Новости по теме Elections

Nationalists win Bosnia's elections Nationalist candidates from Bosnia's Croat, Muslim and Serb communities won the country's three-man presidency, election results showed.

14 October 2014

Brazil President Rousseff trailing in latest poll Brazil President Dilma Rousseff narrowly trailed challenger Aecio Neves in latest opinion polls ahead of their October 26 election showdown.

10 October 2014

Online voting not ready for worldwide roll-out: study Online voting has the potential to boost election participation around the world, but is not yet ready to be widely rolled out due to security risks.

09 October 2014

Brazil's Dilma Rousseff, from guerrilla to president Dilma Rousseff is a former leftist guerrilla once imprisoned and tortured by the country's military regime who is now fighting a different battle.

07 October 2014

Morales favored for reelection in Bolivia Bolivia's socialist President Evo Morales is expected to score a reelection sweep next so solid that he likely will win on the first ballot and avoid a run-off.

06 October 2014

Brazilians re-elect clown with 1 million votes Brazilians re-elected a clown named Tiririca (Grumpy) to Congress with one million votes, the second-highest number of any candidate.

06 October 2014

Deflated Bulgarian strongman vows to form government Bulgarian strongman Boyko Borisov said he would try to form a government and avoid national "bankruptcy" after his right-wing party came first in elections.

06 October 2014

Rousseff set to face Neves in Brazil run-off Brazilian President is set to face Social Democrat Aecio Neves in a run-off election, leaving popular environmentalist Marina Silva out of the race.

06 October 2014

Convicts, corruption suspects up for office in Peru Some 21 million Peruvians are voting in regional and municipal elections, with many candidates accused of corruption, drug-trafficking ties.

06 October 2014

Borisov to bounce back in Bulgaria election Bulgarian strongman Boyko Borisov was set for a possible return to power in elections.

05 October 2014

Latvia centre-right coalition scores victory: exit polls Latvia's ruling centre-right coalition led by Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma scored a resounding majority in elections.

05 October 2014

Brazil primed for closest election in decades Brazil's presidential elections are likely to be the closest in a generation, but polls suggest leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff will secure a second term after a run-off.

04 October 2014

Rising Rousseff ramps up Brazil election offensive President Dilma Rousseff has ramped up her offensive as Brazil's election campaign enters the final stretch, with a decisive first-round win in her sights.

30 September 2014

Brazil split ahead of presidential poll Brazil's electorate is split a week ahead of presidential elections, with polls showing Dilma Rousseff locked in a dead heat with main rival Marina Silva

29 September 2014

Swiss voters reject shift to state-run health insurance Swiss voters rejected a plan to ditch the country's all-private health insurance system and create a state-run scheme, exit polls showed.

29 September 2014

Indonesia votes to scrap direction elections for local leaders Indonesia's parliament voted to scrap direct elections for local leaders, despite angry protests against the move and criticism.

26 September 2014

Kazakh Foreign Ministry on Afghanistan's presidential elections Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry has made an official statement on the results of presidential elections in Afghanistan.

25 September 2014

Ghani named next Afghan president, signs power-sharing deal Former finance minister Ashraf Ghani was declared Afghanistan's next president.

22 September 2014

Brazil readies election thriller A fiery plane crash that claimed the life of a popular politician has provided Brazil's presidential campaign with a dramatic plot twist worthy of a telenovela.

22 September 2014

New Zealanders vote in 'dirty tricks' election Counting was underway in a cliffhanger New Zealand election with conservative Prime Minister John Key tipped for a narrow victory in a campaign.

20 September 2014

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