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Pakistan election campaign draws to a close Campaigning has ended in Pakistan ahead of the first general elections in five years. It is the first time a civilian government has completed a full term in… 10/05/2013
Italian productivity blues Productivity is Italy’s biggest problem and will be the next government’s biggest challenge. Industrial production is down, and labour productivity is not… 08/02/2013
Decision time for US voters The last day of campaigning by the US presidential candidates took them to different states where neither has enough of an advantage. They were hoping to… 05/11/2012
Romney widely applauded for debate Most people are saying Mitt Romney is still in the game. That comes after the first televised debate between him and the incumbent Barack Obama in the … 04/10/2012
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez plays a guitar during a campaign rallyVenezuela’s President Hugo Chavez plays a guitar during a campaign rally in Cabimas in the state of Zulia. Chavez is seeking re-election in an October 7… 01/10/2012
USA: Where is Mitt Romney?Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney looks out from the stage at a campaign rally in Jacksonville, Florida… 02/09/2012
Language issue chips away at Ukrainian unity On day one of official campaigning ahead of Ukraine’s general election in October the country is split. Hundreds of demonstrators turned up outside the… 30/07/2012
French presidential baiting and debating A single showcase debate on television between the contenders for the French presidency was intended to convince people who had not yet made their choice of… 03/05/2012
French politics’ lack of diversity The French presidential election is the first to be held in the country since the arrival of a president of mixed race in the White House, in the US. Barack… 23/03/2012
France, land of asylum? France last year granted citizenship to 66,000 immigrants, although the figure is steadily being reduced; the government’s immigration policy is becoming more… 22/03/2012
Notable dates during the first term in office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy2007 – 6 May: Sarkozy is elected, leader of the UMP conservative party, beating Socialist rival candidate Ségolène Royal. – 16 May: He travels to Berlin… 22/03/2012
Jacques CheminadeDifficult to categorise as left, right or centre, Cheminade managed just 0.28% of the vote when he ran for president in 1995. He failed to muster 500… 22/03/2012
French votes cast from outside FranceFrench voters registered abroad (end of 2011 figures) numbered 1,594,303 say their consular service. Signing up to take part in an election is… 19/03/2012
French presidential voting guideTo participate in voting in France’s election of a President of the Republic, a French citizen must be at least 18 years of age and legally registered on the… 16/03/2012
Philippe PoutouA blue collar worker and committed union leader, Poutou continues his day job while running for president. Although he left school with little in the way… 16/03/2012
Nicolas Dupont-AignanDupont-Aignan was formerly a member of Sarkozy’s UMP but quit in 2007 to enter the race for the presidency. However he failed to obtain the 500 signatures of… 14/03/2012
Nathalie ArthaudAlthough this is her first stand in a presidential election Arthaud is no stranger to middle-level politics, having been on ballot papaers in local, regional… 14/03/2012
Green Knight Eva Joly This 22 April and 6 May, the French arrive at a major political moment for their country, the election of the president of the republic. Who will move into… 09/03/2012
Putin bobsleds in Olympic training centre – nocomment Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes a ride in a bobsled while on the presidential election campaign trail at a new Olympic training centre outside… 17/02/2012
Santorum’s Midwest thrust Rick Santorum is radiating confidence that his Tuesday win in the Midwest reflects his Republican party’s true intentions. It was three-fold: in Missouri… 08/02/2012
Romney’s Florida flush empowers him further With his crushing success in Florida voting, Mitt Romney appears to have delivered his Republican rival Newt Gingrich a serious setback. Romney’s advantage… 01/02/2012
Tunus’da adaylar duvarıA Tunisian woman walks past posters of an election campaign in Sidi Bouzid in Tunisia. Some 11,000 candidates representing 110 parties will contest 218 seats… 19/10/2011
Economy is central to Spanish election Spain’s economic crisis has been used to score political points ahead of the General Election next month. Opposition conservative leader Mariano Rajoy… 08/10/2011
Obama’s jobs pledge on midwest bus tour The Obama battle bus has been ploughing through America’s rural midwest. It is a crucial battleground for the Democrat president with an eye on winning a… 17/08/2011
Obama promises jobs plan, but few details President Barack Obama says he will propose a plan in September to jump-start the US economy as he struggles to convince skeptical voters that he has… 16/08/2011
India not committed to support Lagarde for IMF French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has failed to get India’s definite backing for her candidacy for the top job at the International Monetary… 07/06/2011
Both candidates on knife-edge in Portugal elections When they came face to face during a television debate, the leaders of both of Portugal’s major parties – Passos Coelho, candidate of the centre-right, and… 05/06/2011
Erdogan campaigns in Diyarbakir, Turkey – nocomment Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a meeting in Diyarbakir as part of a general election rally tour. 02/06/2011
Political ticker Iran elections 2013This is the ticker 10/05/2013
Cyprus elects new president amidst economic woesThe right wing leader of the opposition DISY party Nicos Anastasiades is the favourite to win Sunday’s presidential election in Cyprus. His victory is… 16/02/2013
Vladimir Franz, tattooed musician and wannabe Czech presidentVladimir Franz is not expected to win the Czech Republic’s first direct election to choose a new president. Round one takes place on Friday and Saturday… 11/01/2013
Netanyahu launches campaign for re-electionThe Israeli Prime Minister has put Iran at the top of his re-election campaign. Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that halting Tehran’s nuclear programme would be… 26/12/2012
Mrs Park and Mr Moon in tight South Korean electionCampaigning in South Korea’s presidential election is entering the final furlong with both candidates running neck-and-neck. Park Guen-hye of the ruling… 18/12/2012
Obama thanks Romney for ‘spirited campaign’After a campaign that has lasted for months, people across the United States are voting to choose their new president. Barack Obama is spending the day in… 06/11/2012
Obama and Romney neck-and-neck on last dayHearing that he had a convincing lead in the polls on the final day of campaigning would be music to the ears of Barack Obama. But the US President remains… 06/11/2012
Close call prompts Romney to change tacticsThe closest US presidential campaign in recent memory is entering the final stages. Rather than staying in New Hampshire on polling day as planned, Mitt… 05/11/2012
US election: campaign set for a fight to the finishThe US presidential election enters its final frenzied day of campaigning on Monday and the vote is still all to play for. Practically every poll suggests… 05/11/2012
Obama 4 Romney 4… states visited in a dayIt’s Sunday, so it must be New Hampshire… and then Florida, Ohio and Colorado. Four states in one day for Barack Obama: par for the course for a presidential… 04/11/2012
Obama lauds ‘master’ Bill Clinton at Virginia rallyBarack Obama ended a 24-hour four-state marathon in Virginia on Saturday night, where he was joined by Bill Clinton. The former president told thousands of… 04/11/2012
African-Americans to stick with ObamaAs the clock ticks down in a very tight US presidential election every vote counts with President Obama hoping to pick up the lions share of those on offer… 04/11/2012
It’s Saturday afternoon it must be Iowa!Whirlwind campaigning has continued by both US presidential candidates on the final weekend before election day. Between them the rivals addressed rallies… 04/11/2012
White House rivals poke fun in final election sprintThe US presidential race is into the final bend of the track, and the two rivals have been cramming in as many marginal states as possible over the… 03/11/2012
Europe ‘less important’ for US presidentsWhat will the outcome of the US presidential race mean for Europe? During Barack Obama’s tenure in the White House the economic crisis ensured that he… 03/11/2012
Millions of Americans vote early in presidential pollEarly voters could account for 40 per cent of all ballots cast in the 2012 US presidential election. So far as many as 22 million Americans have already made… 03/11/2012
Obama and Romney fight for crucial OhioRepublican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is continuing to promote himself as a force for change as he engages in a frenetic last minute push to win over… 03/11/2012
Obama and Romney go back on the attackIt is business as usual for both presidential candidates as Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama use the last few days to try and shore up their support… 02/11/2012
Obama and Romney volunteers in last minute dash for vital votesIt may be the era of the internet and expensive television adverts but you can’t beat time honoured door-to-door canvassing for those vital votes. With the… 02/11/2012
Bloomberg backs BarackThe governor of New York, the multi-billionaire former Republican Michael Bloomberg, has thrown his support behind Barack Obama to be returned to the White… 01/11/2012
Obama and Romney focus on swing-statesThe US presidential candidates picked up where they left off on the campaign trail after a short break to deal with the impact of storm Sandy. There was a… 01/11/2012
Campaigning resumes in the wake of SandyWith less than a week to go before Election Day, President Barack Obama and hopeful Mitt Romney face one of the trickiest tasks in politics; campaigning in… 01/11/2012
Romney restarts his campaign in FloridaAppearing on the stump in Florida, US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney held back from his usual slew of attacks on Barack Obama. He staged a show of strength… 01/11/2012
US election campaign sidetracked by storm SandyDespite the election being less than a week away, storm Sandy has blown the US presidential campaign off course. President Barack Obama cancelled his travel… 30/10/2012
Obama and Romney campaign for that vital undecided voteDespite the growing menace from a massive storm bearing down on the US east coast, both presidential candidates are continuing to campaign vigorously in the… 28/10/2012
Surge in early voting set to favour ObamaA surge in early voting has upped the momentum in President Barack Obama’s campaign. Opinion polls show he has a lead of 54 percent over Romney’s 39 percent… 27/10/2012
Music and rallies wrap up campaigning for Ukraine parliamentary electionUkrainian voters were treated to pop concerts in several cities on Friday, the final day of campaigning for Sunday’s parliamentary election. President… 26/10/2012
Obama leads by example to catch the early voterHotfooting it from his eight-state tour in two days, Obama matched his rival’s enthusiasm and was obviously prepared to woo Ohio voters. His strategy is to… 26/10/2012
Romney goes all out for OhioClinch Ohio and the US presidency is won – with election statistics showing that could well be the case Republican challenger Mitt Romney targeted the state… 26/10/2012
President Obama casts vote early in ChicagoUS President Barack Obama has become the first American leader to cast an early vote ahead of the election for the White House on November 6. The… 26/10/2012
US Republican makes abortion gaffThe Republican candidate for the US senate in Indiana caused outrage by saying that if a woman is raped it is part of God’s will. Richard Mourdock, who is a… 24/10/2012
The joke’s on the US White House candidatesThe two US presidential hopefuls took time off from the tense election campaign to poke fun at one another during a high-profile charity dinner in New… 19/10/2012
Obama and Romney head back on the campaign trailWith the second televised debate behind them, both US presidential candidates hit the campaign trail targeting undecided voters in swing states. In Iowa… 18/10/2012
Biden and Ryan to face off in US vice-presidential debateThe race for the White House is set for another twist tonight with the vice-presidential debate taking centre stage. The single contest between the… 11/10/2012
Romney noses ahead in race to the White HouseUS Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pulled ahead of President Barack Obama by one per cent in the race for the White House, according to a… 10/10/2012
US presidential race swings towards RomneyNew polls suggest US Republican challenger Mitt Romney has closed the gap in the race for the White House following last week’s first TV debate. The… 10/10/2012
Romney calls for “change of course” in Middle EastLess than a month before the US presidential election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney has promised to rein in Iran and rebuild ties with Israel in a major… 08/10/2012
Obama welcomes unexpected US jobless fallPresident Obama has hailed a surprise fall in the US unemployment rate to the lowest level since he took office. It has given his re-election campaign a… 06/10/2012
Venezuela’s presidental race enters final straightVenezuela’s rival presidential candidates have held their final mass rallies ahead of Sunday’s election and what has been billed as the country’s closest… 04/10/2012
Reaction to the Denver DebateRight across the United States, Americans were glued to their television sets to catch their President Barack Obama go head to head with Republican candidate… 04/10/2012
Obama and Romney go head to head in DenverWith a month to go before the election, the US President has met his main rival in a head-to-head debate on live television. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney… 04/10/2012
US gears up for Obama Romney debateFinal preparations are underway in Colorado for the first head-to-head TV debate of the US presidential election campaign. Analysts believe the 90-minute… 03/10/2012
Romney hunts the Hispanic vote to boost election campaignRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney went in search of the Hispanic vote to boost his flagging campaign. He chose to address the US Hispanic… 18/09/2012
Obama wins the August donations battleIt has been a bumper August for raising re-election campaign funds for Barack Obama and the Democrats. The president’s war chest has been boosted by more… 11/09/2012
Obama gets a surprise lift in FloridaPresident Barack Obama got an unexpected boost in Florida when his campaign bus tour stopped at a fast food restaurant. Owner Scott Van Duzer’s lift took the… 10/09/2012
US election: Romney slams Obama over jobs reportA bleak monthly US jobs report has put Barack Obama on the defensive, as he hits the campaign trail ahead of November’s presidential election. The economy… 08/09/2012
Obama sets his case for a second termUS President Barack Obama has accepted the Democratic Party nomination, as he seeks another term in office. He is taking on Republican Mitt Romney for the… 07/09/2012
Obama attacks Romney over “secret” success planBarack Obama will make his big convention speech on Thursday, but in the meantime he has not been remaining silent in the run-up. The US President… 04/09/2012
“Eastwooding” goes viral as celebrities lampoon Hollywood iconAnn Romney called Clint Eastwood “a unique guy” after his rambling, one-sided conversation with an imaginary Barack Obama at the Republican National… 01/09/2012
Obama defends foreign policy recordUS President Barack Obama has defended his foreign policy record after criticism from his presidential challenger Mitt Romney. Obama used a speech at Fort… 01/09/2012
Louisiana: First Hurricane Isaac, now Romney and ObamaUS presidential candidate Mitt Romney has visited the state of Louisiana, after Hurricane Isaac left a trail of destruction. The trip came hours after the… 01/09/2012
Romney promises jobs at Republican ‘revival’ meetingThe Republican Mitt Romney has formally accepted his party’s nomination as US presidential candidate with a promise to create millions of new jobs. It was… 31/08/2012
Clint’s Romney ramblings raise Republican eyebrowsThe Mitt Romney campaign got a surprise Hollywood touch when the veteran actor Clint Eastwood turned up at the Republican Convention. But the rambling… 31/08/2012
Romney pledges 12 million new jobs as he accepts US presidential nominationUS presidential candidate Mitt Romney has formally accepted the Republican party’s nomination to challenge Barack Obama for the White House. To rapturous… 31/08/2012
Angola President dos Santos set for election winAngola goes to the polls on Friday for only its third general election since independence from Portugal in 1975. There followed a 27-year civil war from… 30/08/2012
USA: Ryan wins over doubters at Republican conventionRepublican Paul Ryan has promised to help Mitt Romney lead America back to prosperity as he formally accepted the party’s vice presidential nomination. In a… 30/08/2012
Akin rejects calls to quit Senate race over abortion remarksThe US Republican Congressman under fire for claiming women could choose not to become pregnant after being raped has said sorry. Todd Akin, however, has… 22/08/2012
USA: Republicans try to limit damage over rape remarksSenior Republicans are rushing to distance themselves from remarks made by Congressman Todd Akin in a television interview as he explained his views on… 21/08/2012
US Republican Romney refuses to release more tax returnsA spat over taxes has developed in the US presidential campaign, with president Barack Obama’s camp pushing Republican challenger Mitt Romney to reveal five… 18/08/2012
Republicans get the Ryan show on the roadMitt Romney’s running mate on the Republican ticket in the US presidential election race has attacked what he called Barack Obama’s “record of failure” in… 12/08/2012
Reps Romney and Ryan in race for White HouseThe republican presidential candidate in the US Mitt Romney has announced his running mate for the election later this year. He is fiscal conservative… 11/08/2012
Romney chooses Paul Ryan as presidential running partnerRepublican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has chosen Wisconsin representative Paul Ryan as his running partner. No announcement was expected before… 11/08/2012
Despite the “T” Word and Jobless Gloom – Romney is on the defensiveIf there is one thing Republicans claim to hate more than taxes and big government, it is sexual promiscuity. A recently introduced fee attached to adult live… 08/07/2012
Venezuela: Chavez defies cancer to launch re-election bidVenezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has shaken off his struggle with cancer to launch a bid for re-election. Health problems have taken their toll on the… 02/07/2012
Final countdown in French presidential pollIt seems Nicolas Sarkozy failed to do enough to pull off a convincing victory in his TV face-off with Francois Hollande. Both the French public and… 03/05/2012
French presidential candidates head south for final ralliesFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy headed south to to the city of Toulon for a final big rally ahead of Sunday’s decisive second round… 03/05/2012
Ex-Libyan PM backs Gaddafi’s Sarkozy donation claimAnother voice, that of former Libyan prime minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, who is in prison in Tunisia, has added his support to the accusation that French… 03/05/2012
French candidates look for debate boostBoth of France’s presidential candidates are claiming victory today after their only face-to-face televised debate of the campaign. President Nicolas… 03/05/2012
Austerity-weary Greeks prepare for Sunday voteGreece is in gloomy mood as it prepares to go to the polls on Sunday, with campaigning taking place against a backdrop of public protest. Politicians are… 03/05/2012
Election campaigning kicks off in EgyptOfficial campaiging is getting underway for the Egyptian presidential elections, but those in the running have been busy trying to win over voters for some… 30/04/2012
France: Far-right row rages in presidential campaignElection defeat looms, the opinion polls suggest, but Nicolas Sarkozy is determined to remain France’s president. His only hope of victory is to win over… 28/04/2012
