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Elections

# elections - Today’s News

Would you like to become an international elections observer?

Who are they and what do they do? TheJournal.ie looks at Ireland’s role in international elections.

# elections - Sunday 12 May, 2013

The EU’s poorest country is voting in a snap general election today

A snap general election is likely to see the ruling GERB party win the most votes but with no overall majority a hung parliament is likely.

14 years after being overthrown, Sharif claims victory in Pakistan elections

Nawaz Sharif’s party is set to dominate Pakistan’s assembly but it will have no overall majority following a campaign dominated by the economy and US policy in the region.

# elections - Saturday 11 May, 2013

11 dead in Karachi bomb blast as voting takes place in Pakistan

More than 86 million people are eligible to vote as the elections marks the first transition from one civilian government to another in the country’s 66 year history.

# elections - Saturday 27 April, 2013

Column: Why are people disengaging with politics in Northern Ireland?

Following the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, more than 70 per cent of people turned out to elect the first assembly. Fast forward 15 years and the people seem disenchanted, but why, asks David McCann.

# elections - Saturday 20 April, 2013

Iraq holds first polls since US pullout as attacks spike

14 election candidates have been killed since campaigning began.

# elections - Thursday 18 April, 2013

Column: Margaret Thatcher, a feminist icon? She certainly wouldn’t have called herself one

Margaret Thatcher normalised female success, challenging the prevailing orthodoxy that women were unsuited to the pursuit of power, but mechanisms, such as electoral gender quotas would have been anathema to her, writes Margaret O’Keefe.

# elections - Sunday 14 April, 2013

Column: Is the Labour Party doomed or have they been here before?

The Irish electorate is both a strange beast and an angry and vengeful one at the moment, writes Gary Murphy, who says while the people might be punishing Labour, it will not herald a new political force.

# elections - Sunday 31 March, 2013

Two dead in western Kenya riots: police

Protests erupted in western Kenya yesterday after a court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in the country’s presidential elections.

# elections - Saturday 30 March, 2013

Italian president buys time in political deadlock

Napolitano says he will not resign.

# elections - Thursday 14 March, 2013

Gay Mitchell will not contest the next European elections

The MEP said it was a good time to allow new candidates to emerge.

# elections - Wednesday 27 February, 2013

Column: ‘Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst’ amid Kenya election fears

Five years ago, over 500,000 people were displaced and more than 1,500 killed in post-election violence in Kenya. Now, NGOs are working to manage humanitarian situation ahead of the country’s next election this Monday, writes Ivy Ndiewo.

# elections - Friday 22 February, 2013

Final day of campaigning in Italy as uncertainty rules over election

Italy goes to the polls on Sunday and Monday but it’s still not clear who is most likely to emerge victorious.

# elections - Wednesday 23 January, 2013

Big win for centrists in poll upset, but Netanyahu still likely to lead Israel

The 120-seat Israeli parliament, the Knesset, is now evenly divided between right wing and centre-left parties but Netanyahu is expected to negotiate a coalition and third term as prime minister.

# elections - Wednesday 26 December, 2012

Egypt: Disputed constitution signed into law, elections in two months

The referendum on the constitution passed earlier this week with a low turnout doing little to assuage the fears of the opposition.

# elections - Sunday 23 December, 2012

Mario Monti says he is ready to lead Italy again

Italy’s somewhat complex system means he cannot be on the ballot paper though.

# elections - Monday 26 November, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should Irish people living abroad be allowed to vote in Irish elections?

The dramatic surge in emigration from Ireland in recent years means that voting rights for Irish people living abroad has become a major issue. What do you think – should emigrants be allowed vote?

# elections - Sunday 28 October, 2012

From The Score Ouch

Shevchenko’s political career seems doomed to failure

The early results from Sunday’s election make Sheva’s ill-fated spell at Chelsea look like a roaring success.

# elections - Friday 26 October, 2012

Column: Council reform will discourage women – and help the old boys

The changes to councils will reinforce the dominance of the three major parties, says Fine Gael councillor Mick Glynn.

# elections - Saturday 20 October, 2012

West Bank Palestinians voting in first election for six years

About 25 per cent of the candidates in the local elections are women. The ballot are being boycotted by Hamas.

# elections - Tuesday 18 September, 2012

From The Daily Edge Every Little Helps

Bosnian mayoral candidate uses porn to gain web attention

Mirad Hadziahmetovic isn’t expected to win the election in Zenica, Bosnia – but wants people to vote for him based on his PR strategy.

# elections - Saturday 28 July, 2012

US

100 days ahead of vote: Obama ahead but vulnerable

President Barack Obama appears to have a slight edge over Republican rival Mitt Romney – but issue of the economy continues to curb his popularity.

# elections - Wednesday 18 July, 2012

Liberal alliance ahead in Libya’s first post-Gaddafi elections

The structure of the new interim parliament means that the result is still uncertain as a broadly liberal coalition secured more seats than the Islamist parties.

# elections - Monday 16 July, 2012

Is Berlusconi planning a comeback?

The former Italian Premier has suggested he will attempt a return to power, and said he is often asked to step back into the political ring.

# elections - Saturday 7 July, 2012

Voting begins in Libya’s first free elections in 50 years

The elections are the first to be held since the ousting of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi but there are fears that violence could disrupt the voting.

# elections - Friday 29 June, 2012

New mayor for South Dublin County

Sinn Féin has hailed the election as a marker of the party’s surging popularity and grwoth.

Column: How many votes does it take for a woman to get elected?

The answer is surprisingly few. Niamh Gallagher explains why she’s working to encourage everyday women to run for office.

# elections - Saturday 23 June, 2012

Column: How Japanese people interact with their state is the inverse of the Irish

Mark Boyle, an Irishman in Japan, says his home country and his adopted one have polar attitudes to government – and neither have been served well by their approach…

# elections - Friday 22 June, 2012

Voting This post contains a poll

Fine Gael TD calls for elections and referenda to be held at weekends

Alan Farrell wants polling days to be held on Saturdays or Sundays in order to prevent school disruptions and allow for more people to vote.

# elections - Thursday 21 June, 2012

Egypt: Officials delay announcing election winner

Political tensions have been sent soaring in Egypt as officials postpone declaring the winner of the country’s first new presidential elections in three decades.

# elections - Sunday 17 June, 2012

Greek pro-bailout parties claim knife-edge elections

The eurozone breathes a sigh of relief.

# elections - Monday 11 June, 2012

France’s Socialist Party poised to take parliamentary majority

President Francois Hollande’s parliamentary majority will give him the opportunity to push through budget and tax reforms, and to move away from austerity towards growth.

# elections - Sunday 3 June, 2012

Ireland’s French population voting for their own MP in new parliament

The French parliamentary election includes 11 new expatriate constituencies – with voting beginning this weekend.

# elections - Friday 25 May, 2012

Brotherhood claims lead as Egypt vote count begins

None of the five prominent candidates are expected to win outright in the first round, with a run-off between the two leading contenders expected to be held June 16-17.

# elections - Wednesday 23 May, 2012

Egypt goes to the polls in first post-Mubarak election

Millions of Egyptians have been queuing to vote today, less than two weeks before Mubarak is due to be sentenced.

# elections - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

Greece to hold second election after coalition talks are abandoned

Talks to try and form a techocrat government are abandoned after a two-hour meeting of the five main leaders.

# elections - Monday 14 May, 2012

Greek crisis: Syriza out of talks, second election likely

The leader of the far left party will not take part in coalition talks today.

# elections - Sunday 13 May, 2012

Merkel’s party set for election defeat in Germany’s most populous state

There are 13.2 million voters in North Rhine-Westphalia – and most of them are set to back the Social Democrats and Greens.

# elections - Saturday 12 May, 2012

The Daily Fix: Saturday

In the Fix: Latest referendum poll, what’s going on in Greece, and surviving a robot uprising (video).

# elections - Monday 7 May, 2012

Election results a ‘massive blow’ to austerity, says Sinn Féin

Mary Lou McDonald says French and Greek elections show people are signalling that austerity is not working.

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