Elections
Poland prepares for a run-off vote
June 21, 2010Poland's first round of presidential elections on Sunday resulted in the center-right candidate Bronislaw Komorowski beating the far-right's Jaroslaw Kaczynski by a slim margin. The results of Poland's presidential election Sunday put center-right candidate...
To block opposition, Moscow moves ‘quietly’ to end direct election of mayors
June 20, 2010by Paul Goble Concerned that opposition parties could win direction elections for mayors and thereby make those city heads more legitimate and influential, United Russia activists have begun to move “quietly and ‘from below’”...
Poland gears up for early presidential elections
June 17, 2010Poland is preparing to elect a new president on Sunday, with a center-right and far-right candidates in the lead. The election is being held earlier than originally scheduled, following the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash. ...
Rightist government expected in Czech Republic after general election
May 31, 2010By Stefan Bos Official results from the Czech Republic's general election indicate a left-leaning Social Democrats party narrowly won the country's general election. The Social Democrats received less votes than expected, prompting its leader to resign...
OSCE: Moldova should improve its party and election legislation
April 28, 2010The Republic of Moldova should revise its electoral legislation and the existing mechanism of political parties' activities in the conditions of early parliamentary elections, presumes the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Philip Remler...
Trial begins for former Moldovan interior minister, police chief
April 20, 2010A Moldovan court today began the first high-profile trial over the violent protests that followed the country's disputed April 2009 parliamentary elections, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. The violence left at least one demonstrator dead and led to...
US Congressional elections in November - referendum on Obama
April 13, 2010By Jim Malone Public opinion polls suggest Republicans will make gains in November; 40 seats needed to retake control of House of Representatives President Barack Obama faces a major political test later this year when U.S. voters go to the polls...
Moldova: What a difference a year makes!
April 07, 2010By David J. Kramer, Alina Inayeh, and Pavol Demes Exactly a year ago, Moldova was a mess. Two days after parliamentary elections, on April 7, 2009, initial results showed the Communist Party with a lead big enough to maintain control over the legislature...
Anti-government protesters storm Thailand Parliament building
April 07, 2010By Ron Corben Anti-government protesters surrounded the Thai Parliament building and forced a cabinet meeting to break up. Hundreds of protesters surrounded and briefly entered the nation's parliament building Wednesday. Some members of parliament and...
Moldovan policemen involved in violent reprisals against protesters to resign
April 06, 2010Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat has asked Interior Minister Victor Catan to temporarily relieve of their duties the policemen who are suspected of having participated in violent reprisals against protesters on 7 April 2009, the government's press service...