exit polls

Here are some takeaways from the exit polls and results.

Democracy and the economy ranked by far as the most important issues for voters, with around a third of respondents citing each.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has won a third term with 51% of the vote, the country's electoral authority said.

Exit polls showed the far-right National Rally winning the first round of Sunday's snap parliamentary election in France.

Exit polls suggest Andres Arauz could still face a runoff and official results were not due for several hours.

Donald Trump was showing some surprising strength with Latino voters in key states such as Florida and Texas.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition was on track for a big win in Sunday's election, media exit polls showed.

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Moon, 64, is expected to beat conservative challenger, former prosecutor Hong Joon-pyo, by 41.4 percent to 23.3 percent of the votes, exit polls showed.

Black women, exit polls show, were by far Clinton's strongest supporters, at 94 percent. By contrast, 53 percent of white women supported President-elect Donald Trump.

South Korea's conservative ruling party may have lost its parliamentary majority in Wednesday's general election.

PM David Cameron's Conservatives have defied expectations to win the most seats at Britain's general election while falling just short of the clear majority needed to govern alone, exit polls stated.

Bolivian President Evo Morales won a third term Sunday with more than 60 percent of the vote, exit polls found, giving him a strong mandate to expand his leftist reforms.

Early exit polls taken in Australia's national election Saturday showed the Tony Abbott-led conservative opposition romping to victory over Kevin Rudd's Labor Party.

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In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

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Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.