Sep 25 After Months of Wrangling, Iraqi Government Approves Election Law By PBS News Hour After months of deadlock and negotiations, Iraq's Parliament overwhelmingly approved a provincial elections law on Wednesday, giving a much-needed boost to the country's U.S.-supported reconciliation efforts. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch Reporter Describes Mugabe’s Tenuous Hold on Power In the wake of a decisive defeat in Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections on Saturday, President Robert Mugabe faces an uncertain future after 28 years in power. Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports on the situation from neighboring South Africa. Continue watching
Feb 18 Pakistanis Count Votes Following Parliamentary Elections By Admin, PBS News Hour Ballot counting began Monday night after Pakistanis cast their votes in relatively calm parliamentary elections that could reshape President Pervez Musharraf's government. Continue reading
Feb 15 Pakistan Braces for Parliamentary Elections By Admin, PBS News Hour As Pakistanis prepared to head to the polls for Monday's parliamentary elections, President Pervez Musharraf issued a warning against protests and opposition party members voiced concerns over possible vote-rigging. Continue reading
Jan 15 Musharraf Orders Security Measures in Lead-up to Elections By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he ordered troops to shoot anyone trying to disrupt parliamentary elections scheduled for Feb. 18 as the country battles a rise in attacks blamed on Muslim extremists. Continue reading
Jan 02 Pakistan Postpones Election Until Mid-February By Admin, PBS News Hour Despite the objections of opposition parties, Pakistan's parliamentary election was postponed on Wednesday by six weeks until mid-February due to violence sparked by the death of Benazir Bhutto. Continue reading
Dec 31 Bhutto’s Son, Husband to Take Over Pakistan Peoples Party By Admin, PBS News Hour As Pakistan's Election Commission weighs postponing Jan. 8 parliamentary elections amid unrest over opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Bhutto's party named her husband and son as its new leaders. Continue reading
Dec 18 Zuma Ousts Mbeki as ANC Leader in South Africa By PBS News Hour South Africa's ruling African National Congress elected former deputy president Jacob Zuma as its leader Tuesday, making him almost certain to succeed President Thabo Mbeki in 2009. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch Putin Offered Key Role in Likely Successor’s Government Dmitry Medvedev, the man tapped as the likely successor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, offered the outgoing president a role in his government as prime minister once Putin is constitutionally required to step down in the spring. Continue watching
Nov 26 Musharraf on Verge of Relinquishing Military Title, Officials Say By PBS News Hour Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will quit his post as army chief and take the oath of office as a civilian leader, aides said Monday, as Musharraf navigated a political scene roiled by the return of another exiled former prime… Continue reading