This is Beirut, 25/11 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Olaf Scholz Germany Election SPD
Olaf Scholz will on Monday be officially named to lead his centre-left Social Democrats into Germany's snap elections in February, but the embattled chancellor faces a tough fight to win a second term. The way has been cleared for Scholz to become the SPD's chancellor candidate after his popular defense minister, Boris Pistorius, ruled himself ...
This is Beirut, 25/11 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Georgia European Union Election Tbilisi
Georgia's new parliament is to meet for its first session Monday amid opposition protests over an allegedly rigged election and the pro-European president demanding the result be annulled. Nearly a month after the October 26 vote, won by the governing Georgian Dream party, political turmoil continues in the small post-Soviet country in the ...
This is Beirut, 25/11 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Romania Election Far-right Russia
Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu surged unexpectedly in Romania's presidential election, pulling ahead of the pro-European prime minister with more than 98 percent of votes counted Monday and looking all but certain to advance to a runoff. Exit polls had initially shown centre-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu with a comfortable lead and put ...
Tylia El Helou, 06/11 20:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Kamala Harris Donald Trump USA Election
Americans voted massively in favor of former President Donald Trump's return to the White House. While polls predicted an extremely close race, the Republican candidate won the election by a wide margin, sweeping most swing states.
Tylia El Helou, 05/11 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Kamala Harris Donald Trump USA Election
The latest polls show extremely close scores on D-Day. So, for the moment, it's not possible to determine one trend or another. Democrate candidate Kamala Harris is holding an election night party at her former college, Howard University, in Washington, while her rival and Republican candidate Donald Trump will be in Palm Beach, Florida, his home ...
Tylia El Helou, 05/11 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
USA Election Donald Trump Kamala Harris
In an interview with This is Beirut, journalist and expert on international relations Dr. Amal Chmouny gave an outlook on the impact of the US presidential election on Lebanon and the region.
This is Beirut, 05/11 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made their final case Monday in the hours before Election Day, when voters will either choose America's first woman president or hand the Republican an unprecedented comeback likely to rattle the world. With polls showing a dead heat, Trump promised to lead the United States to "new heights of glory" ...
Tylia El Helou, 04/11 18:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Kamala Harris Donald Trump USA Election
With just one day to go, former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump and vice president and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris are trying as hard as they can to saturate the media despite polls predicting a particularly close race.
Tylia El Helou, 03/11 21:50 - Reading : less than a minute
USA Kamala Harris Donald Trump Election
This is Beirut met with Lebanese-Americans in Pennsylvania to learn more about their voting tendencies two days before the election.
This is Beirut, 02/11 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Ukraine United States election
Ukrainians are nervously following the final days of the US presidential election campaign, some fearing a victory for Donald Trump could halt Washington's vital aid. Tuesday's US vote will take place as the war with Russia grinds through its third year, with the outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian army on the back foot against Russia's advancing ...
Salam Zaatari, 31/10 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
As the 2024 election draws closer, an increasing number of Americans are rallying behind former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House. Trump’s strong focus on the economy and security, and his bold international policies resonate with voters who prioritize a robust America. The current administration under Joe Biden has ...
This is Beirut, 08/10 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon president election opposition
Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rai received MPs Marwan Hamadeh and Raji al-Saad in Bkerke on Monday. The parliamentarians were sent as envoys by former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt to emphasize the need for swift presidential elections. "We stressed the urgent need to stop the war and to separate the Gaza front ...