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Conservatives to Lead New Government in Canada

By PBS News Hour

For the first time in 12 years, liberal-leaning Canada elected a conservative government to replace the Liberal Party, a move predicted to improve strained relations with the United States.

Haiti Again Delays Elections, Citing Logistical Problems

By PBS News Hour

Haiti once again postponed presidential elections, originally scheduled for November and more recently, Sunday, because of disorganization, logistical problems and general instability.

Sunnis Challenge Early Election Results in Iraq

By PBS News Hour

As results begin to take shape from Iraq's Dec. 15 parliamentary elections, Sunni Arabs are calling the voting fraudulent, especially in the Baghdad province.

President Hails Iraq Election, Urges U.S. Public to Support Policies

By PBS News Hour

President Bush, ending a nearly three-week public relations blitz on Sunday that has sought to bolster American support for the ongoing Iraq war, hailed this week's parliamentary elections as a critical step towards creating a free Iraq.

Runoff Likely in Liberia Presidential Election

By PBS News Hour

In Liberia's first post-war elections, early poll results on Thursday predicted a runoff between soccer star George Weah and former Finance Minister Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

Insurgents Launch Assaults Aimed At Derailing Elections

By PBS News Hour

As Afghanistan's 11.7 million voters and nearly 6,000 candidates prepare for upcoming landmark parliamentary elections, insurgents have launched an intensified wave of attacks against Afghan and coalition troops and other government supporters.

Egypt Votes for President As Opponents of Mubarak Claim Fraud

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Egyptians voted in their nation's first multiparty presidential election on Wednesday, though opponents of incumbent president and predicted winner Hosni Mubarak complained of rampant abuses.

Hardline Conservative Wins Iran Presidency in Landslide

By PBS News Hour

The hardline Islamic mayor of Tehran, who campaigned as a champion of the poor and pledged to return to the values of the revolution of 1979, defeated one of Iran's elder statesmen in a landslide Saturday to capture the nation's…

Iran Presidential Candidates Face Runoff Friday

By PBS News Hour

Voting in one of Iran's most heated presidential elections ended in a near tie between the country's top moderate candidate and former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and his conservative opponent Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Bombings in Iran Kill 10 Ahead of Presidential Election

By PBS News Hour

A series of bombings in a troubled region of Iran Sunday killed 10 people and wounded more than 100 others days before a national presidential election.