Foreign observers on Tuesday praised Tunisia’s landmark “free” elections, after the opposition conceded defeat in a vote that raised hopes of a peaceful transition in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The Ennahda party, which had steered the North African nation through the aftermath of the 2011 revolution, congratulated its[…]
They became figures of hate during the “Arab Spring” revolution, but stalwarts of Tunisia’s ousted dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali are planning a political comeback in upcoming elections. The polls, seen as a milestone in the post-Ben Ali transition, come nearly four years after the self-immolation of a Tunisian street[…]
The Maseru Sun hotel in Lesotho says it welcomes families and business travelers. But most guests on a recent weekend were South African security forces, sent to keep order after a bout of violent unrest that has raised questions about the viability of the southern African kingdom as a sovereign[…]
Bosnians voted in general elections on Sunday that will show whether people are more concerned about the 44-percent unemployment rate or still mired in wartime nationalist divisions. Polls closed in the evening and election commission head Sjepan Mikic said based on information he is getting, the turnout will be higher[…]
After a presidential campaign steeped in drama, Brazilians opted Sunday for a relatively undramatic runoff election featuring the two parties that have governed for the past 20 years. Frustrated with an economic slowdown and corrupt politicians, voters flirted for weeks with Socialist candidate Marina Silva’s promise of a “new politics,”[…]
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has insisted that he won the country’s disputed election, dimming hopes that a UN-supervised audit of votes could soon end the prolonged political crisis. Abdullah repeated claims on Monday that massive ballot-rigging had denied him victory over his rival Ashraf Ghani in the race to[…]
One of the two men vying to become Afghanistan’s next president has threatened to boycott a ballot audit from the country’s disputed presidential runoff, his adviser said, a development that could further disrupt the already troubled process. The complicated, UN-supervised audit of the eight million votes from the June presidential[…]
Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani has said he is committed to an “intensive and extensive” audit of votes to resolve a political standoff with his rival, Abdullah Abdullah. His comments on Friday came before the start of a meeting with the US secretary of state, John Kerry, who had previously[…]
With both presidential candidates declaring victory in Indonesia’s knife-edge election this week, anxiety is growing that fraud and dirty tactics could twist official results due to be announced later this month. Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and his rival, former general Prabowo Subianto, used different unofficial tallies Wednesday to claim victory[…]
Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah has rejected the results of June’s presidential run-off, calling the vote that put his arch-rival Ashraf Ghani ahead “rigged”. Speaking on Tuesday to a crowded gathering, known as a Loya Jirga, in Kabul, Abdullah told his followers that the results of the vote were fabricated and[…]
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