![A voter casts his ballot in the presidential elections in Lisbon on Sunday [Antonio Cotrim/EPA-EFE]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/h_56644613.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Portuguese vote for their next leader as the country announced a record number of infections.
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![A woman wearing a protective mask walks in Bica neighbourhood during the national lockdown in Lisbon, Portugal [Pedro Nunes/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-23T164058Z_631407327_RC2SDL9KQF0W_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-PORTUGAL.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
People are only allowed to leave home for essential work or trips and to vote under Portugal’s current lockdown.
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The tactics that kept the rebel turned politician in power for decades may be starting to lose their...
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My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell has repeated baseless claims that the US 2020 election was fraudulent and...
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Move comes after proposal by the Independent High Election Commission, which requested more time to organise the polls.
![Many questions remain over the planned elections, including whether international observers will take part [File: Hazem Bader/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8UX7V4.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Important hurdles, including disagreement between Hamas and Fatah, threaten to derail the vote, the first since 2006.
![According to the election commission, Bobi Wine secured just 34.8 percent of the vote [File: Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-15T120428Z_1784960802_RC2C8L9Q37ZI_RTRMADP_3_UGANDA-ELECTION-BOBI-WINE.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Uganda’s opposition leader urges supporters to refrain from violence as he plans to challenge Museveni win in court.
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UN Libya envoy Stephanie Williams says participants at peace conference reach deal on interim leadership ahead of vote.
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Security personnel out in force as longtime president wins sixth term and main challenger Bobi Wine alleges rigging.
![Bobi Wine, the 38-year-old former musician-turned politician has emerged as the main challenger to 76-year-old Museveni, who has been in power since 1986 [Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-14T115235Z_1568524891_RC2N7L9O92SO_RTRMADP_3_UGANDA-ELECTION.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Preliminary results show lead for the incumbent president but the opposition leader dubs the tally as a ‘joke’.
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The tech entrepreneur and vocal advocate of universal basic income officially declared his run for New York City mayor.
![During a lull in the fighting, people come to collect information and assess the situation. Some fled towards the city centre, but many stayed hidden in their homes during the fighting. [Adrienne Suprenant/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8-AS-CAR-BY1A6442-210113.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, is tense a day after armed rebels launched a coordinated attack.
![Ugandans are voting in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine from monitoring polling stations. [Jerome Delay/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21014205001823.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Ugandans pick president in polls marked by crackdowns against an opposition galvanised by a popular singer.
![Electoral commission officials start to count ballot papers for the presidential election at a polling centre in Kampala, Uganda, on January 14, 2021 [Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8YR78Q.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Uganda’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni facing challenge from singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine as he seeks sixth term.