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Costa Rica

Costa Rica presidential election set to be decided by run off

Evangelical singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz will face-off against unrelated ex-government minister Carlos Alvarado Quesada

05/02/2018

USA

Scale of Russian bots promoting Trump on Twitter revealed

Russian bots retweeted Donald Trump almost half a million times in the run-up to the US presidential elections

27/01/2018

World News

Czech Republic: Anti-immigration president seeks re-election

Voters go to the polls today and tomorrow, facing a clear choice between incumbent Milos Zeman and his challengers

12/01/2018

Liberia

Ex footballer George Weah wins Liberia presidential election

George Weah has won Liberia's presidential run-off election with 61.5 percent of votes from 98.1 percent of ballots cast, says the election commission.

28/12/2017

Liberia

Liberians choose between experience or change

Boakai is a known quantity, while Weah is the people's champion, even if his lack of experience is an obstacle.

26/12/2017

Chile

Pinera on course in Chilean presidentials

Opinion polls say conservative will win first round, but have to fight a run-off vote to be president again.

19/11/2017

Kenya

Uhuru Kenyatta re-elected as Kenya's president

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected and will serve a second and final five-year term as president.

11/08/2017

Kenya

Two 'shot dead' in Kenya as violence follows claims of electoral fraud

Opposition leader Raila Odinga's claims that Tuesday's general election was rigged has sparked upheaval in Kenya

09/08/2017

Rwanda

Rwanda strongman Kagame wins election landslide

The victory gives Kagame, already in power for 17 years, a third term

05/08/2017

Rwanda

Kagame expected to win third term in Rwandan presidentials

Rwandan President Paul Kagame looks set for a third term as the country votes for a new president.

04/08/2017

Mongolia

Mongolia's new president, the martial arts star

A former martial arts star has won a run-off in Mongolia's presidential poll, according to the General Election commission.

08/07/2017

Iran

Tehran mayor Qalibaf quits presidential race to back cleric Raisi

The candidate's withdrawal is seen as a boost to conservative hardliners trying to unseat President Rouhani.

15/05/2017

Iran

Iran: presidential campaign breaks boundaries

With days to go until Iran's Presidential election, front-runner and incumbent Hassan Rouhani painted his rivals as power-hungry puppets of the security forces.

14/05/2017

South Korea

Liberal Moon Jae-in set for South Korean presidency

Exit polls suggest Moon, who favours talks with Pyongyang, has won the election

09/05/2017

South Korea

Scandal-hit South Korea prepares for election

The election was called following the impeachment of Park Geun-hye in December.

06/05/2017

Iran

Hardliners challenge Rouhani in Iran's presidential TV debate

Iran has held a TV debate ahead of the presidential election which saw hardliners challenge Hassan Rouhani over the lack of economic revival since his nuclear deal was agreed with big…

05/05/2017

South Korea

South Koreans vote early in presidential poll

South Korean polling stations open early in presidential poll

04/05/2017

Iran

Iran presidential election: who to watch

With less than one month to go until its presidential election, Iran is gearing up for a political showdown.

27/04/2017

France

Melenchon from obscurity to spotlight in French election

Jean-Luc Melenchon gathering steam in the French election

14/04/2017

Iran

Rouhani to run in Iran's election

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has registered to run in the country's upcoming presidential poll in May.

14/04/2017