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Al JazeeraOct 9Preview

How will Spain’s housing crisis affect elections?

Snap vote called after Parliament rejects measures to protect tenants and freeze rents.

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Al JazeeraOct 9Preview

Katie Zacharia selected to be next White House press secretary

US President Donald Trump called the conservative commentator 'a devoted fan'.

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GuardianOct 9Preview

Parties prepare for byelection in Farage seat amid speculation over £5m gift inquiry

Tories said to be ready to fight in Clacton, with standards investigation rumoured to be nearing its endNigel Farage’s rivals are gearing up for a byelection in Clacton in the months ahead, amid speculation that the standards inquiry into his £5m gift is nearing a conclusion.Conservative sources said the party was ready to fight in Farage’s seat, although senior figures in the shadow cabinet are divided about whether it would be winnable, given Farage’s victory in a byelection over the summer. Continue reading...

Rowena Mason Whitehall editorNigel FarageReform UK

GuardianOct 9Preview

Labour hails byelection win as return of leftwing voters after Starmer era

Party now polling 15 points above Greens, who had been ahead of Labour before Keir Starmer resigned as PMLabour is starting to win back voters on the left who became disillusioned under Keir Starmer’s leadership, the party’s deputy leader has claimed after it saw off Zack Polanski and the Greens to win the Holborn and St Pancras byelection.Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali took 45% of a relatively low turnout to keep Starmer’s old north London seat for the party, pushing Polanski, who had stood for the party he leads, into second place on 33%. Continue reading...

Sammy Gecsoyler and Peter WalkerHolborn and St Pancras byelectionLabour

BBCOct 9Preview

Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru

The left-wing candidate won a narrow victory in a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, exit polls show.

NYTOct 9Preview

Palestinian Authority Says Elections Are to Be Postponed

The delay, outlined in a letter to France, comes as Fatah, the governing party, is suffering from deep internal rifts.

Adam RasgonPalestiniansLegislatures and Parliaments

NYTOct 9Preview

The Nobel Peace Prize recipient is selected in secret by five Norwegians.

Mack LiedermanNobel PrizesNorwegian Nobel Committee

BBCOct 9Preview

'Deeply personal moment': Watch Sagal Abdi-Wali's by-election victory speech

Labour beat the Green Party with 45% of the vote in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.

BBCOct 9Preview

Labour sees off Green challenge to win Holborn by-election

Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali beats Green Party leader Zack Polanski to hold the north London seat.

NYTOct 9Preview

Labour Holds Off Green Party in Election for Starmer’s Former London Seat

Sagal Abdi-Wali won a special election in central London that was seen as an early test for Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Michael D. ShearPolitics and GovernmentElections