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India PM Modi concedes defeat in Delhi state elections Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded defeat in Delhi state elections as early results showed anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal's party set for a victory.

10 February 2015 14:57

'Anarchist' bids to halt Modi juggernaut in Delhi polls Voters went to the polls in India's capital with firebrand former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal looking to complete a surprise comeback.

07 February 2015 12:46

UN chief wants more peacekeepers for CAR UN chief Ban Ki-moon is seeking to boost the UN force in the Central African Republic by 1,030 peacekeepers as the country prepares for elections.

06 February 2015 16:27

Third time no charm: Romney won't run for president Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he will not run for the White House again in 2016.

31 January 2015 13:37

Italy presidential battle heads into third day Italy's presidential election will go into a fourth and likely decisive round on Saturday more after two more inconclusive votes.

31 January 2015 11:05

Anti-austerity Syriza storms to historic Greek victory Greece awoke to a new era of defiant anti-austerity after voters handed a decisive victory to radical left party Syriza.

26 January 2015 16:06

Hollande congratulates Tspiras on Greek election victory France's President Francois Hollande congratulated Alexis Tsipras on his radical left party Syriza's victory in Greek elections Sunday.

26 January 2015 14:58

Romney says he's not running - for US Senate Mitt Romney kept them guessing. In his first prominent speech since telling donors last week he was still interested in the White House.

17 January 2015 14:47

Spain's Catalonia calls snap vote in fresh independence push Catalonia called a snap election for September centred on its independence bid, just two months after the wealthy region held a contested symbolic referendum.

15 January 2015 13:12

Nigeria police warn against election violence Nigeria's police chief warned politicians and their supporters against violence before next month's presidential election.

13 January 2015 12:14

Crisis-hit Croatia to elect president in uncertain vote Croatia elects a president in a run-off vote expected to be a tight fight between centre-left incumbent Ivo Josipovic and conservative Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.

09 January 2015 14:21

Sri Lanka votes in tightest election in decades Sri Lankans turned out in large numbers, shrugging off some reports of intimidation to vote in the island's tightest election in decades.

09 January 2015 11:34

Greek PM uses Paris attack to slam Syriza migration proposals Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras used the deadly Islamist attack on France's Charlie Hebdo magazine in an election campaign speech.

08 January 2015 14:42

EU to stay out of Greece election campaign: commissioner EU Economics Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said Greek voters will be left free to choose their destiny in upcoming elections.

07 January 2015 12:16

Brazil's Workers Party backs Lula for 2018: official Brazil's ruling Workers Party would back former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to seek a third term in 2018.

05 January 2015 11:16

Greek vote could boost Europe's anti-austerity parties: analysts An election win for Greece's far-left Syriza party could cause political contagion across Europe by boosting support for other populists.

31 December 2014 13:25

UN chief urges peaceful Sri Lanka vote UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure next week's elections are peaceful and that minorities are able to vote without fear.

30 December 2014 10:01

Incumbent president and conservative rival in Croatia run-off: exit polls Croatia's centre-left President Ivo Josipovic and his conservative rival Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic will face off in a run-off vote on January 11.

29 December 2014 09:47

Greek don't want new adventure, PM warns ahead of vote The Greek public doesn't want a new adventure, Prime Minister warned as he sought to stave off a snap election by urging lawmakers to choose a new president.

28 December 2014 10:19

Croatia's classical composer president seeks second term Croatia's atypical president Ivo Josipovic is running for re-election with an emphasis on the more conventional promise of restoring economic health to the European Union's newest member.

26 December 2014 13:13

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