Presidential Polls

Iran's presidential election race opens up as surprise candidates enter fray

Reuters | Monday May 13, 2013

After the huge protests that followed the 2009 election, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have hoped June polls would quietly install a loyal conservative president, but the surprise candidacies of two major independents may scupper t...

Italian lawmakers fail to elect new president

Associated Press | Thursday April 18, 2013

Italian lawmakers failed today to elect a new president of the nation during a first round of voting.

Venezuela election to test Hugo Chavez's socialist legacy

Reuters | Friday April 12, 2013

The late Hugo Chavez's self-declared socialist revolution will be put to the test at a presidential election on Sunday that pits his chosen successor against a younger rival promising change in the nation he polarized.

Bangladesh to hold presidential poll on April 29

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 10, 2013

Bangladesh's election commission has declared April 29 as the date to hold presidential election in the country.

Hillary Clinton tops 2016 US presidential poll

Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 7, 2013

The 2016 US election might be a full three and a half years away, but that is not stopping pollsters from asking voters who has the early presidential edge. And the advantage goes to Hillary Clinton.

Ex-Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed a free man for now as trial postponed by four weeks

Written by Amitabh Revi | Wednesday March 6, 2013

The Maldives ex-President Mohamed Nasheed walked out of court today a free man a day after he was jailed for evading arrest warrants. The court has also postponed his trial for four weeks. Mr Nasheed's lawyers requested for a delay in the trial until...

Kenyans wait to know winner after tight presidential vote

Reuters | Wednesday March 6, 2013

Kenyan authorities hope to deliver the final outcome of a presidential vote on Wednesday, after partial results showed a lead for a politician wanted in the Hague over tribal violence at the last election five years ago.

Turnout in landmark Kenya poll tops 70 per cent

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 5, 2013

Kenyans turned out en masse on Monday for the first presidential poll since disputed results triggered a wave of bloodletting five years ago, with all eyes on tallying after a close but peaceful race.

Nicos Anastasiades wins Cyprus presidential election: exit polls

Agence France-Presse | Monday February 25, 2013

Rightwing leader Nicos Anastasiades won Sunday's presidential election in Cyprus, tasked with negotiating a crucial bailout for the European Union state on the brink of bankruptcy, exit polls on state television said.

Cyprus holds presidential poll in economic crisis

Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 17, 2013

Cypriot voters were going to the polls on Sunday to choose a new president after a heated election campaign focused on rescuing the recession-hit EU member state from bankruptcy.

India agrees to give shelter to former President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed: Full statement

NDTV.com | Wednesday February 13, 2013

India has agreed to give shelter to former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed and is in touch with Maldivian authorities over the issue. Expressing concern over the political situation in the island nation, the Ministry of External Affairs issued a s...

South Koreans vote in presidential election

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 19, 2012

South Koreans voted on Wednesday in a tight and potentially historic presidential election that could result in Asia's fourth-largest economy selecting its first female leader.

John Dramani Mahama declared winner of Ghana presidential polls

Agence France-Presse | Monday December 10, 2012

Ghanaian incumbent John Dramani Mahama was on Sunday declared the winner of closely fought presidential polls, but the opposition alleged fraud in a nation that has been seen as a model of African democracy.

$2 billion price tag for US presidential election

Associated Press | Friday December 7, 2012

Campaign finance filings with the government now show that the cost of the 2012 US presidential race has surpassed $2 billion, a new record.

V K Malhotra has no authority to appoint new Election Commission chairman: Randhir Singh

Press Trust of India | Sunday November 18, 2012

IOA presidential candidate Randhir Singh has questioned the authority of acting chief V K Malhotra to appoint the new chairman of Election Commission for next week's polls following S Y Quraishi's resignation, which has evoked sharp reaction from ...