Request comes after Ra'am decides to temporarily withdraw from coalition, with far-right lawmaker saying in letter to speaker that there is 'no escaping elections'

Campaigning on cost of living and seemingly balanced out by the more extreme Zemmour, far-right leader is posing a threat to incumbent

As elections near, right-wing presidential candidate highlights death of Jérémie Cohen, previously thought to be an accident, saying it was result of an antisemitic attack

The opposition has 2 main potential paths to unseat Bennett's eight-party government. Neither is straightforward, but Idit Silman's bombshell resignation makes them more plausible

Vucic declares victory hours after polls close and before results are released, saying he got 60% of votes; 'There was no suspense at any time,' he says

In victory speech, pro-Putin leader says results are a message to EU that his brand of Christian, conservative, and 'patriotic' politics 'is not the past, this is the future'

After quitting in his second term to focus on his campaign, the former state legislator and startup CEO is focusing on bipartisan issues in the famously purple state

Country's first-ever direct presidential election, set to take place on December 24, follows years of violence and revolt that toppled the Libyan dictator in 2011

Democrat Phil Murphy, who campaigned for Orthodox Jewish votes, ekes out victory over GOP challenger to retain New Jersey governorship

While many races, including for mayor, appear to be a foregone conclusion, some are still wide open