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Sri Lanka

Ruling party wins Sri Lankan election

Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party has won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary elections. The UNP picked up one hundred and six out

Haiti

Haiti election marred by delays and sporadic violence

People in Haiti have been voting in parliamentary elections. On Sunday voters at some polling stations in the capital Port-au-Prince vented their

Canada

Canada PM Stephen Harper announces October 19 election

Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper has called a parliamentary election for October .. kicking off a marathon eleven-week campaign. He announced

Poland

Poland to hold general election on October 25

The outgoing Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski says the general election will take place on October 25. It comes two months after he lost an

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Turkey

Turkey: first hung parliament since 2002 sworn in

Turkey’s first hung parliament since 2002 has been sworn in in Ankara. The pressure is on to get the majority to sing from the same sheet. Failure by

Denmark

Denmark: right-wing Danish People's Party makes huge gains in election

The right-wing Danish People’s Party has made huge gains in the country’s general election. It is part of a “blue bloc” of conservatives that has

Denmark

Denmark shifts right in knife-edge election result

It has been a knife-edge election in Denmark ending in a surprise result with the opposition centre-right blue bloc set to unseat the government of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

Denmark

Danish PM claims credit for economic recovery

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt says she can take credit for helping the country out of the financial crisis. Facing re-election next

Turkey

Turkey enters new and uncertain political era as AKP loses majority

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not appeared in public since the results of Sunday’s general election, which stripped his AK Party of a

World

Turkey's more diverse vote is obstacle to government

What went wrong for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the AKP Justice and Development Party in Sunday’s elections? He simply wanted the

Turkey

HDP leader wants to represent all of Turkey's 'oppressed'

The 80 – of 550 – seats the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) picked up in Turkey’s parliamentary elections on Sunday marks a huge victory. As well as

World

What now for Turkish-EU relations?

Turkey’s move towards closer ties with the EU has all but ground to a halt under Erdogan’s leadership. The Turkish president repeatedly said that the

Luxembourg

Luxembourg votes for no change to electoral role

Luxemburgers have rejected, by referendums, key changes to their voting rules. The Grand Duchy said no to allowing foreign residents to vote in their

Turkey

Turkey's ruling AKP struggles to form government following election losses

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu hailed Sunday’s election as another victory for the ruling AKP – but with just under 41 percent of the vote

Turkey

Turkish lira hits record low as election brings uncertainty

Turkey’s financial markets have taken a hit as the country faces uncertainty following Sunday’s (June 7) parliamentary elections. The main stock

Turkey

Parliamentary elections in Turkey a test for President Erdogan

Turkey goes to the polls on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could decide whether broad changes are made to the country’s political system and

Mexico

Suspected drugs gangs kill candidates before Mexico midterm elections

Violence before this weekend’s midterm elections in Mexico has claimed the lives of at least seven candidates. Drugs gangs are thought to be

World News

Turkey: violence erupts ahead of general election

Tensions were high in the Conservative-leaning city of Erzurum ahead of the June 7 general election in Turkey. Riot police stepped in as

Mexico

Students clash with police days ahead of Mexican state elections

Disturbances between protesters and police broke out in the same town were 43 students disappeared last year. The demonstraters have been calling for an education reform by the current government to b

World

Turkish opposition strive to prevent more power accruing to Erdogan

In Turkish polling on Sunday, if the ruling AK Party gets more than 55% of the votes, it would mean at least 330 members taking seats in parliament