election news 2023

Mayor

A candidate for a far-right party is elected as the mayor of an eastern German town

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save BERLIN — A candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany was elected Sunday as the mayor of the eastern town of Pirna, marking another milestone for the party. Official results showed that Tim Lochner — who isn’t a member of Alternative for Germany, or AfD, […]

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Alabama

Appeals court says Georgia may elect utility panel statewide, rejecting a ruling for district voting | #elections | #alabama

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save ATLANTA — A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Georgia can keep statewide elections for its five-member commission regulating utilities, overturning a lower court judge who found statewide elections illegally diluted Black votes. The ruling is important beyond Georgia’s Public Service Commission because it […]

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