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A month before UK election, Tony Blair enters fray of campaign

Ahead of ballot on May 7, the former Labour prime minister pleaded for Britain to stay in the EU

United Kingdom

UK enters final month before elections, risk of fog

The one month countdown to Britain’s parliamentary elections kicks off with few firm predictions. Two things are certain: who will get the prime

United Kingdom

Election fever hits Britain with start of general election campaign

Campaigning has begun in the UK ahead of a closely fought general election set for May 7.

Nigeria

Nigeria presidential poll is marred by voting irregularities and violence

Counting is underway in Nigeria’s presidential election which has been marred by violence and irregularities. Voting had to be extended into a

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United Kingdom

EU 'drives people mad' says British PM, but Miliband wants to stay

British Prime Minister David Cameron and opposition leader Ed Miliband have taken part in back-to-back live televised interviews .. as the general

Israel

Netanyahu apologises to Israeli-Arabs over 'offensive' election rhetoric

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised to Israeli Arabs for election rhetoric that offended members of the community and drew

Israel

Israel election winner Netanyahu seeks Knesset majority

Confounding his critics and the opinion polls, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is celebrating a surprise victory in Israel’s general election. His

Israel

Israel elections: reactions from Washington DC

The Israeli election result has been greeted with neither surprise nor irritation in Washington. The White House had said that President Obama

Israel

Arab-Israeli 'Joint List' emerges as third power in Knesset

While the Likud party may have made a stronger than expected showing in the tightly fought Israeli election, a bigger surprise has been the

Israel

Netanyahu seeks fourth term in tight race

Millions of Israelis have voted in a tightly fought election with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle. A strong campaign by the

Israel

Israel goes to polls in tight election contest

The leaders of both main parties have voted in Israel's parliamentary election. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud vowed he would form the next government, while Isaac Herzog of the Zionist Un

Israel

Netanyahu votes as polls open in Israeli election

The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has voted in the country’s general election, fighting to stay in office for a fourth term. He cast his

Israel

Netanyahu warns of 'real danger of left-wing government' in Israel

Trailing in the polls before Tuesday’s elections, Israel’s prime minister has warned that the right-wing government he leads could be voted out of

Israel

Scramble for votes pits Netanyahu's Likud against rightist allies

Flagging in opinion polls before Tuesday’s Israeli election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally his country’s rightists by casting

Israel

Orthodox Jewish women's party B'Zchutan joins Israel election race

Less than a week before the Israeli election, a Jewish ultra-Orthodox women’s party has entered the race, challenging traditional beliefs about the

Israel

Israel's Arab citizens brandish new electoral power

Israel’s elections for parliament next week [17th March] hold the potential not only of a new prime minister emerging, with a move towards centre

Egypt

Elections could be delayed in Egypt over legal hitch

Egypt looks at new timetable for elections due to begin on March the 22nd

Estonia

Estonia votes in election amid concerns over Russia

Estonians are voting in a parliamentary election with centre-right Prime Minister Taavi Roivas the favourite to form a new pro-Nato coalition and fend off an opposition party that wants better ties wi

Spain

Spain's election tremors thought likely to crescendo through 2015

Spain’s election year promises to be busy. It is expected that the parliamentary poll at the end of it will change the essentially two-party system

Greece

Looming Syriza victory gets mixed reactions in Athens

As Greece’s leftist Syriza party looked set for a comfortable victory over the ruling conservatives in the Greek election, our reporter spoke to some