News about Elections

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

Hillary Clinton in campaign mode... for fellow Democrats Democrat Hillary Clinton launched herself into the thick of the US midterm election campaign.

20 September 2014

Lula mobbed in Rio, defends govt on Petrobras Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rallied behind successor Dilma Rousseff as she battles to stay in power at next month's election.

16 September 2014

'We love you, don't go', London rally tells Scotland Thousands gathered in London to urge Scottish voters to reject independence and stay in the United Kingdom in a landmark referendum in three days' time.

16 September 2014

US rejects Crimea regional election The United States rejected as illegitimate the first local elections in Crimea since Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in March.

16 September 2014

Clinton tells Iowa she's 'thinking about it' ahead of 2016 Hillary Clinton joked about her potential 2016 White House bid, telling Democratic supporters she was "thinking about it."

15 September 2014

Rousseff in Rio slum visit as poll gap closes Brazil President visited a Rio slum as latest polls showed her gaining ground against ecologist rival Marina Silva ahead ofpresidential elections.

13 September 2014

Sweden school 'crisis' looms large over election Swedish schools have become a political battleground September 14 elections as a debate intensifies over falling school results.

09 September 2014

Scotland referendum campaigns neck and neck: poll The rival campaigns in the Scottish independence vote are tied with just over a week to go.

09 September 2014

Clinton says will decide White House run early 2015 Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said she would likely decide whether she will join the 2016 presidential race by the start of next year.

06 September 2014

Afghan election close to failure as Abdullah sets deadline Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Monday issued another ultimatum over the disputed election result.

03 September 2014

Silva poll charge forces Brazil poll rivals' rethink Environmentalist Marina Silva sending a threatened Dilma Rousseff, the incumbent, into attack mode with the elections a month away.

03 September 2014

Brazil incumbent goes on offensive in presidential debate Incumbent D.Rousseff, now trailing top rival M. Silva in Brazil's presidential race by 10 percent, went on the offensive in a televised debate.

02 September 2014

Democrats keep Obama at distance ahead of mid-term elections Barack Obama's Democrats are walking a tightrope 10 weeks before US congressional elections.

30 August 2014

Surprise-package Silva shakes up Brazil vote Popular environmentalist Marina Silva has shaken up Brazil's presidential election since her sudden entry into the race.

28 August 2014

Afghan election in crisis as candidate pulls out of audit One of the two candidates boycotted the UN-supervised vote audit set up to end a prolonged dispute over the rightful winner.

27 August 2014

Leader of Britain's UKIP picked to stand for parliament seat The leader of the anti-EU UKIP Nigel Farage is to run for parliament in Britain's 2015 election.

27 August 2014

Indonesian court to rule on presidential election challenge An Indonesian court was expected to uphold Joko Widodo's victory in last month's presidential election.

21 August 2014

Brazil Socialists name presidential candidate after Campos death Brazil's Socialist party named popular environmentalist Marina Silva as presidential candidate.

21 August 2014

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