Keir Starmer’s leadership set to be tested as polls open in UK local elections.

Britons head to the polls in local elections where millions of voters could turn to Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform UK party or the left-wing Green Party.

These elections mark a major first test for Prime Minister Starmer, whose popularity has plummeted following a series of controversies, sparking internal calls to replace him.

mediafaro.org/article/20260507…

#UK #Elections #Politics #KeirStarmer #NigelFarage #UKPol

cambridge.org/core/journals/in…

"An unconstrained United States likely means a less cooperative and less predictable global order, irrevocably altering the post-1945 system."

#US #war #democracy #elections #voters #voting #geopolitics #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #trade #tariffs #coalition

ft.com/content/74d8cf6f-aa17-4…

#oil companies bought their candidate and the dude is delivering more than what they could have asked for in their wildest dreams. What an incredible ROI!!!

#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #wind #solar #batteries #EV #US #democracy #elections #voters

Kosovo to hold snap elections in June.

Kosovo’s political crisis shows no signs of ending: The country’s parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday after a ruling by the Constitutional Court set that date as the final deadline.

If a new president had not been elected by 28 April, parliament had to be dissolved — and that is exactly what happened. Kosovo will now hold another election in June — the third since February 2026.

mediafaro.org/article/20260430…

#Kosovo #Politics #Elections

donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pow…

"Polarization or culture war explanations don’t explain what has happened to the Supreme Court in recent decades. The banal explanation is that very wealthy groups organized a project to capture the institution through a series of investments into college campuses and the legal profession, such as with the creation of the Federalist Society."

#US #elections #voting #voters #votingrightsact #VRA #democracy

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"In 2024 alone, at least 23 #elections —national, subnational, primary and supranational—in 18 countries were affected by extreme weather events, exacerbated by #climatechange "

#democracy #voting #voters #climate #climatecrisis

Viktor Orbán relinquishes his seat in Hungary’s parliament.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is stepping down after his party’s landslide election defeat earlier this month, said on Saturday that he is giving up his seat in Hungary’s parliament but intends to remain leader of the Fidesz party and plans to seek re-election as party leader in a vote scheduled for June.

mediafaro.org/article/20260425…

#Hungary #ViktorOrban #Politics #Parliament #Elections #Fidesz

Bulgaria: Pro-Russian Radev takes the lead in the early vote count.

Exit polls put Rumen Radev’s new, left-leaning, pro-Russian party far ahead following Bulgaria’s eighth election in five years.

Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party had 44.6% of the vote after 60% of ballots were counted.

The party’s performance is better than expected and appears to be one of the largest parliamentary mandates by any party in recent years.

mediafaro.org/article/20260419…

#Bulgaria #Elections #Politics #RumenRadev

Election Dashboard: National parliament election in Bulgaria 2026.

Europe Elects’ election dashboard includes:

* Nationwide Results
* Regional-Level Results
* Municipal-Level Results
* Exit Polls
* Turnout
* Popular Vote Data

and more...

mediafaro.org/article/20260419…

#Bulgaria #Elections #Politics

Bulgarians vote in a high-stakes election.

Bulgarian voters are going to the polls for the eighth time in five years amid a long-running political crisis.

A newly forced centre-left, pro-Russian, grouping under former President Rumen Radev, Progressive Bulgaria, is being seen as likely to win Sunday’s vote, with opinion polls suggesting it could receive 35% support.

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#Bulgaria #Elections #Politics #RumenRadev

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Question ❓

Which of the following images would you prefer as the cover for Rihanna - Kiss It Better (Explicit)

The cover is blurred and served with a standard warning of explicit skin condition, so we should be all good there.

Please cast your vote

#u2be #Rihanna #KissItBetter #vote #poll #nsfw #songoftheday #SOTD #MeinSongDesTages #helpwanted #elections #music #musicvideo

• Rihanna - Kiss It Better (Explicit) 1 (1 vote)
• Rihanna - Kiss It Better (Explicit) 2 (2 votes)
• Rihanna - Kiss It Better (Explicit) 3 (2 votes)

Poll end: 1 month ago

Spirillen

2026-04-10 09:38:43

Rihanna - Kiss It Better (Explicit)

Delve into the sultry sounds of Rihanna's "Kiss It Better", an explicit track from her critically acclaimed album Anti, released on 30 March 2016. This blend of synth-rock and R&B showcases Rihanna's vocal prowess and lyrical depth, turning intimate sentiments into a powerful anthem about love and desire.

🎵 L Y R I C S 🎵:
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby

Been waiting on that sunshine
Boy, I think I need that back
Can't do it like that
No one else gonna get it like that
So I argue, you yell, had to take me back
Who cares when it feels like crack?
Boy you know that you always do it right
Man, fuck your pride, just take it on back, boy
Take it on back boy, take it back all night
Just take it on back, take it on back
Mmm, do what you gotta do, keep me up all night
Hurting bad man, and it hurts inside when I look you in your eye

What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you're willing to do?
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby
What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you're willing to do?
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby

Been waiting on that sunshine
Boy, I think I need that back
Can't do it like that
No one else gonna get it like that
So I argue, you yell, had to take me back
Who cares when it feels like crack?
Boy, you know that you always do it right
Man, fuck your pride, just take it on back, boy
Take it on back boy, take it back all night
Just take it on back, take it on back
Mmm, do what you gotta do, keep me up all night
Hurting bad man, and it hurts inside when I look you in your eye

What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you're willing to do?
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby
What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you're willing to do?
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby

I've been waiting up all night
Baby, tell me what's wrong
Go on and make it right
Make it all night long
I've been waiting up all night
Baby, tell me what's wrong
Go on and make it right
Make it all night long
Man, fuck your pride, just take it on back, boy
Take it on back boy, take it back all night
Just take it on back, take it on back
Mmm, do what you gotta do, keep me up all night
Hurting bad man, and it hurts inside when I look you in your eye

What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you're willing to do?
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby
What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you're willing to do?
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby
What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you're willing to do?
Kiss it, kiss it better, baby
What are you willing to do?
Oh, tell me what you're willing to do?
Kiss it, kiss it better baby

Album Artist: Rihanna
Album(s): Anti
Written by: Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, Teddy Natalia Noemi Sinclair, John Glass
Music genre(s): Synth-Rock, R&B
Released: 2016
Decade for first release: #2010s

#rihanna #anti #kissitbetter #synthrock #rnb #2010s #intimate #lyrics #exhibitionism #anti #kissitbetter #rihanna #pop #seethroughclothing #mesh #lingerie #piercednipples #nipples #exhibitionism

theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/…

This is just a remarkable change - #worldbank is now touting #industrial #policy instead of #markets

Wow!! How the world has changed!

#economics #politics #elections #democracy #macroeconomics #microeconomics

In case folks are not aware of the interesting contrast about two #democracies - #US Vs #India : a constitutional amendment proposed in India seeks to expand the legislature and ensure population-based representation. And the southern states (smaller population but wealthier) to oppose it as unfair. In the US, the smaller and poorer states hold disproportionately more power in the #Senate and #ElectoralCollege

Which one is right?

#democracy #elections #voters #power

Líra, the bookstore chain that Fidesz tried to bully out of existence, has just moved all Orbán books to the "History" section.

LOL

#Hungary #elections

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* Pre-Election Seat Projections
* Live Voter Turnout by the Hour
* Live Voter Turnout by Constituency
* Which 2022 Strongholds Show a Greater Increase in Turnout: Government or Opposition?
* Results

mediafaro.org/article/20260404…

#Hungary #Elections #Politics

Here we go.
Election day in Hungary.
Please keep your fingers crossed.
And your toes.
I don't even know what a best case scenario looks like, and I have no clue how today will go. It's stressful.

#Hungary #elections

Hungarians vote in a key election that could unseat populist Prime Minister Orbán.

Hungarians headed to the polls on Sunday in a pivotal parliamentary election that could end Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, as the opposition led by Péter Magyar challenges his nationalist rule in a contest drawing scrutiny across Europe and backing for Orbán from US President Donald Trump.

mediafaro.org/article/20260412…

#Hungary #Elections #Politics #Trump #Orban #Magyar #Russia #Europe #EU

iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

If this were a #tax on #oil and invested in #walk #bike #bus #train - imagine how much better life would be for all (e.g. fewer dead kids). But #US would rather hand it all to oil companies who will use it to ruin #elections and make life worse for everyone. #US #voters are terrifyingly suicidal.

#war #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #extinction

ft.com/content/c7499763-5630-4…

Both #oil #gas #production and #price are up for #US producers - where do you think all that profit will go? Of course it will go to subvert #elections #democracy and more #war

#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #extinction

indiaspend.com/indiaspend-inte…

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

#US and #India - #men withdrawing from #education leading to major societal implications

#women #gender #society #stability #democracy #voting #elections

Denmark’s “Pig Election” put drinking water and industrial animal farming at the centre of politics.

Big Ag has polluted groundwater for years, and now people are fighting back for clean water, public health and a different food system.

#factoryfarming #denmark #meat #dairy #pollution #elections

greenpeace.org/international/s…

🗳️Polls are open in Malden! 🇺🇸

🗣️Honored to be here today volunteering at the Special Election alongside community members from all backgrounds and law enforcement — all showing up for democracy.

Every election matters. Local ones especially.
✅ Register to vote — local & national
👋🏽Consider becoming a poll worker — be part of the process

#Vote #Elections #Community #MaldenMa #Diversity #Pollworkers #CivilServant #Volunteers #democracy #photography #America

#Georgia #elections #voting
"The measure that advanced Friday would require voters to fill out ballots by bubbling in ovals instead of making their choices on touchscreens. Millions of ballots would need to be preprinted and stored until voters fill them out."

Disaster in the making...

Georgia Senate votes for rapid move to hand-marked paper ballots before elections this fall

"A proposal for a quick switch to hand-marked paper ballots cleared the Georgia Senate ..."
mdjonline.com/news/georgia-sen…

Denmark's Frederiksen weakened by an election setback, coalition talks loom.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faced a sharp electoral setback Tuesday as her Social Democrats slid toward their worst result in more than a century.

Despite broad international backing for her firm stance toward Washington over Greenland, domestic concerns over migration and the cost of living dominated the vote.

mediafaro.org/article/20260325…

#Denmark #Elections #MetteFrederiksen #Politics #Greenland

finland was planning to move its election platform to amazon web services.

after all the threats from the US and concern about how it will use tech dependence against europe, that plan is on ice.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

#tech #europe #finland #elections #politics #digitalsovereignty #amazon

Denmark votes in a close election overshadowed by Trump’s Greenland bid.

Denmark votes in early general elections on Tuesday with centre-left Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hoping her staunch line against Donald Trump’s push to annex Greenland will carry her to a third term in office.

Overseas seats held by Denmark’s autonomous territories, including Greenland, could tip the balance if the election result is close.

mediafaro.org/article/20260324…

#Denmark #Elections #Greenland #Trump #Politics

Leftist Emmanuel Gregoire becomes the new mayor of Paris.

Gregoire replaces fellow socialist Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor.

The local elections are being closely watched to gauge the political mood in the country ahead of next year’s presidential race.

mediafaro.org/article/20260322…

#Paris #Elections #EmmanuelGregoire #Politics #Gregoire #France

François Bayrou : puisqu’il en est ainsi je quitte la France

Lionel Jospin : j’en tire les conclusions en me retirant de la vie

#elections #bayrou #sunrise #sky #photography #Jospin

Slovenia goes to the polls in an election marked by claims of anti-Romany rhetoric.

In Sunday’s vote, the prime minister, Robert Golob, of the centre-left Freedom Movement party, and rightwing populist and Donald Trump ally Janez Janša are frontrunners after a polarised campaign.

mediafaro.org/article/20260322…

#Slovenia #Politics #Elections #Roma #Trump

France local elections: a key test one year before the presidential race.

One year before Emmanuel Macron’s term ends, parties will be able to gauge their strength in the second round of the local elections, with tight races in major cities, such as Paris, Marseille and Lyon.

mediafaro.org/article/20260322…

#France #Politics #Elections #Macron #Paris #Marseille #Lyon

theguardian.com/society/2026/m…

It is always #women who face the worst of circumstances whether in good times or bad. Horrific! Unless women are explicitly prioritized for support, things won't change.

#justice #equality #democracy #humanrights #elections

hamiltonnolan.com/p/suicidal-b…

"Rather than investing in their own #population, they #work to keep their own population #poor and #needy so that out-of-state #capitalists might want to come and build a #factory where they can #employ them cheaply and without a #union "

Can be observed globally! Which is why we need #global #solidarity against the #exploiters and #oppressors.

#democracy #elections #voting #humanrights #justice

phenomenalworld.org/analysis/p…

Well worth the long read - "deepening material divisions within the working classes seem to have played a key role, unraveling historic solidarities that were once the basis of left politics"

#labor #democracy #equality #elections #voting #union

dylanmatthews.substack.com/p/p…

#Socialmedia = divergent technology
#LLM = convergent?

Definitely seeing evidence of this in my teaching. Worth thinking about.

Key caveat - higher chances of consensus but no guarantee that the consensus is the right one.

#ai #genai #democracy #politics #society #knowledge #education #elections #voting

Slovenia urges the EU to probe reports that Israeli spies meddled in an election race.

Slovenia’s Prime Minister Robert Golob has urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to investigate accusations that Israeli spy firm Black Cube interfered in the country’s election campaign ahead of the 22 March vote, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO.

mediafaro.org/article/20260319…

#Slovenia #Elections #Politics #Espionage #BlackCube

que la paix règne sur le deuxième tour des élections municipales françaises

Andrei Rublev, Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966

tags : priorités, #France #peace #elections #municipales #politique #movie #birds

Petite curiosité locale : du fait de la fermeture de l'école élémentaire voisine, les #ArchivesDeLyon font office de bureau de vote pour ces 2 dimanches d'#elections, avec 3 scrutins pour les municipales, les arrondissements et la Métropole : une logistique de dingue 😱

On a pu déménager une partie de l'accueil mais bien sûr pas les #expositions, ce qui donne quelques scènes cocasses.
Les photos du jour du vote sont de mon collègue Gilles Bernasconi 👍

#photography #lyon #archivistodon

Hungary’s rival parties held parallel rallies ahead of April’s vote.

Viktor Orbán is facing his first serious challenge in years in Peter Magyar.

The two politicians held rallies on Hungary’s national day that outlined very different visions for the country’s future.

mediafaro.org/article/20260315…

#Hungary #ViktorOrban #PeterMagyar #Politics #Elections

Major cities see close first round results in French local elections.

In major cities like Paris, Marseille and Lyon, candidates are set to begin negotiations ahead of a run-off vote following a first round marked by a relatively high abstention rate and some unexpected results.

mediafaro.org/article/20260316…

#France #Politics #Elections #Paris #Marseille #Lyon

Sarah Knafo signale à Rachida Dati le danger de voir la droite perdre les élections à Paris et lui demande d’accepter sa main tendue

#elections #municipales #paris #knafo #extremedroite #photography #cosplay

des résultats d’élections qui décoiffent

An Ex-Navy officer braves 300 knots wind at 20,000 feet to capture the perfect shot

tags : chauve qui peut, #comprendrelesexpressionsfrancaises #meteo #politique #elections

tu prépareras le second tour dès le lendemain du premier

#philosophy #elections
bretzel-liquide.com/blog/2026/…

Rachida Dati a mal dormi

Rue Saint-Dominique avec la Tour Eiffel, Paris, 1900
#elections #municipales #photography #politique #paris