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Marco Rubio elected as new Florida Senator

Marco Rubio, representing the Republican party, obtained close to 50% of the votes in one of the most anticipated results of today's election...

by Javier Caceres in United States on 02/11/2010

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Ben Bradshaw re-elected as MP for Exeter

Exeter Labour Party's Ben Bradshaw being re-elected as a Member of Parliament, on a majority of 2721. Hannah Foster the Conservative candidate...

by Clive Chilvers in United Kingdom on 07/05/2010

George Osborne (Shadow Chancellor), Conservative candidate for Tatton increased his share of the vote by comfortably taking 54.6% an increase of 3%. David Lomax for the Liberal Democrats put up a good fight, gaining 22.6%. Tatton, UK. 06/05/2010

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2010 Election return in Cheshire East - Tatton constituency

George Osborne (Shadow Chancellor), Conservative candidate for Tatton increased his share of the vote by comfortably taking 54.6% an increase of 3%....

by Neil Alexander in United Kingdom on 06/05/2010

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President Alassane Ouattara casts legislative election vote
President Alassane Ouattara and his wife cast their votes in an election that saw low voter turnout as a result of election boycotts. Abidjan, Ivory Coast. 11th December 2011
Demonstration against  Congo's President Joseph Kabila - London
A demonstration is held in the streets of London against the election of President Joseph Kabila in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after a heated electoral campaign. UK. 10th Dece...
Lopez Obrador to run for president in 2012 - Mexico
Former Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced at a press conference that he will run for the presidency of Mexico in 2012 following a survey that gave him the lead over current May...
Higgins' Irish presidential election campaign ends at Dublin Castle
Higgins' Irish presidential election campaign ends at Dublin Castle with announcement of his garnering 39.6% of the vote at first count. Official turnout was 56.11%
Petition against failure to deploy army in Narayanganj city polls
The Narayanganj city polls have come to a close amidst allegations by the two heavyweight candidates that the Government failed to deploy the army at polls. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 30th Octo...
Hours before the people of Ireland head to the polls - Dublin
Only a few hours before the people of the Republic of Ireland head to the polls to elect their new President. 26th October 2011
Exile Tibetan Leader Speaks on Future of Tibetan Democracy & Politics
Exile Tibetan Prime Minister Dr Lobsang Sangay gave a key note address to the participants of the 5th conference on the importance of Tibetan cultural studies at the College for Higher ...
Ruling party wins election - Turkey
Turkey's ruling Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP), clinched a record landslide in parliamentary polls but was short of the two-thirds majority it needs to amend t...
Turkish election 2011
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) won Sunday's general elections in a sweeping victory as expected but may have failed to secure enough for constitutional reform. Istanb...
TMC party workers celebrate poll results of West Bengal - Agartala
Trinamool Congress party workers celebrate the Assembly election poll result of West Bengal at Agartala, Tripura. Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee defeated the Left front gover...
Prince Edward joins new MSPs for Kirking of the Parliament - Edinburgh
Prince Edward joins new MSPs in St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh in the traditional Kirking of the Parliament ceremony on the eve of the newly-elected Scottish Parliament’s first sitti...
Welsh Assembly election for Monmouth Constituency
Welsh Assembly Election for Monmouth Constituency took place and Nick Ramsay (Conservative) was elected to the Assembly, For Labour Mark Whittcut reduced the conservative majority by 23...
SNP Routs Opposition in Scottish Parliament Elections
Scotland gives a huge vote of confidence to First Minister Alex Salmond and the SNP, as Lib Dems, Tories, and Labour, take heavy casualties in the Scottish Parliament elections. Edinbur...
Eddie Izzard takes the "Yes to AV" campaign to Belfast
Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard takes the "Yes to AV" campaign to Belfast, asking people to vote "Yes" to the Alternative Vote on Thursday 5th May 2011.
Lobsang Sangay to be announced new Tibetan Prime Minister
Dr Lobsang Sangay, 43, a research fellow at Harvard Law School, is to succeed the Dalai Lama as Political leader of Tibetans in Exile. He will be announced as Kalon Tripa (prime ministe...
Tamil Nadu goes to the Polls
Forty-six million voters in the southern state of Tamil Nadu will choose between 2,748 candidates, standing for 234 seats in the state assembly. Voting started at 8:00am and closes at 5...
Ugandans Demand Democracy Protest - London
Ugandans living in the UK protested outside Uganda House in Trafalgar Square, calling for new free and fair elections after the alleged rigged Parliamentary and Presidential elections i...
Yoweri Museveni wins Ugandan Presidency
Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest serving leaders, has been re-elected the president of Uganda for a fourth term in a poll disputed by the opposition. Kampala, Uganda. 20/02...
Southern Sudan on the Brink of Independence
Polls closed last night after a week of voting in the southern Sudan independence referendum. Counting began almost immediately. Voting centers are starting to post their results indica...
Poles vote in local elections
Poles votes in the local elections. Gdansk, Sopot - Poland 21/11/2010