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The leader of French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira party says there has been electoral fraud in last weekend's French presidential election.

As preparations for Papua New Guinea's elections intensify, the Electoral Commission has announced it will be employing 30,000 public servants as temporary election workers.

Newly elected Niue MP Terry Coe says civil servants should not have been awarded a pay rise so close to the election.

Liberal candidate Moon Jae-in, who favours greater dialogue with North Korea, has claimed victory in South Korea's presidential election.

South Koreans are voting early after a huge corruption scandal brought down their former president.

Jakarta's outgoing governor - a member of the Christian minority - has been found guilty of blasphemy and sentenced to two years in jail.

A veteran opposition member in Niue says he, or a fellow member of the opposition, will go for the island's premiership.

Provisional election results in Niue indicate a boost to women's representation in Parliament.

Preliminary results from yesterday's election in Niue show that O'Love Jacobsen has won most votes for the common roll seats.

Europe's eyes are on France as voters cast their ballots in a presidential election that could affect the future of the European Union.

Labour's party list is a "total victory" for Māori despite no Māori being ranked in the top 15, MP Kelvin Davis says.

Polls have opened in Niue where a record number of candidates are vying for a seat in the common roll.

Cyclone Donna was upgraded to a category four on Saturday as it continued to batter Vanuatu's northern islands for a second day.

French election frontrunner Emmanuel Macron has filed a lawsuit over rumours that he has a secret bank account in the Caribbean.

The US House of Representatives has passed a revised healthcare bill that Republicans hope will replace Obamacare.

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been accused of plagiarising a speech by one of her defeated rivals.

Papua New Guinea's Electoral Commission says it needs another $US25 million for the election which starts next month.

The two rivals in France's presidential race have traded accusations at the start of the last week of campaigning.

Relatives of three people killed in Papua New Guinea are demanding thousands of votes for their candidates in the upcoming election.