Elections
Erdogan’s presidential win starts race for new Turkish government
World
August 11, 2014
Erdogan’s presidential win starts race for new Turkish government
Turkey's ruling party begins deliberations on the shape of the next government on Monday after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan secured…
Afghan poll audit starts after Taliban raid airport
World
July 17, 2014
Afghan poll audit starts after Taliban raid airport
Afghanistan on Thursday began a massive audit of 8.1 million ballots cast in the run-off round of its controversial presidential…
Court overturns decision banning NDP members from elections
Egypt
July 14, 2014
Court overturns decision banning NDP members from elections
Cairo Appeals Court of Urgent Matters overturned on Monday a verdict that banned members of the disbanded National Democratic Party…
Afghan election result delayed as fraud dispute deepens
World
July 1, 2014
Afghan election result delayed as fraud dispute deepens
Afghanistan's presidential election result has been delayed for several days, officials said Tuesday, as a dispute over alleged fraud threatens…
Afghan election workers among 11 killed by roadside bomb
World
June 15, 2014
Afghan election workers among 11 killed by roadside bomb
Eleven people, including election workers, were killed in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb blew up their bus, the governor of…
Elections committee tries to explain lack of queues outside polling stations
Egypt
June 3, 2014
Elections committee tries to explain lack of queues outside polling stations
Anwar al-Assy, head of the High Elections Committee, said the reasons there were no queues of voters in the presidential…
Official sources: Elections cost LE5 billion since 2011
Egypt
May 28, 2014
Official sources: Elections cost LE5 billion since 2011
Government sources said that parliamentary and presidential elections and referendums cost the state some LE5 billion since 2011, with LE1…
Kefaya: Low turnout a rumor spread by the Brotherhood
Egypt
May 28, 2014
Kefaya: Low turnout a rumor spread by the Brotherhood
Abdel Rahman al-Gohary of the Kefaya Movement said on Wednesday that the low turnout and the reluctance of young people…
Citizen dies, 13 others fall sick in Wednesday’s voting
Egypt
May 28, 2014
Citizen dies, 13 others fall sick in Wednesday’s voting
The Health Ministry’s Crisis Management Center said on Wednesday that a man named Imam Malik died of a heart attack…
Egyptians slow to vote despite efforts to boost turnout
Egypt
May 28, 2014
Egyptians slow to vote despite efforts to boost turnout
Many Egyptians failed to vote in a presidential election on Wednesday despite official efforts to boost turnout with an extra…