presidential election

White House 2020: Joe Biden Continues Winning Streak in Latest Democratic Primaries

Joe Biden has strengthened his position as front-runner in the Democratic race to take on President Donald Trump in November's…

5 years ago

Sao Tome and Principe Elections: President Manuel Pinto da Costa Boycotts Own Run-Off Vote

Sao Tome and Principe’s President Manuel Pinto da Costa has boycotted his own run-off election, handing victory to his rival.…

8 years ago

Ivory Coast Elections 2015: President Alassane Ouattara Running for Second Term

Ivory Coast is holding the first presidential election since the civil war ended in 2011. The bitterly contested presidential election…

9 years ago

Poland Elections 2015: President Bronislaw Komorowski Hopes to Win Second Term

Poles are voting to elect the country’s president for the next five years. Poland's presidential elections on May 10 have…

10 years ago

Turkey election 2014: Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins first direct presidential election

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey's first direct presidential election. With almost all the votes counted, current PM Recep Tayyip…

10 years ago

Turkey election 2014: Polls open for first direct presidential election

Turkish people are voting in the country's first ever direct presidential election. Three candidates are vying for the position, including…

10 years ago

Slovakia presidential election 2014: Robert Fico and Andrej Kiska go to second round

Slovakia's PM Robert Fico and independent challenger Andrej Kiska will run for a second round of the country's presidential elections.…

11 years ago

Slovakia presidential election 2014: PM Robert Fico challenged by independent Andrej Kiska

Slovakia votes in a presidential election that pits current PM Robert Fico against independent challenger Andrej Kiska. PM Robert Fico…

11 years ago

Mali begins voting in presidential election run-off

Mali is set to begin voting in a presidential election run-off. Many expect Former PM Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who won…

11 years ago

Venezuela presidential election to replace Hugo Chavez set for April 14

Venezuela’s presidential election to replace late leader Hugo Chavez will be held on April 14, the country's electoral commission has…

12 years ago

Nicos Anastasiades wins Cyprus presidential election with 57.5%

Nicos Anastasiades has won the Cypriot presidential election with 57.5% of the vote. It was a comfortable victory of the…

12 years ago

Rafael Correa re-elected for a third term as Ecuador’s president

Rafael Correa has been re-elected for a third term as Ecuador's president with more than 50% of the vote. His…

12 years ago

Nate Silver, the man who predicted election results and Barack Obama’s victory

Nate Silver, a New York Times blogger and celebrity numbers wiz, is set to make millions for his spot-on election…

12 years ago

New Jersey residents can vote via email in the upcoming presidential election

As the East Coast tries to get back on its feet after the damage from Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey has…

12 years ago

Latest polls put Barack Obama and Mitt Romney at 48%

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are heading into the final two days of campaigning with the outcome still too close…

12 years ago

Early voting results 2012 released so far

When President Barack Obama flew to Chicago to cast his vote early in Chicago on Thursday, he became one of…

12 years ago

Romania votes on President Traian Basescu’s impeachment

Romanians are voting in a referendum on whether to impeach President Traian Basescu. Traian Basescu has already been suspended by…

12 years ago

Mexico march against poll winner Enrique Pena Nieta

Tens of thousands of people in Mexico City are marching against the result of the presidential election, which was won…

12 years ago

Mexico election: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will mount legal challenge to the result

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the second-placed candidate in Mexico's presidential election, has said he will mount a legal challenge to…

12 years ago

US offer deportation amnesty to young illegal immigrants

The US Department of Homeland Security announces that illegal immigrants who came to America as children may be eligible for…

12 years ago

France votes in second round of presidential election

France is prepared for the second round of presidential election that could see a socialist winner for the first time…

13 years ago

French elections: Nicolas Sarkozy loses first round battle

President Nicolas Sarkozy faces an uphill struggle in the second round of the French presidential election, after coming second in…

13 years ago

Francois Hollande wins first round of France’s presidential election

Socialist Francois Hollande has won most votes in the first round of France's presidential election, early estimates say. Francois Hollande…

13 years ago