Elections

Chancellor Angela Merkel was widely expected to win a fourth term in office as Germans went to the polls on…

Syrians voted on Friday in an election organized by the Kurdish-led authorities of northern Syria, the start of a three-phase…

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering calling a snap election as early as next month to take advantage of…

Pakistanis began casting votes on Sunday for the parliamentary seat vacated by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in a by-election…

Observers found some technical problems but no evidence of vote-rigging in Kenya’s presidential election last month, the European Union said…

Former al-Ahly striker Mahmoud al-Khateb (also known as Bibo) said Tuesday he would run in the upcoming elections of the…

Kenya’s Supreme Court has invalidated the result of last month’s contentious presidential election and ordered a new vote, after a…

Angolans voted Wednesday in an election in which the defense minister is the front-runner to succeed President Jose Eduardo dos…

Parliament member Esmail Nasr al-Din backed down from requests to extend the presidential period from four years to six years, saying…

Iraq’s Kurds may consider the possibility of postponing a planned Sept. 25 referendum on independence in return for financial and…