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Nazarbayev wins over 97% of votes: exit poll
Nazarbayev has gained over 97% of votes in the presidential elections in Kazakhstan.
27 April 2015
Candidates for Kazakh presidential election announced
Three candidates for the early presidential elections in Kazakhstan have been identified.
26 March 2015
Kazakh woman to run for Polish presidency
A Kazakh native turned Polish human rights advocate shares her presidential ambitions.
03 March 2015
Former nominee supports Nazarbayev as presidential candidate
A two-time candidate for Kazakhstan president Gani Kasymov supports the idea of holding early election in Kazakhstan and views Nursultan Nazarbayev as the most suitable candidate.
19 February 2015
Nationalists ahead in Bosnia presidency races
Nationalist candidates of Bosnia's Croats, Muslims and Serbs were ahead in the race for the country's tripartite presidency.
13 October 2014
Tens of thousands mourn Brazil presidential candidate Campos
More than 160,000 mourners turned out to pay their respects to Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.
18 August 2014
Black box failed on Brazil politician's doomed flight
The black box recovered from the wreckage of the plane crash that killed Brazilian presidential candidate failed to record his flight.
16 August 2014
Indonesia votes in divisive presidential election
Indonesians voted in the tightest and most divisive presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, pitting Jakarta governor Joko Widodo against Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general with a chequered human rights record.
09 July 2014
Abdullah claims victory in contested Afghan election
Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory in Afghanistan's disputed election, blaming fraud for putting him behind poll rival Ashraf Ghani in preliminary results.
09 July 2014
Out of touch? Hillary Clinton hits back after wealth gaffe
Hillary Clinton sought to nuance her remark that she and ex-president husband Bill were "dead broke" when they left the White House, insisting she was not out of touch.
26 June 2014
Mauritanian leader set to win new term amid poll boycott
Mauritanians on Saturday cast ballots in a presidential election that incumbent Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was expected to win handily as main opposition rivals boycotted the vote in the largely desert nation.
21 June 2014
Santos, Colombia's would-be peacemaker
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who was re-elected Sunday, is seen as his country's best hope for a potential peace deal with Marxist rebels.
16 June 2014
Iraq election candidate kidnapped as attacks kill 16
Militants kidnapped an Iraqi election candidate Sunday as attacks in Baghdad and northern Iraq killed 16 people and officials prepared to announce the results of last month's vote.
19 May 2014
Video scandal jolts Colombia's presidential campaign
A video showing Colombia's main opposition presidential candidate receiving apparently confidential information from a hacker jolted the campaign Sunday.
19 May 2014
Lithuania's 'Iron Lady' poised for victory amid Russia fears
Lithuanians began voting Sunday to elect their president, with incumbent "Iron Lady" Dalia Grybauskaite a shoo-in as fears in the EU Baltic state soar over a resurgent Russia.
11 May 2014
Slovak PM duels philanthropist in final battle for presidency
Slovaks began voting Saturday to choose their president in a fractious and tight run-off between Prime Minister Robert Fico and political newcomer and philanthropist, Andrej Kiska.
29 March 2014
Florida man, 101, runs for Congress
A Florida great-great grandfather has launched a campaign to run for the US Congress in November, running on a record of 101 years of life experience.
21 February 2014
Turkey election candidate slain before vote
A ruling party candidate in Turkish local elections next month has been killed in an armed attack in Istanbul.
13 February 2014
Academy kills Oscars nomination over email gaffe
Oscars organizers have withdrawn a best song nomination from a composer in a rare move because he emailed voting members to highlight his candidacy, which is strictly banned for Academy executives.
30 January 2014
Three years before the vote, Clinton machine gears up
With the news that America's largest liberal fundraising group is to back a Hillary Clinton presidential bid in 2016, a growing sense of inevitability is building around her prospective candidacy.
25 January 2014