World news about “Legislative election” published by euronews.
Bulgaria’s GERB want election they won cancelled Winners of Sunday’s parliamentary election in Bulgaria, the centre-right GERB party, want the result cancelled because of possible irregularities after… 16/05/2013
Allegations of fraud mar Bulgaria’s snap elections Early exit polls suggest that former Prime Minister Boiko Borisov holds the lead in the Bulgarian elections. It would mean a rapid return to power as he… 12/05/2013
Former Pakistan prime minister makes triumphant return Former prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, looks likely to become the country’s next leader after a triumphant election comeback. A stable government is… 12/05/2013
Bulgarian’s go to the polls Polls have opened in the Bulgarian general election. Protests over poverty and corruption forced the government to call an early vote, however an expected… 12/05/2013
Bulgaria to vote in election beset by fraud fears Bulgaria goes to the polls today amid voter apathy and claims of fraud. On the eve of the election protesters gathered outside the country’s parliament after… 12/05/2013
Sharif makes remarkable come back and declares victory in Pakistan poll Thousands celebrated on the streets of Lahore after Nawaz Sharif declared victory from party headquarters in Pakistan’s dramatic landmark election… 12/05/2013
Malaysia opposition holds rally against vote result Packed inside a stadium on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur , 40,000 Malaysian opposition supporters held a rally against last weekend’s election… 08/05/2013
Polls close in tightly fought Malaysian election The polls have closed in Malaysia and the counting begun. The general election has been the most closely fought in the country’s history with the… 05/05/2013
Malaysians vote in elections which could see the end of the world’s longest-running coalition Malaysians are voting in a general election which could see the opposition taking power for the first time in over half a century. Hundreds of people have… 05/05/2013
Italy’s scare over health care Living with a serious physical handicap in one of the world’s most industrialised nations – Italy – is hard enough for people with disabilities and family who… 14/02/2013
Israel: Netanyahu attacked from all sides ahead of election There is hardly any doubt about a victory for the Netanyahu-Lieberman coalition in Israeli elections on January 22. Opinion polls show Prime Minister… 07/01/2013
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
Rutte’s path to power in the Netherlands Mark Rutte’s early ambition was to become a concert pianist, instead he orchestrated his political party to the summit of power in the Netherlands. The… 12/09/2012
Dutch set to pick Mark Rutte for second term Five months after the last government collapsed, Dutch voters go to the polls on Wednesday in a race most pundits say is too close to call. Prime Minister… 11/09/2012
Central banks brace for stormy weekend It is a weekend of danger on the horizon for the international money markets. The reason is Greece, and the election there. It may see a government elected… 15/06/2012
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
What now for Greece? Greece woke up to a new political reality on Monday morning – one which seems set, once again, to tip it and Europe into a period of deep uncertainty… 07/05/2012
Greece set for unprecedented political shakeup Clear skies in Greece are in stark contrast to the uncertainty it is going through, under political stormclouds. Voters are asked to elect a new parliament… 04/05/2012
Opposition protest during Russian elections – nocomment While Russians cast their ballots with muted enthusiasm in national parliamentary elections on Sunday, a group of activists from the Left Front opposition… 04/12/2011
Russian Election: Hackers attack websitesTwo Liberal Russian media outlets and an election watchdog have been victim to huge cyber attacks. Sites belonging to the Ekho Moskvy radio station, online… 04/12/2011
Lesson for EU in election says Turkey’s EU Minister In the wake of the Turkish election results euronews spoke to Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis. Euronews: “Your party… 13/06/2011
Both candidates on knife-edge in Portugal elections When they came face to face during a television debate, the leaders of both of Portugal’s major parties – Passos Coelho, candidate of the centre-right, and… 05/06/2011
Portugal’s dilemma as elections approach To get further insight into the consequences of Portugal’s election, euronews reporter, Michel Santos spoke to journalist and commentator José Manuel… 03/06/2011
Portugal’s students at pre-vote low Portugal’s snap parliamentary election coming up this Sunday has much of the country in a sombre mood. Many people say a new government will not change… 02/06/2011
Back in the Day: South Africa’s Freedom DayApril 27, 1994. Voting begins in South Africa’s first post-apartheid election, with non-whites allowed to take part freely for the first time. Almost 20… 26/04/2011
Morsi not to appeal against election suspensionEgyptian President Mohammed Morsi says he will respect a decision to suspend next month’s parliamentary elections. The Cairo Administrative Court says new… 07/03/2013
Italy election campaign: Berlusconi and Grillo gain momentumWith just three weeks to go until Italy’s general election, there is still no clear indication of an alliance amongst any of the key parties. The… 04/02/2013
Jordan holds election despite Muslim Brotherhood boycottThe first parliamentary elections in Jordan since the Arab spring have been marked by a boycott from the main opposition parties. The US-backed monarchy has… 23/01/2013
Israel votes: further shift to the right expectedIsrael goes to the polls in an election that looks set to take the country further to the right. It means a move away from peace with the Palestinians and… 22/01/2013
Israel set for tight general election raceIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on course for a third successive term in office. But it’s tight. Polls show declining support for the… 21/01/2013
Israeli right wing digs in over territoryThe political right wing in Israel is as adamant as ever about retaining territory it considers Jewish by ancestral birthright. Former Netanyahu Chief of… 16/01/2013
Merkel takes huge lead in German pollsIn what appears to be stunning news for Angela Merkel opinion polls in Germany suggest support for her Social Democrat rival in the autumn general election… 11/01/2013
Two women at the centre of Israeli politicsTzipi Livni, the most prominent female Israeli politician of her time, is back in the political limelight. The former foreign minister heads the newly formed… 09/01/2013
Germany’s Free Democrats call for a united frontGermany’s Free Democrats, tried to muster a sense of unity at a make-or-break rally on Sunday, two weeks ahead of a key regional election. In-fighting and… 07/01/2013
Italians react to Monti’s decision to stand for electionItalians have been reacting to Mario Monti’s announcement that he will join the race in February’s elections. The outgoing prime minister said on Friday… 29/12/2012
Monti says he will lead centrists in Italian voteItaly’s outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti says he is ready to lead a centrist coalition, ahead of February’s parliamentary elections. The centre-left… 28/12/2012
Netanyahu launches campaign for re-electionThe Israeli Prime Minister has put Iran at the top of his re-election campaign. Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that halting Tehran’s nuclear programme would be… 26/12/2012
Monti’s ManifestoItaly’s outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti has published his reform agenda online. It comes a day after the former European Commissioner said he remained… 24/12/2012
Italian president dissolves parliamentThe Italian President has to dissolved parliament, paving the way for an election on the 24th and 25th of February. Georgio Napolitano signed the decree… 23/12/2012
Italy prepares as Monti steps downPrime Minister Mario Monti’s Friday evenings drive to tender his formal resignation to the president has set Italy on a fresh political course. He has… 22/12/2012
Italian centre-left chief Bersani backs MontiThe head of Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party, Pier Luigi Bersani, has dismissed former premier Silvio Berlusconi’s latest turnaround to drop out of the… 13/12/2012
Political confusion – Berlusconi styleItaly’s Silvio Berlusconi has muddied the political waters over his intension to seek re-election. While initially saying he was up for another term as prime… 13/12/2012
Maltese government falls as budget is rejectedMalta’s centre-right government has collapsed after its budget was thrown out by parliament. Franco Debono, a member of the island’s government, joined the… 10/12/2012
Berlusconi hints strongly at comebackAfter months of teasing the press and public alike with the possibility of making a political comeback, former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has… 06/12/2012
Fukushima fallout weighs heavy on Japan’s electionJapan’s election campaign is underway ahead of the December 16 vote with the country’s energy needs a hot topic post-Fukushima. Such is the shadow cast by… 04/12/2012
Parliamentary poll divides KuwaitPolls have closed in Kuwait after one of the most divisive parliamentary elections in the Gulf nation’s recent history. Islamist, tribal and Liberal… 02/12/2012
Kuwait opposition boycotts parliamentary voteSaturday’s vote to elect 50 MPs to Kuwait’s parliament is like an election in any other country. Candidates’ posters are up all over town. They say, with me… 01/12/2012
Italy chooses centre-left canditate for electionEarly indications suggest the head of Italy’s Democratic Party is in the lead in a vote to pick the centre-left candidate for next year’s general election… 26/11/2012
Italy centre-left set to choose new leaderThe parties that make up Italy’s centre-left alliance voted on Sunday to choose their candidate to run for the job of prime minister. Around three million… 25/11/2012
More claims of fraud in Ukrainian electionThere is confusion over the counting of votes in many key regions in Ukraine, several days after the parliamentary elections there. At one constituency in… 02/11/2012
Ukraine opposition party to take election fraud to courtKiev, Donetsk and Vinnytska are the regions worst hit by electoral fraud, according to Ukrainian opposition parties. The Udar Party says at least 1.5… 01/11/2012
Ukraine election candidate claims fraud in his districtAccusations of electoral fraud continue to be levelled following Sunday’s election in Ukraine. A district office in Kiev was blocked on Tuesday night after… 31/10/2012
Ukraine president set for victory in parliamentary pollUkraine’s 35 million voters go to the polls today to elect a new parliament. Despite the government’s unpopularity President Viktor Yanukovich’s ruling Party… 28/10/2012
Ukraine election to be decided on an east/west divideUkraine goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament. Four hundred and fifty seats are up for grabs in an election which pits President Viktor… 26/10/2012
Montenegro vote: ruling coalition set for re-electionThe former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro has been an independent state for just six years. Its ruling coalition led by the Democratic Party of Socialists… 14/10/2012
Lithuania election: voters set to pick centre-left coalitionLithuania’s centre-right government is likely to be voted out in a general election on Sunday. The ex-Soviet state has suffered a sharp fall in living… 14/10/2012
Monti: ‘I will lead Italy if needed’Italy’s technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti has confirmed that he would be prepared to head the government again if there is no outright winner in elections… 27/09/2012
Russia praises Belarus election criticised by EuropeGoing against the findings of a European body, Russia has praised Sunday’s election in Belarus, describing the ballot as “free, open, and conducted in a… 25/09/2012
Minsk claims high turnout in Belarus electionsThe preliminary results in the Belarus parliamentary elections are in, although the final result will not be known for days. The authorities are claiming… 24/09/2012
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
Centrist coalition looks likely after Dutch electionThe Netherlands’ prime minister Mark Rutte could form a new coalition government of the two biggest Dutch parties; his liberal VVD Party and Labour, after… 13/09/2012
Victory for pro-European parties in Dutch electionsThe Dutch electorate has reconfirmed its commitment to the EU by giving a resounding victory to the two pro-European parties. Leader of the centre-right… 13/09/2012
Labour celebrate late surge in Dutch pollDiederik Samsom and his Labour Party have been quick to celebrate. Early in the election campaign they had been trailing the hard-left Socialists but an… 13/09/2012
Liberals and Labour prosper in Dutch pro-Europe pollMark Rutte and his Liberals look set to be the biggest winners in the Dutch general election after exit polls showed the party picked up the largest number of… 13/09/2012
Dutch PM Rutte looks set for second term after tight electionDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Liberal party is in the box seat for a second term after his party won 41 seats in the Dutch General Election. That is a… 12/09/2012
Dutch voters know austerity follows Wednesday’s voteDutch voters are going to the polls on Wednesday in a neck and neck race between the Liberal party of Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the social democratic… 12/09/2012
Netherlands election: Polls show Liberals and Labour neck and neckDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has reminded eurosceptic voters in today’s parliamentary election that his Liberal party is the one most committed to fiscal… 12/09/2012
Netherlands election is too close to callDutch voters go to the polls today in an election that has been heavily influenced by how to deal with the eurozone’s debt crisis. With a close race… 12/09/2012
The Netherlands votes after cost-cutting election campaignAusterity has hit voting in the Netherlands, as Dutch people take to the polls today in an election dampened by cost-cutting measures. Mindful of the… 11/09/2012
Dutch Election: Parties won’t speculate on coalition partnersDutch voters go to the polls on Wednesday knowing that they can expect similar levels of austerity to their other European neighbours once a coalition… 10/09/2012
Hong Kong democrats dealt election blowHong Kong’s pro-democracy parties won a third of the seats up for grabs in the former British colony’s legislative elections on Sunday. They picked up a… 10/09/2012
Berlusconi will run for PM again, say his alliesAllies of Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi are pushing for him to make another political comeback. Even his party’s new leader Angelino… 12/07/2012
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
French Left given mandate for changeAfter the Sarkozy ‘hyper-presidency’ ushered in five years ago with the new-style hyperactive showbiz glitz of Nicolas Sarkozy, France is getting used to the… 18/06/2012
French legislative elections: Voter reactionsFrench newspapers claimed the Socialist party’s outright win in legislative elections would given them ‘carte blanche’ to carry out their promises to… 18/06/2012
Sarkozy’s UMP take an electoral hidingThe UMP Party of former President Nicolas Sarkozy have suffered at the hands of the Socialists. The defeat in the presidential election was marginal; the… 18/06/2012
France votes in final round of parliamentary electionsSunday is the final round of voting in French parliamentary elections and Socialist president Francois Hollande is hoping his party wins a decisive victory… 17/06/2012
High stakes for Hollande as France elects parliamentThe stakes are high for new President François Hollande as France heads back to the polls today for the second round of its parliamentary elections. He… 17/06/2012
Greek election fears spark bank raidIt is arguably one of the largest bank raids in the history of Greece. Analysts say up to 800million euros are being taken from the country’s banks on a daily… 13/06/2012
France legislative election: record absent votersSome political analysts are concerned by a record low turnout for a legislative election in France at just 57 percent. Sunday’s first round results saw… 11/06/2012
French media disappointed with legislative elections turnoutFrench media said Sunday’s first round legislative elections had underscored the polarisation of politics in the country. Initial results gave France’s new… 11/06/2012
French Socialists make headway in first roundThe definitive results are difficult for the pollsters to call after the first round, which is principally a process to sift out the less popular candidates… 11/06/2012
UMP facing another upsetAt the headquarters of the conservative UMP, senior party officials remained stoic even though they were looking at the possibility of a second humiliating… 11/06/2012
Far-right beats far-left in Calais regionIn the north of France, in the Calais region, the extremes of the political spectrum clashed – Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the so-called Left Front and Marine Le… 11/06/2012
French Socialists closer to control of parliamentInitial results in France’s first round of voting in the parliamentary elections gave Socialist Party supporters something to shout about. Projections… 11/06/2012
French Socialists headed for parliament majorityFrench President Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party was headed for an absolute majority in parliament with its Greens Party allies, according to initial vote… 10/06/2012
Greece election polls add to crisis uncertaintyGreece’s conservative New Democracy party and the radical leftist Syriza party are almost neck and neck in the latest polls. Two surveys show New Democracy… 20/05/2012
Algeria elections: final results confirm ruling party winFinal results confirm that Algeria’s ruling party, the National Liberation Front, came out on top in last week’s parliamentary elections. Its partner in… 16/05/2012
Greek parties promise more coalition talksGreek political leaders will continue negotiations to build a unity government in a desperate last bid to avoid a new election, according to state TV. Three… 14/05/2012
Make-or-break government talks in GreeceCrisis-hit Greece has one last chance to form a coalition government and avoid new elections that could signal its exit from the euro zone. It is over a… 14/05/2012
Greece party leaders summoned for final coalition talksGreece’s President Karolos Papoulias has summoned party leaders for eleventh hour talks to try to form a coalition government and avert new elections. If… 12/05/2012
Election hit by irregularities, says Algerian opposition leaderAli Laskri, the leader of the Algerian opposition Socialist Front Forces, has given his damning verdict on the country’s parliamentary election. He told… 12/05/2012
Islamists pushed into third place in Algeria pollAn alliance of Algerian Islamist parties has failed in it bid to take control of the country’s parliament, a year after Arab Spring protests. The ruling… 11/05/2012
Voter apathy as Algeria goes to the pollsAlgerians are electing a new parliament that officials say will bring democracy to a country largely unaffected by the ‘Arab Spring’ revolutions in the… 10/05/2012
Greek coalition dramaForming a government in Greece is a task as hard as any out of ancient mythology. As in other countries, here is how it is supposed to work. The president… 09/05/2012
Greek political logjam continuesAlthough the leader of Greece’s new second largest, and radical left party, Alexis Tsipras, is meeting the leaders of mainstream parties today to try and… 09/05/2012
Greek crisis deepens as hopes of forming a government fadeGreece’s political drama is sinking deeper into crisis with the Leftist candidate for prime minister effectively ruling out forming a coalition with the two… 09/05/2012
Syria awaits poll results as violence ragesAt first glimpse, Damascus does not look like the capital of a country on the brink of civil war. Mothers walk home with their shopping, children play on… 08/05/2012
Syria election is denounced by the oppositionLarge numbers are said to have turned out for Syria’s 250-seat parliamentary elections yesterday, according to the government who sees the poll as central to… 08/05/2012
