Новости по теме Elections

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

C.Africa president asks France to stay till polls The leader of the strife-torn Central Africa Republic asked French troops Monday to stay until polls due in early 2015, as unabated sectarian violence wrecked Paris' hope of a quick exit.

18 February 2014

Egypt army chief says he will run for president: Kuwait paper Egypt's top military commander Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in comments published in Kuwait Thursday that he has decided to run in the presidential election scheduled for April.

06 February 2014

Tunisia parliament approves new cabinet line-up Tunisia's parliament on Wednesday approved a technocratic caretaker government tasked with leading the country out of a bruising political crisis and to fresh elections.

29 January 2014

Nigeria to hold presidential vote on February 14, 2015 Nigeria is to hold its next presidential election on February 14, 2015, the electoral agency said Friday, with incumbent head of state Goodluck Jonathan expected to seek a second term.

25 January 2014

Thailand awaits crunch court ruling on election Thailand's embattled government faces a key court ruling Friday on whether it can go ahead with a fiercely disputed election despite threats by opposition protesters to block the vote.

24 January 2014

Czech billionaire sets aside business for power politics The Czech Republic's second richest man whose fledgling party came in second in parliamentary elections, Andrej Babis, said Monday he is setting aside his business portfolio to take up a political one, as finance minister.

21 January 2014

Central Africa begins search for new leader after bloodbath The Central African Republic began the search for a peacemaker president Tuesday after months of sectarian violence that displaced a fifth of the population.

15 January 2014

Deadlocked Bangladesh swears in contested parliament Bangladesh's newly elected lawmakers took the parliamentary oath on Thursday after an election condemned as a farce by critics, with the country's battling political leaders still locked in a deadly confrontation

09 January 2014

Syria opposition re-elects Jarba as leader Syria's main opposition National Coalition re-elected Ahmad Jarba as its leader during a general assembly meeting in Istanbul on Sunday, the coalition said in a statement.

06 January 2014

Bangladesh stares into abyss after bloody vote 'farce' Bangladesh stared into the political abyss Monday after the ruling Awami League romped to victory in a blood-soaked election which was dismissed as a farce by the opposition.

06 January 2014

Attacks, strike plague Bangladesh on election eve Dozens of polling booths were torched on the eve of Bangladesh's violence-plagued election Saturday as the opposition staged a general strike in a final act of defiance against the "farcical" polls.

05 January 2014

Indian PM Singh says will step down after 2014 elections India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced Friday that he will step down after elections this year and said reluctant political scion Rahul Gandhi should take his place if the ruling Congress party wins an unlikely third term.

03 January 2014

Gunman in deadly attack on Thai opposition rally A gunman opened fire at an opposition rally in Thailand Saturday in a deadly attack that inflamed tensions in the politically divided kingdom, where anti-government protesters wreaked fresh havoc in election preparations.

30 December 2013

Thai government to ask army to secure election Thailand said Friday that it would ask the army to provide security for February elections after violent clashes between police and opposition protesters left two people dead and more than 150 wounded.

27 December 2013

Thai police battle protesters trying to stop election Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Thursday as clashes broke out with protesters trying to prevent political parties registering for elections, leaving dozens wounded and forcing officials to flee by helicopter.

27 December 2013

Bangladesh deploys military in election countdown Bangladesh deployed tens of thousands of troops on Thursday in a bid to contain deadly political violence ahead of elections next month which are being boycotted by the opposition.

26 December 2013

Mauritania ruling party wins absolute majority Mauritania's ruling UPR party has won a ruling majority in parliament after a second round of legislative elections.

23 December 2013

Madagascar votes for new president Madagascans voted Friday for a new president and parliament in run-off elections aimed at pulling the island out of the political and economic doldrums and restoring democracy.

20 December 2013

Socialist Bachelet tipped to win easily in Chilean runoff Former Chilean president and socialist champion Michelle Bachelet, who has proposed tax reforms and a new constitution for her country, is expected to unseat conservatives Sunday in a runoff election.

13 December 2013

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