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Ireland

Exit polls suggest Irish Republic is on course for a hung parliament

Political stalemate beckons as early results suggest there has been no clear winner in the country's general election

Iran

Reformists lead in election for Iran's Assembly of Experts

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his ally and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have won the most votes in the race for membership of the

Ireland

Exit polls show Ireland's outgoing coalition to fall short of a majority

Ireland looked set to kick Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s coalition government out of office with no clear alternative in sight, according to an exit

World News

Iran counts votes but a clear winner may take days to emerge

Iran has started counting tens of millions of votes after the country’s first election since curbing its nuclear programme. That lead to the removal

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Iran

Iran elections: moderates hope to take back majority from conservatives

Moderates and reformists go head-to-head with conservatives in Iran's first parliamentary election since the historic nuclear deal was signed.

Ireland

Ireland election: party leaders cast their ballots

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny cast his vote in Castlebar, County Mayo on Friday, as Irish voters went to the polls in an election that polls

Iran

Iran elections: moderates hope to take back majority from conservatives

Moderates and reformists go head-to-head with conservatives in Iran's first parliamentary election since the historic nuclear deal was signed.

Ireland

Voting underway in Irish election

Political stalemate beckons for the Irish Republic on the eve of a parliamentary election which is not expected to produce a clear winner

World News

FIFA presidential election day begins with two nations banned from voting

Election day has arrived for FIFA, but the suspension of two voting nations could harm one lead candidate's chances.

Ireland

Ireland's elections: what you need to know

Ireland is going to the polls in its first general election since exiting a bailout programme put together by international lenders following the

Sport

FIFA's five presidential candidates

The FIFA presidential elections take place on Friday in Zurich Switzerland. Five contenders are in the running to replace banned outgoing president

Spain

Spanish deal aimed at forming new government but success far from certain

The Socialist party in Spain has signed a deal with the new liberal Citizens party, with the aim of making the Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez prime minister.

Syria

Assad calls parliamentary elections in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has called parliamentary elections to be held on April the 13th. The announcement came shortly after news of the

Iran

Election time in the Islamic Republic of Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran is due to hold parallel elections on February 26, 2016.

World News

USA: Donald Trump vince le primarie repubblicane in South Carolina

USA

Hillary Clinton wins narrow victory in Nevada caucuses

White House hopeful Hillary Clinton has narrowly won the Nevada caucuses in the race to find a Democratic presidential nominee. But her victory, by

World News

Police arrest Uganda's main opposition candidate...again

Police have arrested Uganda’s main opposition candidate Kizza Besigye for the third time this week as early results from the country’s presidential

Uganda

Violence and vote rigging threatens Ugandan ballot

Uganda prepares to go the polls with incumbant president Yoweri Museveni seeking a fifth term in office.

USA

Bush is back: George W endorses brother Jeb in South Carolina

Bush is back… Just days ahead of the next primary vote, former US President George W Bush has come out in support of his brother Jeb. The move ahead

Haiti

Haiti swears in provisional president

Haiti's interim president takes office vowing to handover to a newly elected leader on may 14.