Presidential Elections
France's far-Right candidate leads presidency poll
March 09, 2011French politics have been thrown into disarray this week by a pair of polls showing far-right leader Marine Le Pen would carry the first round of presidential elections, which are scheduled next year. A poll published Tuesday shows France's far-right...
Poles vote in presidential election run-off
July 04, 2010The people of Poland are voting in a run-off election to determine the country's next president. Observers say the final result between Bronislaw Komorowski and Jaroslaw Kaczynski could be close. Mr Komorowski has been acting president since his predecessor...
Moldovan premier advocates nationwide presidential elections
October 23, 2009Prime Minister Vlad Filat has said that Moldova should return to direct presidential elections, thus removing all pre-requisites for political crises. Presently, the head of state is elected in parliament. "Our country needs a nationwide elected...