Election
Medvedev dismisses the possibility to run against Putin like president
June 22, 2011Chişinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- Dmitry Medvedev said he wants a second term for President of Russia, but rejected the possibility that he and Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, to run against each other in elections in 2012, according to Financial Times, the...
Democrat leader says local polls's outcome might speed up presidential election
June 21, 2011The honorary chairman of the coalition partner Democratic Party (PD), Dumitru Diacov, has said that the local polls might contribute to the election of the head of state. Asked by MODLPRES to comment on the outcome of the 19 June mayoral election, he...
Italy election run-offs test Silvio Berlusconi
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May 30, 2011Italians are voting for the second and final day in local election run-offs seen as a major test for embattled Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The key battlegrounds are Mr Berlusconi's home city of Milan and also Naples, where the centre-right ruling...
Germany election: Bremen poll sees 16-year-olds vote
May 22, 2011Sixteen-year-olds are voting in a state election in Germany for the first time. The authorities in the city of Bremen lowered the voting age to try to interest younger people in politics. Sports stars and politicians have taken part in a campaign to...
Russia's Medvedev promises election decision 'soon'
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May 18, 2011Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has promised journalists he will reveal whether or not he will stand for re-election in 2012 "soon". His predecessor and mentor, Vladimir Putin, is eligible to stand again as president next year, after two...
Moldovan senior coalition partner withdraws candidate in favour of incumbent Chisinau mayor
May 10, 2011The senior coalition partner Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) has withdrawn its mayoral candidate in favour of incumbent Chisinau mayor and mayoral candidate of the junior coalition partner Liberal Party, Dorin Chirtoaca, the PLDM leader, Vlad Filat told...
Lobsang Sangay elected Tibetan exile leader
April 27, 2011A Harvard University academic has been elected prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile and will take on the political role previously played by the Dalai Lama. Lobsang Sangay won 55% of the votes cast by Tibetans around the world. He defeated...
Nigerians elect state governors
April 26, 2011Nigerians are heading to the polls for the final round in a lengthy election process marred by violence. Elections for Nigeria's 36 powerful governors have been delayed in two of the worst-hit states. A Nigerian human rights group says more than 50...
Moldovan Democrats announce candidate for Chisinau mayor
April 12, 2011The members of the Chisinau territorial organization of the ruling coalition partner Democratic Party (PD) nominated Labour, Social Protection and Family Minister Valentina Buliga as candidate for the post of Chisinau mayor. Buliga's candidacy was put...
Local Election runners can no more count on free air time
April 12, 2011Local election aspirants have been deprived of the possibility to use free airtime at state-run television or radio to address to voters, as per the amendments introduced into the Election Code by the vote of 52 MPs in the 101-member Parliament of Moldova...