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Afghan Prez Confirms Re-Election Bid

Karzai promises to amend controversial 'marital rape' law

Apr 28, 09 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has confirmed for the first time that he will run for re-election in the country's elections this summer, the Times of London reports. Karzai repeated his pledge to amend a controversial law critics say condones marital rape and child marriage, surprising observers who believed he would... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election • marital rape

Ecuador's Lefty President Nabs Landslide Win

Correa is country's
first incumbent to be reelected in 37 years

Apr 27, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters reelected Rafael Correa as president of Ecuador yesterday, making the US-educated leftist the first incumbent to win reelection since 1972. "We have made history," said Correa at his victory rally. After his three predecessors were all thrown out of office amid anti-government protests, Correa has brought a... More »

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Latin America • Ecuador • election • Rafael Correa • leftist

Iceland PM Wins Mandate in Crisis Election

Leftist coalition seeks EU membership after economy's collapse

Apr 26, 09 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iceland's interim center-left government, which came to power in February after the spectacular collapse of the nation's economy, has won a resounding victory in a snap election, reports the Times of London. The "great, historic victory" was an endorsement of her plans to have Iceland "start thinking about... More »

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European Union • Iceland • Scandinavia • election • financial crisis • leftist • Johanna Sigurdardottir

 Mandela 
 Backs Zuma 
 in S. African 
 Election 

Former prez gets roaring approval from rally crowd

Apr 20, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even at 90, Nelson Mandela can still fire up a crowd, which was exactly what South African presidential nominee Jacob Zuma was counting on. The white-haired former president rolled into a stadium of 100,000 African National Congress supporters yesterday and sat on stage during Zuma's rally. Despite corruption scandals,... More »

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South Africa • rally • Nelson Mandela • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • endorsement • political endorsement • election • graft

 18 Dead in Indian 
 Election Violence 

Maoist guerrillas kill, kidnap electoral officials

Apr 16, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eighteen people have died as a result of attacks by Maoist guerrillas during the first day of voting in India's national elections, the Guardian reports. The guerrillas, called Naxalites, staged violent attacks today on polling stations, killing security guards and kidnapping at least four electoral officials. More »

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India • violence • voting • Maoists • rebels • election • polling places • Naxalites

Dem Creeps Ahead in NY Congress Race

Murphy up by 56 in bid to replace Gillibrand; many yet uncounted

Apr 14, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democrat Scott Murphy has widened his lead to 56 in New York’s special race for what was Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s House seat, the Hill reports. Murphy’s lead over Republican Jim Tedisco stood at 25 before some 100 absentee votes were tallied today. But several counties have yet... More »

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Congress • election • Kirsten Gillibrand • absentee ballots • Scott Murphy • Jim Tedisco

ANALYSIS

Divisive Camps
Square Off in
Lebanon Vote

One pushes liberal economy, the other Islamic militancy

Apr 13, 09 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hezbollah is inching towards greater control in Lebanon as the nation gears up for June’s parliamentary elections. The Shiite group, which favors spurning the West and resisting Israel with arms, is in a minority coalition, but winning a handful of seats could change that, GlobalPost reports. Its opposition, led... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Beirut • Saad al-Hariri • Arab Israeli conflict • parliamentary elections • election

India's Rampaging Elephants Become Election Issue

Villagers promise to vote for party that can save them from animal attacks

Mar 31, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Villagers in eastern India have pledged to give their votes in the upcoming election to whoever can save them from rampaging elephants, Reuters reports. Dozens of people are trampled to death in the region every year by elephants forced to raid farmland because of habitat loss, and the two biggest... More »

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India • elephant • election • Indian elections

Litvinenko Murder Suspect Halts Mayor Bid

Party says he lacked enough backers for Olympic city race

Mar 24, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UK's top suspect in the killing of Alexander Litvinenko has quit the mayoral race in the Russian city set to hold the 2014 Winter Olympics, Reuters reports. “The leadership of the party took a final decision that my candidacy would not be put forward,” Andrei Lugovoy said,... More »

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Alexander Litvinenko • murder • Sochi • mayor • polonium • suspect • election

Seeking Talks, US May Allow Taliban Political Party

Some could run for office, but power-sharing impossible: diplomat

Mar 22, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to establish a dialogue with the Taliban, the US may allow the militant group to create a political party or be represented by election candidates, the Guardian reports. Other options include removing Taliban leaders from UN blacklists, releasing prisoners, and revising Afghanistan’s constitution. But there’s... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • political party • candidate • peace talks • election • dialogue • Afghanistan war

Reformist Withdraws From Iran Election

Ex-president aims
to unite reform vote
behind political ally

Mar 16, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran’s reformist ex-president will drop out of June’s presidential election to make more room for a fellow reformist, the New York Times reports. Mohammad Khatami "does not want to compete with Mir-Hossein Mousavi,” a political analyst said. Mousavi, a former PM, joined the race last week.... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Mohammad Khatami • presidential candidates • election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

Ex-Guerrillas Win El Salvador Presidency

Left takes power for
first time since
12-year civil war

Mar 16, 09 5:59 AM CDT
(AP) - A leftist television journalist has won El Salvador's presidential election, bringing a party of former guerrillas to power for the first time since the bloody civil war and ending 2 decades of conservative rule. Mauricio Funes, a moderate plucked from outside the ranks of the rebel-group-turned-political-party FMLN, became the latest... More »

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Latin America • El Salvador • election • leftist • Mauricio Funes

Franken Sees End Near in Minn. Senate Dispute

Candidate optimistic in meeting with Democratic senators

Mar 10, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Franken sees “a light at the end of the tunnel” in the legal dispute between him and Republican Norm Coleman over a Minnesota Senate seat, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Franken expects to win the current election trial, but believes Coleman will appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Franken... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • disputed election • election • election results

(Newser) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accepted the recommendation of an independent election commission and will delay the country’s national elections until August out of concern for security and fairness, the Washington Post reports. Karzai's term expires in May, and what will happen in the interim between then and... More »

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Afghanistan • security • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • election • opposition

Villaraigosa Wins 2nd Term as LA Mayor

Easy victory paves way for possible 2010 governor bid

Mar 4, 09 6:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Antonio Villaraigosa cruised to a second term as mayor of Los Angeles, avoiding a run-off with his nearest rival. With 99% of precincts reporting the mayor had secured 55.5% of the vote, although turnout was low. After a tough first term and the exposure of an extramarital affair, Villaraigosa... More »

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California • Los Angeles • Antonio Villaraigosa • mayor • election

ANALYSIS

 Peace Is Big Loser 
 in Israeli Election 


Feb 11, 09 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The indecisive Israeli election will likely produce weeks of wrangling and coalition building, frustrating both Israelis and the Obama administration, which had hoped for an immediate partner in Mideast peace talks, Time reports. Though Tzipi Livni’s centrist Kadima party slightly edged out Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud, he... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Avigdor Lieberman • election • Obama administration • Yisrael Beiteinu

Afghan Elections Delayed; Opponents Call Move Illegal

Karzai opponents call delay illegal, vow to stop recognizing his authority

Jan 29, 09 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Afghanistan’s May presidential election will be delayed until August, officials said today, in a decision that appears to contradict the country's constitution. The Afghan election commission said it needed more time to register candidates, set up voting machinery, and ensure security, the New York Times reports, but that didn’... More »

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Afghanistan • United Nations • Hamid Karzai • election

 This Time, Iraq Gets 
 Politics With Its Elections 

Stability gives candidates chance to compete more in Western democratic style

Jan 22, 09 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - If Iraq’s tumultuous 2005 elections were a trial run at democracy, the current provincial race has main-event flavor, the Washington Post reports. Greater stability has allowed town-hall gatherings, where voters grill some 14,000 candidates running for 440 seats on everything from housing to militarization. And campaign posters, T-shirts... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • democracy • political party • Iraq government • candidate • election • local election • political campaign

Paterson Shoots Down 'Caretaker' Senator Rumor

Governor's pick will have long-term interest in the position

Jan 2, 09 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - David Paterson quashed speculation that his pick to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate won’t run to keep the seat in a 2010 special election, the Times Union reports. Picking a so-called caretaker “would cause New York to lose seniority,” the New York governor said. Paterson added... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Senate • New York • governor • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • election • David Paterson

 Franken's Lead Shrinking 

Senate race still finely balanced

Dec 23, 08 4:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Al Franken's razor-thin lead in the Minnesota Senate race keeps getting narrower. The former Saturday Night Live writer holds a mere 48-vote lead over Republican Sen. Norm Coleman with most ballot challenges settled, down from the 251-vote advantage he had just last week, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • election • recount • US Senate

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