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Clinton says can't predict her future, as 2016 looms With only days left until she steps down as America's top diplomat, Hillary Clinton left the door open Sunday to a possible future run in the 2016 presidential elections.
28 January 2013
Age counts as ex-Communist, aristocrat eye Czech presidency Milos Zeman, a bold veteran of the Czech left, takes on eccentric Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg on Friday and Saturday in the tight round-two battle of the republic's first direct presidential election.
26 January 2013
Berlusconi closing in with month to go to Italy vote Former premier Silvio Berlusconi's zealous campaigning is closing the gap between the centre-right and left a month before the Italian general elections.
25 January 2013
©REUTERS Bulgaria to hold referendum on new nuclear plant Polls indicate that Bulgarians will on Sunday vote "yes" to a second nuclear power plant in a referendum, in a closely watched contest between the government and the opposition ahead of elections in July.
25 January 2013
Netanyahu wins but weakened by centrist newcomer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to remain in power despite the poor showing by his Likud-Beitenu list, which will push him into an alliance with the centrist Yesh Atid, the surprise winner of Tuesday's vote.
24 January 2013
Czech 'Prince' goes punk in presidential bid Wearing badges depicting him as punk rocker, blue-blooded Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg is proving a serious contender in his country's first direct presidential election.
24 January 2013
Israelis vote in elections seen swinging to the right Polls opened on Tuesday in Israel's general election, which is expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to power at the head of a government of hardline right-wing and religious parties.
22 January 2013
Merkel to huddle with party after bitter loss in state poll German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be forced to size up her election year strategy Monday after a bitter defeat to the centre-left opposition in a cliffhanger state poll.
21 January 2013
Palestinians brace for new rightwing Israeli govt The Palestinians are bracing for a new right-wing government that Israel's election is expected to produce, hoping that international and domestic moves will strengthen their position.
19 January 2013
German poll kicks off do-or-die year for Merkel alliance German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces her first test at the polls in a general election year Sunday with a state vote that could prove even more decisive for her flailing coalition partners.
18 January 2013
Czechs vote to replace eurosceptic president Klaus Austerity-weary Czechs vote Friday and Saturday in the country's first-ever direct presidential election.
12 January 2013
Czechs to vote in first direct presidential election Czechs vote Friday and Saturday in their country's first direct presidential election, with recession, austerity and graft weighing heavily on the nation as it turns the page on a decade under ardent eurosceptic Vaclav Klaus.
09 January 2013
Venezuela assembly meets amid Chavez health crisis Venezuela's National Assembly meets Saturday to elect its leadership in a session that also is expected to thrash out the country's political future as President Hugo Chavez battles cancer in Cuba.
06 January 2013
Vatican backs Monti, the anti-Berlusconi The Vatican has thrown its weight behind outgoing prime minister Mario Monti, ditching the scandal-hit Silvio Berlusconi in favour of a practising Catholic they hope may lead Italy after February's general election.
31 December 2012
Netanyahu launches re-election bid centred on Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday put Iran at the top of on his re-election campaign, pledging that halting Tehran's nuclear programme would be his first priority as premier.
27 December 2012
Surge in Pakistan violence raises fears for elections A surge of violence in northwest Pakistan culminating in the assassination of a senior provincial minister has raised fears of a renewed Taliban campaign that could threaten national elections.
24 December 2012
Italy election campaign kicks off as Monti quits Italy's election campaign kicked off in earnest on Saturday after Prime Minister Mario Monti's resignation opened the way for a contest dominated by a raging debate over austerity in the recession-hit country.
24 December 2012
S. Korea president-elect says security priority with North South Korean president-elect Park Geun-Hye vowed Thursday to put national security first while pursuing greater engagement with a belligerent North Korea.
20 December 2012
South Koreans vote in presidential election South Koreans cast their votes Wednesday in a tight and potentially historic presidential election that could result in Asia's fourth-largest economy selecting its first female leader.
19 December 2012
Japan election candidates make final pitches Hundreds of candidates vying for a seat in Japan's parliament made their final pitches on Saturday in an election expected to see the return of the country's old guard.
15 December 2012

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