Tag: parliamentary elections
The Dutch go to the polls again in a snap election caused by anti-immigration lawmaker Wilders
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Less than two years after anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders led his party to…
Iraq faces elections at a delicate moment in the Middle East
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is weeks away from parliamentary elections that will set the country’s course during one…
EU condemns Georgia’s local elections as marred by repression
The European Union on Sunday sharply criticized the local elections held in Georgia over the weekend.The vote on…
Syria holds first elections since Assad’s ouster, marking a cautious step in political transition
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria on Sunday held its first parliamentary elections, nearly a year after a rebel-led…
How Syria’s first elections since autocrat Assad’s ouster is expected to unfold
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the…
Moldovans torn between pro-EU and pro-Russia vote in tense polls
Moldovans vote on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could see the country neighbouring Ukraine swerve from its pro-European…
Moldova bars pro-Russian party from tense parliamentary election
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s electoral commission on Friday barred a pro-Russian party from participating in this weekend's…
Kyrgyzstan parliament votes to hold snap November election
BISHKEK (Reuters) -Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted on Thursday to dissolve the legislature for snap elections in a move analysts…
Russia protests to Moldova over refusal to accredit its election observers
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it summoned Moldova's ambassador to protest against the country's…
Polls have opened in Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary elections
Polls have opened in Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary elections
Fugitive Moldovan tycoon offers $3,000 a month to anti-government protesters
(Reuters) -Fugitive pro-Russian businessman Ilan Shor has offered Moldovans monthly payments of $3,000 to join anti-government protests, in…
Factbox-Bangladesh grapples with fraught politics a year after former PM Hasina fled
DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh marks on Tuesday a year since long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the South…