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Big names register in last minute dash for Iran’s presidency Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has thrown his hat into the ring for the June elections just minutes before the deadline. He had… 11/05/2013
Malaysia opposition leader calls for protest as PM sworn in Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak has been sworn into office, at a ceremony with the king, after his coalition extended its long rule – but he faces… 06/05/2013
US citizen held in Venezuela for spying as post-election dispute continues The fallout from the Venezuelan election dispute continues as opposition leader Hernrique Capriles says his movement will boycott an audit of the election… 26/04/2013
Millionaire Cartes wins Paraguay presidential Wealthy businessman Horacio Cartes of the centre-right Colorado Party appears to have won Paraguay’s presidential election. With a majority of votes counted… 22/04/2013
Venezuela’s Maduro faces difficult ‘start’ They announced a victory in Caracas, but it was by far fewer votes than expected. At the end of presidential election day in Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro’s… 19/04/2013
Opposition calls off rally as violent clashes claim lives after disputed election in Venezuela In Caracas violent demonstrations have left at least 7 dead and 61 injured. Clashes erupted over the disputed election victory of Nicolas Maduro, the chosen… 17/04/2013
Venezuelan students protest against election results – nocomment Venezuelan police fired tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators chanting “fraud” and “recount” in an upscale district of Caracas to protest against Nicolas… 16/04/2013
Maduro faces tough task to revive Venezuela A new political era is about to be born in Venezuela with the election of Nicolas Maduro. The new king’s rule is certain to be overshadowed, or compared at… 16/04/2013
Clashes in Venezuela after Maduro’s contested victory After the tightest of presidential election outcomes hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in the Venezuelan capital. Violence erupted after the… 16/04/2013
Venezuela’s Capriles may trump Maduro Many questions have opened up in Venezuela about its future, following the strongly contested presidential election in which the candidate of the official… 15/04/2013
Maduro rides the Chavez factor to victory in Venezuela The heir of the commander, Nicolas Maduro, has won a narrow victory in the Venezuelan presidential election. Maduro rode the Chavez factor to victory… 15/04/2013
Capriles calls for re-count Defeated opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles has demanded a recount and rejected the election of Nicolas Maduro calling it… 15/04/2013
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
Venezuela’s Capriles refuses to accept Maduro victory Venezuela’s opposition leader Henrique Capriles is refusing to accept the narrow win of the ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro. In a speech to the nation… 15/04/2013
Chavez loyalist Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuela presidency Celebrations erupted at the ruling party headquarters in several Caracas as acting President Nicolas Maduro was elected leader. After a tightly fought… 15/04/2013
Venezuela votes for Chavez successor Polling stations have opened in Venezuela, but queues had already started to form outside hours before voting began. There is little sign of the voter fatigue… 14/04/2013
Insults and blows mark Venezuela’s combative campaign Two Venezuelan teenagers wearing protective headgear and gloves slug it out in a boxing ring set up outdoors in a local neighbourhood in Caracas. They are not… 13/04/2013
Venezuela goes to the polls to choose post-Chavez president All is ready for the millions of Venezuelans who are likely to flock to the polls on Sunday in the first election of the post-Hugo Chavez era. Loyalists… 13/04/2013
Venezuela’s election under Chavez nostalgia The presidential election this Sunday in Venezuela is expected to give the country either a leader who tries to fill the shoes of the late Hugo Chavez or a… 13/04/2013
Election officials gear up for presidential election in Venezuela Caracas has been calm ahead of the presidential elections in Venezuela on Sunday. With the official campaign shut down, election officials geared up as the… 13/04/2013
The spectre of Chavez dominates Venezuela as election looms Ballot boxes at the ready as the legacy of Hugo Chavez comes under the microscope when Venezuela goes to the polls on Sunday. The commander’s anointed… 12/04/2013
Mali PM visits north and vows July elections will go ahead Mali’s prime minister has become the first senior government figure to visit the north of the country since French-led forces freed it from Islamist… 12/04/2013
Venezuela’s would-be Chavez successors crank up volume at last election rallies Venezuela’s presidential contenders have held huge rallies as their campaigns draw to a close ahead of Sunday’s election. For the first time in 14 years he… 12/04/2013
Last lap in Venezuelan election campaign In Venezuela, tens of thousands of people have turned out to see the two main presidential candidates trade insults at their respective rallies in the closing… 11/04/2013
Violence in Venezuela as election looms As Venezuela’s election approaches tensions on the streets of Caracas have erupted into violence as “Chavista” youths fought with opposition student… 09/04/2013
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
Maduro’s attempt to carry Chavist colours With a campaign in national candy colours to carry on ‘Chavismo’ in the name of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who named Nicolás Maduro, aged 50, to… 08/04/2013
Too many presidents after Montenegro’s election The candidates in Montenegro’s presidential election are being urged to show maturity and allow the electoral commission to decide who won. Both men, the… 08/04/2013
Both sides claim victory in Montenegro election Both sides have claimed victory in Montenegro’s presidential election raising the prospect of a dispute, as the small mountainous Adriatic country bids to… 08/04/2013
Montenegro Presidential Election Polls have opened in Montenegro for the country’s presidential election. Current President Filip Vujanovic is hoping to win his third term in office. Former… 07/04/2013
Montenegro hits polls to decide new president Montenegro goes to the polls to elect a new President in only the second general election since separating from Serbia in 2006. Incumbent Montenegrin… 06/04/2013
Chavez successor Maduro accuses opposition of causing blackouts With 10 days to go until elections in Venezuela, acting President Nicolas Maduro is the most likely to win. Polls give him a lead of around eight percent… 05/04/2013
Birdsong kicks off Venezuela’s election campaign Official campaigning for Venezuela’s presidential election has kicked off with huge rallies by the candidates … and one little bird. The country’s Acting… 03/04/2013
Venezuela presidential campaigning launched Venezuela’s electoral campaigning has begun, to see who will succeed the late president Hugo Chavez after the 14 April election – even though the political… 02/04/2013
Kenya Supreme Court confirms election result The Supreme Court in Kenya has decided that the country’s presidential election earlier this month was free and fair, and judges upheld the result which gave… 30/03/2013
Bachelet in bid for second term as Chile president Michelle Bachelet has announced she will run for president of Chile for a second time. She last had the job from 2006-2010, leaving to head up the UN’s… 28/03/2013
Egyptian elections delayed until October With almost daily clashes in Egypt the country’s president has announced parliamentary elections could now be delayed until October. Opposition parties and… 28/03/2013
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
Greenland votes to preserve natural resources and tax foreign miners 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
Maduro greeted by thousands ahead of Venezuelan election Venezuela’s Acting President Nicolas Maduro formerly presented his candidacy to fill the seat of Hugo Chavez on Monday. Elections are set to take place on… 12/03/2013
Focus now on politics in Venezuela Millions across Venezuela are still mourning the death of their leader, Hugo Chavez. But behind the scenes, the relentless process of politics is rolling on… 11/03/2013
Media freedom in Venezuela in the spotlight What, at first glance, looks like a bunker, is in fact a TV station.The headquarters of Globovision have been protected by police since Hugo Chavez… 11/03/2013
Venezuela presidential election set for April 14 Venezuela will go to the polls to elect a new president on April 14. That’s the date announced by the country’s electoral commission following the death of… 10/03/2013
Kenyan election result disputed Uhuru Kenyatta has been announced as the winner of the presidential election in Kenya by a slim margin. Results show that he had over 50% of the vote, which… 09/03/2013
Kenya Election winner announced Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya’s founding president, has been announced as the winner of the presidential election by a slim margin. Results show that he… 09/03/2013
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
New leader pledges to end Cyprus debt woes Winning the election was the easy part – now Cyprus’ president-elect faces weeks of difficult talks with foreign lenders on a bailout to avoid his country’s… 25/02/2013
Cypriot President-elect promises fiscal rescue The freshly-elected President of Cyprus is promising to finalise a financial rescue package to stave off the island’s potential bankrupcy. Nicos… 25/02/2013
Sunset in Nairobi’s Kibera slumsChildren walk to school during the early morning in the Kibera slums in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. A looming countrywide strike by teachers next week has been… 15/02/2013
Cyprus to change president Cypriots are poised to vote for a new president this Sunday. The incumbent Demetris Christofias is not running. He will leave office with Cyprus on the verge… 14/02/2013
Venezuela after Hugo Chavez When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was re-elected last October it was one of the last times he appeared to be healthy, and it now looks unlikely to serve… 04/01/2013
South Korea elects its first woman presidentSouth Korea’s Park Geun-hye won a tight presidential election against her left-wing challenger, human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in today. The conservative… 19/12/2012
How US voter ID laws may hinder democracyAll over the United States, legal battles are fought in state capitols and courtrooms over the core democratic principle that is voting. Since 2011, at least… 31/10/2012
Venezuelan students protest against Chavez – nocomment Some 300 Venezuelan students blocked a Caracas street to demonstrate against the re-election of President Hugo Chavez. They called for a manual re-count of… 09/10/2012
Chávez his own favourite Re-elected Venezuelan leader the unshrinking Hugo Chávez just last February was having cancer treatment in Cuba. He claimed to have cleared that hurdle, and… 08/10/2012
Chavez supporters celebrate election victory – nocomment Thousands of supporters of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez poured into the streets and surrounded the presidential palace to celebrate his re-election win… 08/10/2012
Venezuela’s Chavez hangs on Is Venezuela ready to move on from Chavez? He has been in power for 14 years, and would be happy to stay there. A referendum in 2009 removed the two-term… 05/10/2012
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez plays a guitar during a campaign rallyVenezuela’s President Hugo Chavez plays a guitar during a campaign rally in Cabimas in the state of Zulia. Chavez is seeking re-election in an October 7… 01/10/2012
Obama’s ‘second Convention advantage’ The US Republican Party has wound up its National Convention confirming Mitt Romney as its candidate to run against the incumbent Barack Obama in this… 31/08/2012
Campaign finance in the United States – how does it work?The financing of electoral campaigns at the federal level in the United States is supervised by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), an independent… 27/08/2012
Mexico PRI President’s high aspirations A party long accustomed to power has a new look. Enrique Peña Nieto’s telegenic image has served the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) well. A member… 02/07/2012
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
Hugo Chavez kicks off presidential campaign Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez greets supporters before registering his presidential bid with the electoral authorities in Caracas. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia… 12/06/2012
Hollande takes control of FranceFrance’s new president, Francois Hollande, arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a swearing-in ceremony in the presence of outgoing president, Nicolas… 15/05/2012
Hollande sworn in as French president – nocomment François Hollande has been officially sworn in as France’s new president, during a ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris. He is the first Socialist to take… 15/05/2012
Will Hollande have the power to change the course of Europe? France’s presidential run-off was a closely fought race in the end as both candidates made gestures to a far right that came in third in the first… 09/05/2012
The Presidents of the French RepublicOutgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy and President-elect François Hollande attend Victory Day commemorations in Paris, in a show of Republican unity. It… 08/05/2012
Historical evening in France – nocomment First reactions of winning and losing candidates in French presidential election result. 07/05/2012
Issues in the French presidential run-off In the first round of the French Presidential election there was a mixture of tactical voting and votes cast in anger. According to the pollsters, Francois… 03/05/2012
Wealth tax may mean exodus from France to UK Some wealthy French citizens may be preparing to swap croissants for bacon and eggs with a move to London if Socialist candidate Francois Hollande becomes the… 30/04/2012
Le Pen brandishes political sword French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen has proved her party is a force to be reckoned with, far from falling apart when she succeeded her father to modernise… 24/04/2012
Politics pummel share prices Politics pushed Europe’s stock exchanges deep into the red on Monday and the effect splashed over onto financial markets world wide also pulling down the… 23/04/2012
Political fears undermine share prices Europe’s stock exchanges headed deep into the red on Monday with investors reacting to political worries. They sold off shares – to buy things like safe… 23/04/2012
Hollande rides high in France’s presidential election first round Francois Hollande, after the first round of voting in France’s presidential election, is closer to the office of French president than any Socialist has been… 22/04/2012
French presidential election D-dayA French Trappist monk leaves a voting booth holding his ballot paper in the first round of the French presidential election. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol 22/04/2012
French election suspense Strict rules apply to when results for France’s presidential vote this Sunday may be announced, yet the speed information gets around these days makes it a… 20/04/2012
French elections: what’s Y got to do with it? They are young, they are French and they are part of what is known as Generation Y. A generation less than 30 years old, they are said to number 13 million… 13/04/2012
South Korea begins parliamentary electionsYoo Bok-yeob, a village schoolmaster prepares his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Nonsan, about 190 km (118 miles) south of… 11/04/2012
Far-right voters: unusual suspects Lyon is France’s second city and birth place of the 1990s urban riots which spread across the country. The city has long been conservative and the far-right… 06/04/2012
French politics silent on women Less than a year ago, on 14 May, the Dominique Strauss-Kahn (or ‘DSK’) scandal exploded. Numerous commentaries came out of it, notably about the place of… 05/04/2012
Senegal’s President Macky Sall gives first interview Senegal has once again just shown that where Africa is concerned, it is a little bit different. It has just held a mostly peaceful and fraud-free presidential… 27/03/2012
Senegal’s Sall continues pursuit of stability Macky Sall shot to his present political height of Senegal’s president-elect in a space of 12 years, building on experience. He is originally a geological… 26/03/2012
Jacques CheminadeDifficult to categorise as left, right or centre, Cheminade managed just 0.28% of the vote when he ran for president in 1995. He failed to muster 500… 22/03/2012
Toulouse murders stagger the French Is there a serial killer at work, committing racist crimes? Investigations are still in the early stages, but, with electoral campaigning for France’s… 20/03/2012
French presidential candidate list is made official The official list of candidates running for France’s presidency has been announced. Although they have already been campaigning for months, some only got the… 19/03/2012
French votes cast from outside FranceFrench voters registered abroad (end of 2011 figures) numbered 1,594,303 say their consular service. Signing up to take part in an election is… 19/03/2012
French presidential voting guideTo participate in voting in France’s election of a President of the Republic, a French citizen must be at least 18 years of age and legally registered on the… 16/03/2012
Philippe PoutouA blue collar worker and committed union leader, Poutou continues his day job while running for president. Although he left school with little in the way… 16/03/2012
Mélenchon, presidential key-thrower This 22 April and 6 May, the French elect their president, the head of state, the most powerful figure in the country. The election takes place with an… 05/03/2012
Russia’s unexpected opposition Engineer Vyacheslav, analyst Anna and programmer Aleksandre have changed: they no longer just follow the news, they help make it. Russia’s middle class are… 28/02/2012
Mikhail Prokhorov: ‘This campaign could reveal some serious surprises’. In the current Russian presidential campaign – already unique with its unprecedented backdrop of civil activism – Mikhail Prokhorov definitely stands out… 27/02/2012
Russia: new president, same old economic problems At the vanguard of recent political protests in Russia is the so-called “creative class” – well-educated, successful, young urban professionals. At a… 26/02/2012
Mironov candidacy in Russian presidential race suggests pluralism Serguey Mironov is running for the Russian presidency at the head of the party called ‘A Just Russia’. He is a former chairman of the Federation Council, the… 21/02/2012
Putin bobsleds in Olympic training centre – nocomment Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes a ride in a bobsled while on the presidential election campaign trail at a new Olympic training centre outside… 17/02/2012
Russian election: middle class call for change On the streets of Moscow, a blanket of snow hides a political storm slowly brewing in Russia. The boiling point was last December’s parliamentary… 16/02/2012
Communists rally for fair elections in Russia – nocomment The Russian Communist Party, supported by several other Russian opposition parties and groups, holds a rally demanding fair presidential elections and warning… 22/01/2012
Finns wary of over-extending The euro countries’ debt crisis is perhaps the dominant theme of Finland’s presidential election campaigning, with a feeling of ‘been there, done that, don’t… 20/01/2012
Mitt Romney feels goodUS Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney poses for a photograph with a member of the audience after delivering… 29/12/2011
Violence ahead of elections in Democratic Republic Of Congo – nocomment Police in Kinshasa were out in force to ban all campaign rallies on Saturday (November 26) after rival supporters hurled rocks at each other and at least one… 27/11/2011
Obama’s jobs pledge on midwest bus tour The Obama battle bus has been ploughing through America’s rural midwest. It is a crucial battleground for the Democrat president with an eye on winning a… 17/08/2011
