Новости по теме Elections

Assange voices confidence on Australia election WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in the Ecuador's embassy in London, gave an upbeat assessment late Thursday to his chances of winning a seat in Australia's Senate.

12 April 2013

Past haunts Venezuelan opposition ahead of election The final stretch of Venezuela's race to replace Hugo Chavez coincides with a delicate anniversary for the opposition: 11 years since a brief coup against the late leftist leader.

09 April 2013

Both sides claim victory in Montenegro presidential poll Incumbent Filip Vujanovic declared victory in Sunday presidential polls in Montenegro but his sole challenger disputed his claim.

08 April 2013

Strong youth support for sharia in Pakistan: survey More than half of young Pakistanis believe democracy has not been good for their country and nearly 40 percent are in favour of having Islamic sharia rule.

03 April 2013

Campaign to replace Chavez kicks off in Venezuela The presidential campaign to replace Venezuela's Hugo Chavez formally kicked off Tuesday, with his chosen successor vowing to carry on the deceased leader's socialist "revolution."

03 April 2013

Syria, elections cloud next Iran nuclear talks: experts Experts Monday downplayed hopes of any breakthrough in upcoming nuclear talks with Iran, cautioning that progress is unlikely before Iranian elections or while the Syrian conflict rages.

02 April 2013

Pakistan election campaign heats up despite attacks Pakistan's political parties organised huge rallies on Sunday but campaigning for historic general elections in May was marred by a bomb attack which killed two people in the country's northwest.

02 April 2013

Chile's Bachelet announces re-election bid Popular former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced late Wednesday that she is running in November 17 election.

28 March 2013

Japan court rules some election results 'invalid' Japan's politicians were grappling with possible implications Tuesday after a high court said some general election results were invalid, with other rulings expected later in the day.

26 March 2013

Australia PM heading for crushing election defeat: poll Australia's Labor government is heading for a crushing defeat in this year's election, a poll showed Tuesday as a senior minister blamed the party's bloodletting for driving voters to the opposition.

26 March 2013

Vote delay could destabilise Lebanon A divisive debate over Lebanon's electoral law may delay parliamentary elections scheduled for June 9, stoking fears of instability in a country already rattled by the conflict in neighbouring Syria.

15 March 2013

Venezuela election fight to succeed Chavez begins Venezuela was plunged into a bitter election fight to succeed Hugo Chavez on Monday, with acting President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles facing off in a flurry of name-calling.

12 March 2013

Malta's opposition Labour party wins elections Malta's opposition Labour party has won a general election for the first time in over 15 years, with leader Joseph Muscat claiming a "landslide victory" Sunday in the eurozone's smallest member.

11 March 2013

Uhuru Kenyatta elected Kenyan president: commission figures Uhuru Kenyatta was elected Kenya's new president despite facing an international crimes against humanity trial.

10 March 2013

British PM Cameron faces 'crisis' after by-election defeat The Liberal Democrats on Friday hung onto the southern England parliamentary seat of Eastleigh, dealing a heavy blow to Prime Minister David Cameron whose Conservative Party were beaten into third place.

01 March 2013

Top Cuban dissidents launch opposition coalition Top Cuban dissidents Guillermo Farinas and Jose Daniel Ferrer joined forces Wednesday to create a more powerful opposition as Raul Castro celebrates his re-election to lead the Communist-run island.

28 February 2013

Village Akims to be elected in August in Kazakhstan The elections of village Akims will be held throughout Kazakhstan. Maslikhat deputies will be voting for the candidates.

28 February 2013

Italian leftist leader seeks way out of deadlock Italian leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani admitted Tuesday he had "come first but not won" key elections and asked parties to help him push through reforms amid a political deadlock that sent markets tumbling.

27 February 2013

Split vote throws Italy into political gridlock Italy headed for gridlock and financial markets tumbled with a stalemate in parliament between right and left after critical elections in which the real winner might be a new protest party calling for a referendum on the euro.

26 February 2013

Chavez congratulates Castro for re-election Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is convalescing in a Caracas hospital, issued a statement Monday congratulating President Raul Castro for his re-election to a final five-year term.

26 February 2013

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