Dec 03 Ukrainian Supreme Court Invalidates Election By Admin, PBS News Hour Ukraine's Supreme Court ruled Friday that the disputed presidential election officially won by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, but challenged by opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko, was invalid and that a "repeat vote" is required. Continue reading
Nov 29 Ukraine's Supreme Court Considers Call for New Elections After a week of protests and pressure from the European Union and other Western nations, the Ukrainian Supreme Court has begun hearings into whether the Nov. 20 presidential election was tainted by organized state fraud. Continue reading
Oct 25 Karzai Poised to Win First-ever Afghan Elections By Admin Afghan President Hamid Karzai is poised to win his country's historic presidential election, but the result will not be official until the last few ballot boxes are counted, an official said Monday. Continue reading
Oct 11 In 'Mostly Fair' Afghan Election, Karzai Appears Likely Winner By Admin Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election last weekend proceeded without major bloodshed, with international observers saying the process was "mostly fair," despite initial concerns of voter fraud. Continue reading
Oct 08 Afghanistan Holds First Direct Presidential Election Afghans prepared to head to the polls this weekend for the first presidential election in the war-torn nation. Continue reading
Jul 13 U.S. Launches Security Operation Ahead of Afghan Election Thousands of American troops swept into parts of Afghanistan as part of a military operation aimed at providing security during the fall presidential election, according to Lt. Gen. David Barno, the top U.S. commander in the central Asian nation. Continue reading
Mar 29 Local Nigerian Elections Marred by Violence Nigeria's ruling party swept to a predictable victory in weekend local elections amid claims of fraud and a wave of political violence that could endanger the country's fragile five-year-old democracy. Continue reading
Mar 15 Pro-U.S. Party Defeated in Spanish Elections After Spain's Socialist Party scored an upset victory in elections, the incoming prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vowed Monday to make good on a campaign pledge to pull troops out of Iraq unless the United Nations takes charge by… Continue reading
Mar 15 Russia's Putin Coasts to Re-Election Victory By Admin Incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin won reelection in Sunday's presidential poll by a comfortable margin. The Russian leader faced no strong competitors and found little need to vigorously campaign. Continue reading
Feb 23 Disputed Iranian Election Hands Control Back to Conservatives By PBS News Hour Conservatives reclaimed control of Iran's parliament Monday after controversial elections last week that were boycotted by reformists who called the vote a "historical fiasco."… Continue reading