Would-be Putin challenger Duntsova barred from running in election - campaign team December 22, 2023 at 11:58PM

Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova has been barred from running against President Vladimir Putin in an election next march because of "mistakes" in her application to register as a candidate, her campaign channel said on Telegram. The move came only three days after Duntsova, 40, had applied to the electoral commission to be registered as a candidate. She had planned to run on a platform of ending the war in Ukraine and freeing political prisoners.

Tunisians vote in local elections on Sunday to fill a new chamber as economy flatlines December 22, 2023 at 10:38PM

Tunisians are preparing to vote in the country's first local elections since the approval of a new constitution last year. The elections will determine the composition of a new National Council of Regions and Districts, part of President Kais Saied's plan to reshape politics in Tunisia. However, there is little enthusiasm for the elections due to ongoing issues such as butter and milk shortages, political party boycotts, and the ongoing prosecutions of the president's critics.