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London elections 2022: Tories hold on to Bromley

Londoners went to the polls in local elections on May 5. Josh Salisbury has the lowdown on the vote in Bromley

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

Tories set to force all voters to show ID as last-ditch Supreme Court fight fails

A pensioner has lost his epic battle against the Tories' plans to force all voters to show ID at polling stations - which campaigners say are a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022

No voters have raised Brexit Protocol or First Minister post during election campaign, says SDLP leader Colum Eastwood

He said the SDLP was focused "within every fibre of our being" on lifting people out of poverty

Belfast Live · Apr 26, 2022

In Le Pen stronghold, French voters dread five more years of Macron

When Emmanuel Macron's election victory flashed on TV screens mounted in the main polling station of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen's stronghold of Henin-Beaumont in northern France, there was anger and disappointment etched on the faces of her supporters.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2022

As it happened: Macron beats far-right rival Le Pen to win second term

Emmanuel Macron was elected to a second term as French president on Sunday evening with 58.8% of the vote, according to an estimate from the Ipsos polling institute. His far-right challenger Marine Le Pen won 41.2% of the vote in an election that saw the country’s highest abstention rate in…

France 24 · Apr 24, 2022

French in London feel they have little choice but to choose Macron

Blocking Marine Le Pen because of her stance on race issues was more of a priority to voters than any policies of the favourite

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022

French voters at UK polls believe ‘big change’ coming in nation’s politics

Voters in London said they believed that far-right politician Marine Le Pen would have greater influence even if she lost the race to be president.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

‘Everybody’s ready for a change’: Labour losing grip on Sunderland

Conservatives hope for local election gains, but voters’ views on Partygate may help Labour cling on

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022

French afternoon election turnout down 2 percentage points from 2017

Turnout figures for the second round of France's presidential election on Sunday showed a 63.23% participation rate by 5 p.m. (1500 GMT), the interior ministry said, below the 65.30% recorded at the same time in the 2017 election.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2022

EXPLAINER: How France's old-school voting system works

French voters in the presidential election are using an old-school voting system that has defied calls for more flexibility or modernization

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022