Tag: Midterm Elections

• Monday, November 14th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Democrats retain grip of US Senate after Nevada's results

  

  US President Joseph Biden's Democratic Party retained control of the Senate after Catherine Cortez Masto's win against Republican Adam Laxalt in Nevada was confirmed during the weekend.

• Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  US: Republicans far from landslide victory they had hoped for

  

  The Republican recovery many had heralded ahead of this year's mid-term elections in the United States is still to materialize, as vote counting kept going on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:29 UTC

  DeSantis reelected Governor of Florida, as vote counting still ongoing

  

  Ron DeSantis, the Republican emerging figure who might challenge former President Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House in 2024, has been reelected as Governor of the State of Florida, it was reported late Tuesday as vote counting continued nationwide after the mid-term elections.

• Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  US: Democratic majority in Congress at stake

  

  The ruling Democratic Party of President Joseph Biden risks losing its Congressional majority in Tuesday's mid-term elections while many polls foresee the opposition Republicans are likely to regain some of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 in the Senate.

• Thursday, July 22nd 2021 - 07:42 UTC

  A majority of Argentines, 51%, favor an opposition alternative for midterm elections

  

  Only hours before the different Argentine political parties must register their candidates for the PASO primaries – simultaneous and mandatory – on 12 September, ahead of the midterm election on 14 November, a local public opinion poll has released interesting data on the different leaders and hopefuls, having covered the whole Argentine territory.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 08:17 UTC

  Twitter deletes automated accounts discouraging people from voting in US midterm elections

  

  Twitter has deleted an estimated 10,000 automated accounts that were posting messages discouraging people from taking part in next week's US mid-term elections.

• Monday, October 23rd 2017 - 06:25 UTC

  Sweeping victory for Macri consolidating his reform plans and 2019 reelection bid

  

  Candidates allied with Argentine President Mauricio Macri enjoyed sweeping victories in Sunday’s mid-term election, strengthening his position in Congress while dimming prospects for a political comeback by his predecessor Cristina Fernandez. free-spending populist who nearly bankrupted the country during her 2007-2015 rule.

• Friday, October 13th 2017 - 13:54 UTC

  Argentina's September CPI 1.9% and 17.6% in nine months

  

  Consumer prices rose 1.9% in Argentina in September, government statistics agency Indec said on Thursday, pushing the nine-month inflation reading to 17.6%, above the upper band of the central bank’s target for the year.

• Tuesday, October 10th 2017 - 07:20 UTC

  Macri celebrates victory of staunch ally in Corrientes province

  

  Argentina's ruling coalition of president Mauricio Macri celebrated on Sunday victory in the Corrientes province governor race, a significant boost a couple of weeks before the crucial midterm elections. Candidate Gustavo Valdés supported by “Let's Change” grouping won the Corrientes gubernational dispute with 54.06% of the votes.