election

Bahrainis vote in second round of parliamentary election

Bahrainis voted in the second round of a parliamentary election on Saturday, a poll boycotted by the...

Nov 30, 2014 01:31 AM EST

Bahrain holds elections, Shi'ite opposition boycotts vote

Bahrainis voted on Saturday in the first parliamentary elections since 2011 when mostly Shi'ite prot...

Nov 24, 2014 02:00 AM EST

Low voter turnout could erode Japan PM Abe's call for fresh mandate

Japanese voters, puzzled as to why Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is calling an election now and unimpres...

Nov 24, 2014 01:20 AM EST

Washington state voters approve measure to expand gun background checks

Legislation to expand background checks for gun buyers in Washington state passed overwhelmingly, el...

Nov 05, 2014 11:50 PM EST

Obama, Republicans sound conciliatory note but battles loom

President Barack Obama and his powerful U.S. Senate adversary struck a conciliatory tone on Wednesda...

Nov 05, 2014 06:56 PM EST

Ahead of tough election, White House blames dismay with Washington

With many races still tight but polls showing a general trend in favor of Republicans, the White Hou...

Nov 03, 2014 07:42 PM EST

Uruguay votes for new president; marijuana reform hangs in balance

Uruguayans vote on Sunday in a presidential election with the ruling leftist party trying to fend of...

Oct 26, 2014 04:59 AM EDT

Mississippi Supreme Court rejects McDaniel Senate primary challenge

The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican primary challenge by former U.S. Senat...

Oct 24, 2014 10:40 PM EDT

Economic bounce, tough campaign point to Rousseff win in Brazil

President Dilma Rousseff looks positioned to narrowly win a second term on Sunday thanks to a slight...

Oct 23, 2014 08:41 PM EDT

Renamo rejects Mozambique election result, African observers endorse vote

Mozambique's main opposition group Renamo on Friday rejected as fraudulent results showing the rulin...

Oct 17, 2014 09:39 AM EDT

Obama to nominate new attorney general after November 4 elections

President Barack Obama will wait until after Nov. 4 congressional elections to nominate a new U.S. a...

Oct 14, 2014 08:23 PM EDT

Egypt's Sisi delivers economic reforms but hurdles remain

In his first 100 days in office, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made a fast start on ec...

Oct 05, 2014 01:35 AM EDT

Latvians seen re-electing center right, Russia overshadows poll

Latvia's center-right government held a clear lead in a general election on Saturday after taking a ...

Oct 04, 2014 10:50 PM EDT

Opponents ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Wisconsin voter ID law

Opponents of a Wisconsin law that requires voters to present photo identification when they cast bal...

Oct 02, 2014 11:23 PM EDT

U.S. companies offer more political spending detail: study

Top U.S. companies are reporting more detail about their political contributions, according to a sur...

Sep 24, 2014 07:30 AM EDT

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