News about Elections
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
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
