Pakatan Harapan coalition, must actively engage with voters in the Ayer Kuning by-election, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
Pre-voting enrollment period for Filipino internet voters abroad starts March 10
MANILA: The pre-voting enrollment period for overseas internet voting will start on March 10, 2025 until May 7, 2025, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Australia PM Albanese's approval hits lowest as voters eye change, survey shows
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The majority of Australian voters want the current Labor government out of office, posing a threat to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese\'s re-election plans just months ahead of a national election as his approval rating hit its lowest point, a widely watched poll showed on Monday.
Analysis-Chilean voters fall back to conservative safe zone, propelling markets
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - After more than five years of political upheaval that threatened to polarize Chilean society, voters in Latin America's fifth-largest economy are shifting back to their traditional moderate conservatism, according to recent polls and political analysts.
More voters eye opposition win in Australian election as PM's ratings slump, poll shows
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's approval fell to its lowest level since the 2022 election, while more voters for the first time expected the conservative opposition coalition to win the next election due by May, a widely watched poll showed.
Voters in Comoros head to polls to elect 33-seat parliament
MORONI (Reuters) - Voters in Comoros were heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the Indian Ocean archipelago's 33-seat parliament, a year after the re-election of President Azali Assoumani in a poll which the opposition alleged was marred by widespread irregularities.
Russia-linked AI websites aim to dupe German voters, study finds
BERLIN (Reuters) - Fact-checking firm Newsguard and German investigative outlet Correctiv said on Thursday they had identified a cluster of Russia-linked websites that were spreading false stories in an apparent bid to sway Germany's national election in February.
U.S. low-income voters fear Trump may slash benefits: report
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Low-income Americans who voted for Donald Trump say they are counting on him to keep their benefits intact even while his Cabinet picks and Republican lawmakers call on him to reduce federal spending, reported The Washington Post on Thursday.
Swiss voters reject more powers for landlords on subletting
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters narrowly rejected a change in the law giving landlords more powers to restrict subletting by tenants, according to preliminary results of a referendum on Sunday that scrutinized Airbnb's role in the rental market.
Trump's return to power fueled by Hispanic, working-class voter support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump reshaped the U.S. electorate once again this year, piling up support among Hispanic voters, young people, and Americans without college degrees -- and winning more votes in nearly all of the country as he reclaimed the presidency.
Mahkota polls: Outstation voters should come back to vote, urges Dr Wee
KLUANG: Despite returning for the mooncake festival last week, outstation Chinese voters are still likely to travel home to vote in the Mahkota polls on Saturday (Sept 28), says Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon.
Unhealthy Sabah political landscape turning off young voters, says youth group
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's young people are distancing themselves from politics due to perceptions of rampant defamation and incitement in the state’s political landscape, a youth organisation has claimed.
Judge declines to block Elon Musk $1 million voter giveaway as billionaire seeks to move case
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -A Pennsylvania state judge said on Thursday he would not immediately move forward with a lawsuit that seeks to stop Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election.
Exclusive-Harris holds 46%-43% lead over Trump amid voter gloom, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris held a marginal 46% to 43% lead over Republican former President Donald Trump, with a glum electorate saying the country is on the wrong track, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Hungary's opposition Tisza overtakes ruling Fidesz among decided voters in fresh poll
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - An opposition party overtook Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party among decided voters in a poll on Wednesday for the first time since 2010, hours ahead of a key speech by the veteran nationalist, who has strong ties with Russia.
Indian political parties woo women voters with cash handouts amid economic woes
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian political parties are increasingly targeting women voters with fiscally draining handouts of cash around the time of elections to counter wider worries about inflation and the lack of jobs, analysts say.
Trump hunts for elusive 2024 election prize - infrequent voters
YORK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - As Trump campaign volunteers Rachel and Chris Gottberg prepared to knock on doors in York, Pennsylvania last month, their goal was to win over the infrequent voters that the campaign sees as key to victory in the battleground state.