Elections & campaigns

UN experts and the Inter-American Commission say Nicaragua's proposed reform would extend the 'co-presidency' to seven years and give 'traitor' restrictions constitutional status

Montana judge blocks absentee-ballot birth-year rule that Montana Free Press says disenfranchised nearly 6,000 voters

Switzerland's audit office can ask parties to correct false donation filings but cannot publicly flag errors; parliament's Finance Delegation recommends changing who oversees the rules after the 2027 elections

Former Koto Ward mayor convicted of election-law violation over her 2023 campaign, then ordered to repay about 10 million yen in salary

Benin's Interior Minister says two ministry officials took money to speed a new party's registration receipt; both are detained and charged

Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota indicted on federal bribery and honest-services fraud charges over alleged job offers to induce a rival to quit the race

Bosnia's election commission fines Dodik's SNSD about 52,700 euros for using public works and children in campaign promotion

Human Rights Watch documented at least 10 killings of Mozambican opposition figures after the 2024 election with no arrests as of March 2025; more killings have followed.