World news about “Election results” published by euronews.
Coalition worries face Bulgaria’s tarnished centre-right GERB party With nearly all the votes counted, it is clear Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party has won the election – but has not done enough to form a government on its… 13/05/2013
UK PM Cameron ponders UKIP threat after local electionsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron may have some tough choices to make ahead of the 2015 general election. The strong performance of the UK Independence… 03/05/2013
Venezuelans hold rival rallies as election dispute continues May Day marches had a political edge in Venezuela as the opposition led by Henrique Capriles pledged to ask the Supreme Court to order a re-count of the… 02/05/2013
Venezuela’s presidential election result stands Venezuela’s National Election Council has announced that last Sunday’s disputed presidential election result will stand. Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as the… 21/04/2013
Far-right rising in Europe Question from Vivi, Ioannina, Greece: “Hi. We are students from the Ioannina University of Economics in Greece. Our question is: how can Europe act with… 19/04/2013
Maduro narrowly wins Venezuela’s presidential poll There have been wild celebrations across the Venezuelan capital Caracas following Nicolas Maduro’s victory in the presidential election. Supporters of the… 15/04/2013
Montenegro president wins third term after hotly-disputed election results Filip Vujanovic will serve a third term as president of Montenegro after narrowly winning Sunday’s election. Vujanovic, who comes from the Democratic Party… 08/04/2013
Hamas re-elects Khaled Meshaal Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has re-elected Khaled Meshaal as it’s leader. Since 2004, the 56-year old has headed the movement, which controls the… 02/04/2013
Kenya: defeated Odinga disputes election result Defeated Kenyan presidential contender Raila Odinga is challenging the result of the March 4 election. Odinga, who is Kenya’s current prime minister… 16/03/2013
Opposition claims victory in Greenland in vote on how best to exploit resources Greenland’s main opposition leader, who campaigned on a ticket of higher taxes for foreign mining companies, has gained the largest share of the votes in the… 13/03/2013
Kenyans turn out in their millions to vote Kenyans have turned out in their millions to vote in the country’s presidential election. It has been relatively peaceful so far, with many saying memories… 05/03/2013
Covering Obama’s re-election – the story of a lifetimeEuronews’ US correspondent, Stefan Grobe, covered the US election night in Obama’s headquarters in Chicago. Here is personal account of what it meant to cover… 09/11/2012
US election – a view from the Romney campEuronews’ European Affairs Correspondent, Paul Hackett, travelled across the US and covered election night in Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney’s… 09/11/2012
‘Forward’ means facing painful reforms in US – Bremmer Obama has only talked in broad terms about how he plans to go about the second half of the eight years through which American voters have chosen him to lead… 07/11/2012
Romney concedes defeat as Obama sails to second termRomney concedes defeat as Obama passes 270 votes needed for victory Democrats keep control of Senate Republicans retain control of House of… 06/11/2012
Ukraine election: the numbers game Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich’s ruling party looked set to secure a parliamentary majority on Monday, despite international monitors criticising the… 29/10/2012
Spain election results like ‘reading two countries’ Two regions in Spain have just had elections with results that look simple but are not. In Galicia, the conservative People’s Party (PP) in power in Madrid… 22/10/2012
News+: Dutch pro-Europe parties claim victory In the Netherlands any fears that the Dutch people would punish the country’s pro-European parties for the euro crisis were quickly dispelled on Wednesday… 13/09/2012
The angry voters of Europe Anger at the ballot box. It’s unseated 11 European leaders since the financial crisis began. That’s in part because mainstream parties on the right and left… 25/06/2012
France: dangerous liaisons? France’s second round of voting for who enters parliament promises to be a tighter race than perhaps ever before, between the socialists (PS), conservative… 15/06/2012
Presidential elections results cancelled in South Ossetia – nocomment The Supreme Court of Georgian breakaway republic South-Ossetia declares recent presidential elections illegitimate and calls for new elections. 30/11/2011
Yingluck Shinawatra wins Thailand election – nocomment Yingluck Shinawatra is set to become Thailand’s first ever female prime minister after her Pheu Thai party won over half of the parliamentary seats. 04/07/2011
Election day in Italy Election day in Rovigo, in eastern Italy (filmed by Andrea) 03/06/2011
Berlusconi party defeated in local elections – nocomment Silvio Berlusconi has crashed to a heavy personal defeat in the latest Italian local elections, and it is partly his own fault. 31/05/2011
Kenyatta opens early lead in Kenyan presidential electionUhuru Kenyatta has emerged as the early frontrunner in Kenya’s presidential poll. The deputy prime minister has a slight lead with a third of votes counted… 05/03/2013
Italy prepares for a coalition of enemiesThe results of the Italian general election are threefold, political gridlock, market jitters and a slap in the face for European austerity. The numbers… 26/02/2013
Italy calls to scrap the ‘pigs mess’Italy has awoken to political deadlock and the prospect of chaos to come. La Repubblica, the leading centre-left newspaper, claims that Italy is ungovernable… 26/02/2013
Italy election: protest voting creates political stalemateProtest voting in Italy has created a new political landscape and pushed the country towards deadlock. With more than 90 percent of the votes counted in the… 25/02/2013
Italy’s PDL thanks Berlusconi for his ‘faith in success’The People of Freedom party (PDL) is pleased with the centre-right’s strong performance in Italy’s parliamentary elections, Feburary 24-25. Controversial… 25/02/2013
Correa re-elected as Ecuador presidentCrowds gathered at the presidential palace in Quito on Sunday night to celebrate the re-election of Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa. The left-wing leader… 18/02/2013
Cyprus presidential vote heads for run-offIn Cyprus, Conservative leader Nicos Anastasiades has won the first round of the mediterranean island’s presidential election but failed to clinch an outright… 18/02/2013
Correa claims win in Ecuador’s Presidential pollExit polls suggest Ecuador’s incumbent president has been re-elected to serve a third term in office. Rafael Correa is said to have won 61 percent of the… 18/02/2013
Anastasiades wins but will face run-off in Cyprus presidential electionConservative opposition leader Nicos Anastasiades has won the presidential election in Cyprus, but has not done enough to avoid a run-off on February 24… 17/02/2013
Israel wakes up to uncertaintyThe surprise rise of the centre-left is threatening to derail the current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Commentators see it as a vote against right-wing… 23/01/2013
In Israel centre-left thwarts rise of rightIn Israel exit polls suggest the predicted shift to the right has ended in a dead heat. The centre-left Yasher Atid party has risen to a close second place… 23/01/2013
Israel elections in dead heatNeck and neck. Current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s win is not as clear cut as latest exit polls suggest there is no outright winner. With 99… 23/01/2013
Three – way live election results in IsraelIt’s voting time in Israel, as people come forward to vote for the 19th Knesset – the state’s next parliament. Elections results will be available in real… 22/01/2013
Egypt’s ‘yes’ to controversial new constitutionThe Egyptian Supreme Election Committee has confirmed that the controversial new constitution has been approved. Nearly 64 per cent of the votes in the two… 25/12/2012
South African President retains leadership of ANCSouth African President Jacob Zuma has been reelected as leader of ruling party, the African National Congress. This permits him to be the head of state of… 18/12/2012
Abe takes the LDP back to power in JapanJapan’s Liberal Democrat party, which was all-but destroyed at the polls only three years ago after running Japan for most of the post-war period, has stormed… 16/12/2012
Amid fraud claims, Brotherhood claims Egyptian referendum victoryJumping the gun, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood claims it garnered 56.5% of Saturday’s vote on the country’s new constitution, and predicted that the ‘yes’ camp… 16/12/2012
Opposition candidate wins Slovenia presidential electionSlovenia has elected former centre-left prime minister Borut Pahor to the largely ceremonial post of president in a run-off for the job. His rival… 03/12/2012
Catalans react with surprise but determinationCatalans have reacted with surprise but determination to the result of their regional election. The governing pro-independence CIU party lost 12 seats… 26/11/2012
Fragmented vote in Catalonia’s electionA glum Artur Mas greeted his supporters from a balcony in Barcelona. Far from winning an absolute majority, his centre-right CIU party has lost 12 seats in… 26/11/2012
Catalan election: Pro-independence parties winExit polls suggest current Catalan President Artur Más and his conservative Convergence and Union party will win Sunday’s regional election, maintaining its… 25/11/2012
Sarkozy “disciple” wins French opposition pollA supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been officially elected as the next leader of France’s centre-right opposition party, but only by a… 20/11/2012
Former Slovene Prime Minister causes a stir in electionThe former Prime Minister of Slovenia has caused a surprise by coming first in his country’s presidential election. Nonetheless, Borut Pahor will have to turn… 12/11/2012
Obama promises better times aheadBarack Obama, took to the stage in his home city of Chicago, shortly after being re-elected as the president of the United States. Alongside the first lady… 07/11/2012
New Yorkers celebrate Obama’s victoryNewspaper sellers in New York were doing good business today. The headlines said it all: “Obama’s night”, “Obama Triumphs” and “Barack for More.” It truly was… 07/11/2012
Americans in Paris celebrate Obama’s victoryAt the American embassy in Paris there has been much celebrating after President Barack Obama won his second term as president of the United States. Pierre… 07/11/2012
Romney’s last bow strong on principlesMultimillionaire Mormon Mitt Romney conceded defeat to Obama his pride intact. The Republican had taken Obama to the wire. In a convention centre in Boston… 07/11/2012
How the US election voting stacks upUS President Barack Obama has won a second four-year term in the White House. Obama needed 270 electoral votes to regain the presidency. So far he’s won 303… 07/11/2012
USA holds its breath as Americans go to the pollsThe two main candidates running in the US presidential election have made last minute visits to the key battleground states as voters go to the… 06/11/2012
Ukraine opposition party complains of “stolen” votesTension is continuing to simmer in Ukraine after last weekend’s disputed parliamentary elections. Opposition supporters tried to stop police from moving… 02/11/2012
Yanukovich’s party still in front in Ukrainian vote countUkraine’s ruling party says it has won the country’s parliamentary election. Officials said President Viktor Yanukovich’s Party of Regions picked up more… 29/10/2012
Ukraine election: observers complain about lack of transparencyA European team monitoring Ukraine’s election on Sunday says the country has taken “a step backwards” compared with the 2010 presidential vote. The… 29/10/2012
Ukrainian nationalists still fearful of vote fraudUkraine’s nationalist Freedom Party has downplayed its strong showing in the country’s parliamentary elections. Leader Oleg Tyahnybok told euronews that now… 29/10/2012
Ukrainian ruling party wins election: exit pollsExit polls published immediately after polling stations closed in Ukraine’s parliamentary election predict the ruling party of President Viktor Yanukovich… 28/10/2012
Spain reacts to regional election resultsSpanish newspapers see the regional election victory in Galicia as giving a breathing space to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, his centre right People’s Party… 22/10/2012
United Russia wins elections amid cries of foul playTurnout has reportedly been low in the Russian local and regional elections, but that has not stopped President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party from… 15/10/2012
Protests in Venezuela following Chavez victorySeveral hundred Venezuelen students too to the streets of Caracas to protest at the re-election of President Hugo Chavez. They are demanding a manual re-count… 09/10/2012
Tbilisi and Moscow to end their four-year freeze?The celebrations went on well into the night. News that the six-party Georgian Dream coalition had won the parliamentary election in Georgia was welcomed in… 03/10/2012
Georgia election victor outlines his political strategiesEuronews correspondent in Georgia, Sergio Cantone met Bidzina Ivanishvili to talk first about his domestic political strategy and his role after reforms have… 02/10/2012
Polls close in boycotted Belarus electionAlexander Lukashenko is expected to have his presidency reinforced by the election in Belarus. Official results show a 26 percent turnout through advance… 23/09/2012
Montreal shooting suspect in police custodyA unnamed 62-year-old man is in Montreal police custody following the fatal election night shooting in Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec. The… 05/09/2012
Fatal shooting mars Quebec separatist election celebrationAn election victory celebration by separatists in the Canadian province of Quebec has been interrupted by a shooting in which one person was killed and… 05/09/2012
Separatists win election in QuebecThe French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec appears to have elected its first female premier. Leading the separatists, Parti Quebecois, Pauline Marois… 05/09/2012
Angola election: MPLA party set to remain in powerJose Eduardo dos Santos looks set to continue ruling Angola after almost 33 years in power. With more than half the votes counted, dos Santos and his … 01/09/2012
Voting ends in Angolan electionVoting has closed in Angola’s third election since independence from Portugal in 1976. Election observers quoted by the Associated Press said there had been… 01/09/2012
Success for moderate alliance in Libya poll resultsFinal results in Libya’s landmark election have confirmed significant gains for a coalition seen as moderate. But it is not yet clear who will dominate the… 18/07/2012
Ex rebel chief Jibril early leader in Libya pollLibya’s former rebel leader Mahmoud Jibril is the early frontrunner after partial results in the country’s election. His National Forces Alliance is heading… 10/07/2012
Egypt: Showdown feared as parliament prepares to reconveneIt was a short-lived respite in Egypt. The country is facing a fresh crisis with the new president challenging the authority of the army by ordering the… 09/07/2012
Jibril claims lead in Libya’s national pollWith official results expected to be published some time today, first indications in Libya’s national election point to Mahmoud Jibril being ahead. The… 09/07/2012
Liberal coalition claim early lead in Libya voteA coalition of Liberal parties has claimed an early lead in Libya’s election as vote counting continues. The National Forces Alliance is a collective of… 08/07/2012
East Timor election: Gusmao set to strengthen powerEast Timor’s parliamentary elections are predicted to have been won by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao’s party, according to preliminary results. But it’s… 08/07/2012
Mexico election officials dismiss fraud claimsEnrique Pena Nieto has been confirmed as the winner of Mexico’s presidential election, after officials dismissed allegations of vote-rigging following a… 07/07/2012
Partial recount in Mexico presidential electionFollowing allegations of fraud, Mexico’s electoral commission has announced there will be a partial recount of votes cast in the country’s presidential… 05/07/2012
Mexico’s leftist election loser calls for a recountSupporters of Mexico’s runner-up in Sunday’s presidential election have applauded his call for a recount after alleging the poll was riddled with fraud. It… 04/07/2012
Record fifth term for Iceland PresidentOlafur Grimsson has been confirmed as the winner in Iceland’s presidential race for a fifth time with a 52.4 per cent share of the votes. The 69-year-old’s… 01/07/2012
Grimmson on track to become Iceland president for fifth timeRiding a wave of popularity based on defying Britain and the Netherlands over collapsed Iceland banks, Olafur Grimmson looks set to become president for a… 01/07/2012
Egyptians like Morsi’s words, await actionEgypt’s new President Mohamed Morsi’s inaugural address to the nation appears to have gone down well with the population. Morsi said Egypt “will not take a… 30/06/2012
Egyptian election result is delayed until the weekendThe results of Egypt’s presidential election have been delayed adding to the tension in Tahrir Square. The people had been expecting to discover the winner… 21/06/2012
Tense wait in Egypt ahead of presidential resultEgypt remains gripped by political tension with the rival candidates in its presidential election both claiming victory. After a run-off vote at the… 20/06/2012
Nationalists celebrate victory in Serbian pollNationalist opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic has declared victory in Serbia’s presidential election and promised to keep on working for … 21/05/2012
Hollande’s first presidential speechHolland gave his first speech since being elected French president from the quiet, rural town of Tulle in Corrèze. He goes from being the head of the… 07/05/2012
Hollande – Mr Normal – elected President of FranceThis could be called a victory for ‘change now’, by a president called ‘Mr Normal’, going by the slogan and a nickname attached to François Hollande. The… 06/05/2012
French elections: Candidates’ reactionsNow that the pundits’ predictions are confirmed that Hollande and Sarkozy will go through to the second round (with 27.5% and 26.6% respectively) much… 22/04/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi’s party claims landmark voteThere were celebrations as Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi won a parliamentary by-election. Her party has also claimed victory in at least 19… 02/04/2012
Victorious Slovak social democrats vow to fulfil promisesFormer prime minister Robert Fico has led his centre-left social democratic SMER party to victory in elections in Slovakia. With over 44 percent of the… 11/03/2012
Slovakia: Election triumph for opposition leftThe political comeback of Slovakia’s former prime minister Robert Fico looks complete. All the signs are that his leftist opposition party has won an… 11/03/2012
Anti-Putin protests: ‘My voice has not been counted’Amid the anti-Putin protests, one of the banners in the style of a small ad called for the veteran leader to be part-exchanged. Another announced March 5 as… 05/03/2012
Russia elections: Putin set to return to KremlinAs a day of voting ends in Russia the latest figures from the Interfax news agency point to Vladimir Putin holding 63.42 percent vote-share with 30 per cent… 04/03/2012
Pro-EU Niinistö elected Finland’s PresidentFinnish voters have chosen the pro-European conservative Sauli Niinistö as their next president. He took the second round poll with more than 60 per cent of… 05/02/2012
Observers slam ‘undemocratic’ Kazakh electionInternational monitors on Monday condemned Kazakhstan’s parliamentary election as undemocratic. Observers said there was no real opposition to President… 16/01/2012
Exit polls give Kazakhstan rulers predictable landslideExit polls in Kazakhstan’s general election suggest another crushing victory for the ruling party, with three surveys giving it more than 80 percent of the… 16/01/2012
Polls close in Kazakhstan’s democratic testThe polls have closed in Kazakhstan’s election in a vote designed to boost the country’s democratic credentials by giving a non-ruling party a toehold in… 15/01/2012
Rival rejects re-election of Congo’s KabilaTwo men believe they are President of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In power for a decade, Joseph Kabila has been re-elected in the war-scarred central… 09/12/2011
Congo’s Kabila re-elected as opposition cries foulJoseph Kabila has won re-election in the Democratic Republic of Congo in provisional results slammed by the opposition as ‘totally unacceptable.’ President… 09/12/2011
Putin declares candidacy amid protestsAccusations of vote rigging following the Russian parliamentary elections have unified Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s diverse enemies, causing the largest… 07/12/2011
