Raja Pervez Ashraf is PPP candidate for PM’s post (Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Raja Pervez Ashraf was Friday officially declared as the joint candidate for the post of Pakistan's prime minister by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and ... Read more...
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Race for Pakistan PM: PPP drops Shahabuddin, names Ashraf (Evening Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Tipped earlier as a covering candidate, Raja Pervez Ashraf of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was Thursday named the party's main candidate for the office ... Read more...
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Shahabuddin dropped, Raja Pervez Ashraf is PPP’s new PM hopeful (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Thursday dropped Makhdoom Shahabuddin as its candidate for the office of prime minister after an anti-narcotics court issued non-bailable arrest ... Read more...
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Millions of French vote to decide Sarkozy’s fate (Third Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, April 22 (IANS) Millions of French voted Sunday in the first round of presidential elections bogged down by a weak economy and high unemployment, issues that may spell trouble ... Read more...
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(After 2) Russia all set for an interesting presidential poll
December 21st, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The March 2012 presidential elections in Russia, which many think is a mere formality after President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced their ... Read more...
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Belarus jails two more former presidential candidates
May 27th, 2011 - 6:01 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, May 27 (IANS) A Belarusian court sentenced two more former presidential candidates to jail Thursday, taking the total number of ex-presidential candidates being imprisoned in the country to ... Read more...
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Five opposition protesters sentenced to jail in Belarus
May 6th, 2011 - 4:44 am ICT by BNO News
MINSK, BELARUS (BNO NEWS) -- A Belarusian court on Thursday sentenced five opposition activists to jail for participating in the mass protests against the December presidential elections.According to RIA Novosti, a Minsk ... Read more...
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Lukashenko sworn in as president for the fourth time
January 21st, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by BNO News
MINSK, BELARUS (BNO NEWS) -- Alexander Lukashenko on Friday was sworn in as President of Belarus for the fourth time, the state-run BelTA news agency reported.The solemn inauguration ceremony of newly elected ... Read more...
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EU High Representative Ashton meets with Belarusian delegation
January 13th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on Wednesday met with a Belarusian delegation conformed by leading representatives of the Belarusian opposition and civil society.Ashton, also Vice-President of the ... Read more...
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Belarusian police charge 31 people in post-election unrest
January 12th, 2011 - 3:17 am ICT by BNO News
MINSK, BELARUS (BNO NEWS) -- Belarusian police on Tuesday filed charges against 31 participants of post-election mass protests, the Xinhua news agency reported.Hundreds of people joined the protests that took place on ... Read more...
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Opposition presidential candidate freed after being detained in post-election rally
January 4th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by BNO News
MINSK, BELARUS (BNO NEWS) -- A Belarus' opposition party on Monday announced that presidential candidate Vitaly Rymashevsky was freed after being detained two weeks ago in post-election rally.According to RIA Novosti, the ... Read more...
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UN human rights chief condemns post-electoral violence in Belarus
December 22nd, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations human rights chief has voiced deep concern about the violence which erupted after Sunday's presidential election in Belarus, which included the abduction of opposition ... Read more...
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US President Barack Obama draws a huge crowd at a rally in Madison
September 30th, 2010 - 1:03 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Madison, Sep 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US President Barack Obama addressed a rally to help the Democratic Party’s cause in the upcoming midterm elections at the Wisconsin University. The President went on stage ... Read more...
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Left Front announces nominees for Kolkata civic polls
April 17th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Mayor Bikash Bhattacharya opted out of the fray as West Bengal's ruling Left Front Saturday released its list of candidates for the May 30 Kolkata civic polls, at ... Read more...
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Congress wins both seats in Assam (Lead)
November 10th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 10 (IANS) Assam's ruling Congress party Tuesday won both assembly constituencies that saw by-elections three days ago, defeating opposition candidates by convincing margins.
Wajed Ali Choudhury defeated Asom United Democratic Front's ... Read more...
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Arunachal chief minister wins poll unopposed third time
September 27th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Itanagar, Sep 27 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu is third time lucky to have been elected unopposed to the 60-member state legislature -- a rare feat ... Read more...
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Gabon votes to replace late leader Bongo
August 31st, 2009 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Aug 31 (DPA) Gabon went to the polls Sunday in an election expected to continue the family dynasty of Omar Bongo, who ran the oil-producing nation for over 41 years until ... Read more...
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‘Suppression of democratic voice will disintegrate Iran’
July 13th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Beirut (Lebanon), July 13 (ANI): The political and social rifts that have opened in Iran because of the disputed presidential general elections and its bloody aftermath could lead to the nation's "disintegration", ... Read more...
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Iran’s opposition candidate Rezaei withdraws poll complaint
June 24th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, June 24 (IANS) Mohsen Rezaei, an opposition candidate in Iran's June 12 presidential elections, has withdrawn his complaint to the Guardian Council regarding irregularities in the election process, Iranian media ... Read more...
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Belarus opposition fails to win single seat in parliament
September 29th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk, Sep 29 (RIA Novosti) Belarus's opposition party has so far failed to gain a single seat in the country's parliamentary elections, the head of the election committee said Monday, citing preliminary ... Read more...
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Democrats perform well despite ‘Olympics factor’ in Hong Kong elections
September 8th, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Sep 8 (DPA) Pro-democracy candidates won more than a third of the seats in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election, defying predictions they would be swept aside by China-friendly parties, results ... Read more...
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Seven Trinamool Congress workers injured in clash with CPI-M
April 20th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by admin
By Soma MitraBirbhum (West Bengal), Apr 20 (ANI): At least seven Trinamool Congress workers were injured and three went missing after a clash with Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres at ... Read more...
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EU urges Pakistan to carry out electoral reforms
April 18th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Karachi, April 18 (DPA) The European Union (EU) Friday sought to impress upon Pakistan the need for major reforms on a priority basis to bring its electoral process in line with international ... Read more...
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Neighbours urge Zimbabwe to release poll results
April 14th, 2008 - 2:08 am ICT by admin
DPA
Lusaka/Harare, April 14 (DPA) The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Sunday called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to quickly release the results of presidential elections held two weeks ago as the ... Read more...
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Bihar elects three NDA, two UPA candidates to Rajya Sabha
March 26th, 2008 - 11:36 pm ICT by admin
Patna, March 26 (IANS) Three candidates of Bihar's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and two of the opposition United Progressive Alliance (UPA) won the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. The ... Read more...
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US says Iranian elections ‘cooked’
March 15th, 2008 - 11:26 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, March 15 (DPA) The outcome of Iran's parliamentary elections are "cooked" because the regime refuses to allow opposition candidates a spot on the ballot, the US State Department said. "They're cooked ... Read more...
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Malaysian prime minister sworn in for second term
March 10th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kuala Lumpur, March 10 (DPA) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was sworn in Monday for his second term in office after his ruling coalition secured a slim majority but suffered major ... Read more...
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Voting begins for general elections in Malaysia
March 8th, 2008 - 10:34 am ICT by admin
DPA
Kuala Lumpur, March 8 (DPA) Millions of Malaysians began casting their votes Saturday as political observers predicted several surprises in the country's 12th general elections. A total of 7,950 polling stations were ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indians fighting elections for equal treatment
March 8th, 2008 - 9:59 am ICT by admin
(Letter from Kuala Lumpur)
By Kul Bhushan
Kuala Lumpur, March 8 (IANS) Malaysian Indians are contesting for the ruling as well as opposition parties as Malaysia goes to vote Saturday. While those in the ... Read more...
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Shaukat Azizs name absent from PML-Qs list of candidates
November 24th, 2007 - 12:58 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Nov 24 (ANI): The name of former Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz did not appear in the list of 109 finalised candidates for the National Assembly from Punjab.
The parliamentary board of ... Read more...
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