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Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy plays a normal citizen who becomes president on TV. Now, he's won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine's presidential elections.

More than 90 percent of public submissions oppose the euthanasia bill currently going through parliament.

The main hospital in Solomon Islands has been forced into emergency mode because many staff are leaving for their home provinces to participate in the election next week.

The Australian National University's final report of Papua New Guinea's 2017 election found that electoral violence was more widespread than previously noted.

Hastings councillors have voted in favour of a proposal to increase Māori representation on its committees.

Voters in Solomon Islands are being urged to double check the polling stations where they have been registered to vote to avoid disappointment when the polls open next Wednesday.

French Polynesia's pro-independence leader has called for the European parliament election in May to be used as part of a push for independence from France.

Police in Solomon Islands are urging election candidates to calm their supporters following reports of heated arguments between rival groups at election rallies around the country.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has urged all Papuans in Indonesia to boycott the upcoming national elections.

International Observers are continuing to arrive in Solomon Islands less than one week out from the general election.

The New Zealand Defence Force has been busy for the past week transporting election officials, police and voting material to remote Solomon Islands communities ahead of the election on Wednesday week.

A team of electoral observers representing the Pacific Islands Forum is to observe the Solomons election next week.

The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission is warning election candidates chartering ships or organising transportation for voter not to put restrictions or conditions on the service.

There is confusion in Thailand over the results of the election although it had looked like a military-linked party was in the lead, and their victory would keep the Thai army in place as the…

Papua villagers displaced from their Central Highlands regency have rejected proposals for them to return home.

About 50 million voters are heading to the polls in Thailand for the first general election since the 2014 coup.

In Samoa, preliminary results of the by-election for Faasaleleaga No 2 recently shows a landslide for businessman Namulauulu Leota Sami Leota.

Comment - The Thailand elections are coming up and RNZ's Graeme Acton asks, is a sham election better than no election?

Today is the last day of pre-polling in Samoa for the by-election for the Fa'asaleleaga No 2 Electoral Constituency.

Turkey's president has penned an op-ed praising Jacinda Ardern, saying world leaders must learn from her "courage, leadership and sincerity".