May 22 Watch Nagin Re-elected in Narrow New Orleans Mayoral Race New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin won re-election in a tight run-off race Saturday, and now faces the challenge of starting the massive rebuilding effort of the hurricane-battered city. Ray Suarez provides an update. Continue watching
May 18 Watch New Orleans Voters Divided as City Prepares for Saturday’s Mayoral Election New Orleans voters head to the polls Saturday to choose between incumbent Mayor Ray Nagin and Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu in a race that will determine the future leadership of a changing city still recovering from the damage of Hurricane… Continue watching
Apr 27 Haitian Leader’s Party Falls Short of Majority in Parliament By PBS News Hour President-elect Rene Preval's Lespwa Party failed to win a majority of seats in runoff parliamentary elections, meaning he cannot choose a prime minister and Cabinet… Continue reading
Apr 11 Center-Left Coalition Wins Slim Victory in Italian Elections By PBS News Hour Italy's center-left coalition led by Romano Prodi won a narrow victory in parliamentary elections, official results showed Tuesday, but Conservative Party Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi refused to concede defeat. Continue reading
Mar 28 Kadima Appears to Take Lead in Israeli Elections By PBS News Hour Preliminary exit polls from Israeli elections Tuesday appeared to give the centrist Kadima Party, led by Ehud Olmert, the most seats in parliament, though fewer seats than observers expected. Continue reading
Mar 27 Early Election Results Show Ousted Ukraine President Ahead By PBS News Hour Early results in Ukraine's parliamentary elections gave the party led by former President Viktor Yanukovich the lead Monday over the party of his former rival Orange Revolution leader President Viktor Yushchenko. Continue reading
Feb 16 Preval Named Winner of Haitian Presidential Election By PBS News Hour Haiti's interim government and electoral council announced Thursday that Rene Preval won last week's presidential election, averting a runoff and potential crisis in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country. Continue reading
Feb 13 Preval Supporters Protest Haitian Election Tally By PBS News Hour Gunfire erupted Monday at a protest in Haiti over preliminary election results showing former president Rene Preval garnering less than 50 percent of the vote, which would require a runoff in March. Continue reading
Feb 08 Haitians Await Presidential Election Results By PBS News Hour Haitians on Wednesday awaited the results of their first election since Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced from power two years ago. Voter turnout nearly overwhelmed election officials. Continue reading
Jan 26 Hamas Wins Majority in Palestinian Government By PBS News Hour The Islamic militant group Hamas won a landslide victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections, winning 76 out of 132 seats in the legislature, election officials announced Thursday. Continue reading