site.news_by_theme Elections
Sierra Leone to vote in litmus test for post-war democracy
Sierra Leoneans vote on Saturday in the country's third election since the end of a brutal civil war, a high-stakes poll billed as a litmus test of the mineral-rich nation's democratic credentials.
16 November 2012
Romney breaks silence in bitter broadside at Obama
Mitt Romney, in his first remarks since an unexpectedly lopsided election loss to Barack Obama, blamed his defeat Wednesday on "gifts" showered by the president on his female, African-American and Hispanic supporters.
16 November 2012
US 'concerns' at Ukraine vote fraud claims: Biden
Vice President Joe Biden expressed US "concerns" Tuesday to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych about alleged fraud in parliamentary elections won by the ruling party.
14 November 2012
S. Korea's first lady to face land-deal probe
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's wife will be questioned in writing by special prosecutors probing alleged irregularities in the purchase of a retirement home for her husband.
12 November 2012
Nazarbayev congratulated Obama on re-election
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a congratulatory telegram to Barack Obama in relation to his re-election U.S. President.
09 November 2012
International observers cite 'concerns' in US vote
The 2012 US elections were conducted in a "professional manner," but "real concerns" remain, international observers said Wednesday.
08 November 2012
Asian Americans vote overwhelmingly for Obama
President Barack Obama enjoyed soaring support from Asian Americans to win another term, a survey said Wednesday, as voters elected new faces to Congress including its first Hindu lawmaker.
08 November 2012
Record number of women elected to US Congress
One of America's most male-dominated clubs is about to become a little less so, after historic election gains that will see the largest number of women ever seated in the US Congress.
08 November 2012
'Four more years': Obama declares victory on Twitter
Barack Obama brought his sophisticated social media campaign to an emotional climax, proclaiming his victory on Twitter and Facebook just as TV networks were breaking the news.
07 November 2012
US executes man who devotes last words to election
The US state of Oklahoma on Tuesday executed a convicted murderer who made a reference to the "very close race" for the White House won by President Barack Obama in his final words.
07 November 2012
British Prime Minister Cameron congratulates 'friend' Obama
British Prime Minster David Cameron on Wednesday said he was looking forward to working again with "friend" Barack Obama after his victory in the US presidential race.
07 November 2012
Crowds celebrate Obama victory at White House
Chanting "Four more years!" and "USA, USA!," a crowd of well-wishers danced and celebrated outside the White House late Tuesday after Democratic President Barack Obama swept to re-election.
07 November 2012
Congress vote leaves US set for more gridlock
Democrats were projected to hold onto the Senate and Republicans were to retain the House of Representatives on Tuesday, raising the likely prospect of more partisan gridlock in a divided US Congress.
07 November 2012
Obama inches toward victory in US vote
US President Barack Obama was inching towards victory on Tuesday as results poured in from the US presidential election, as Mitt Romney struggled to win vital swing states.
07 November 2012
Election most tweeted event in US political history
Election day in the United States became the most tweeted about event in US political history Tuesday with enthusiastic netizens firing off 20 million poll-related tweets.
07 November 2012
Obama wins re-election, makes history again
US President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, creating history again by defying the undertow of a slow economic recovery and high unemployment to beat Republican foe Mitt Romney.
07 November 2012
Ukraine calls partial re-vote amid fraud protests
Election officials in Ukraine on Monday called a re-vote in five districts as thousands of people protested in central Kiev against alleged fraud in parliamentary elections won by the ruling party.
07 November 2012
Polls start to open on US election day
US polling stations opened, with Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney locked in a tight presidential contest after a burst of last-minute campaigning.
06 November 2012
Obama, Romney predict victory on eve of election
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both confidently predicted victory Monday, as they rallied supporters in the dying hours of a bitter White House race, which the US president leads by a whisker.
06 November 2012
Kid Rock rocks out at Romney's final campaign rally
He may not be The Boss, but The Kid lent his high-octane rock & roll late Monday to the final rally of Mitt Romney's 18-month campaign, on the eve of the US presidential election.
06 November 2012