24/11/2011 | Argentina

Senate suspends last ordinary session of the year

The Upper House of Congress suspended its last session of the ordinary period that was scheduled for November 30 after the sworn in of the senators elected in October 23.

22/03/2012 | Argentina

‘If Moyano wants to compete with Caló over the CGT, he won’t do well’

Oscar Lescano, the head of the power workers union, harshly criticized Hugo Moyano once more and advised him to avoid an electoral fight over the CGT labour confederation against the head of the metal workers union Antonio Caló, because “he won’t do well.”

24/10/2011 | Argentina

Jorge Macri calls for a 'clean transition' in Vicente López

Jorge Macri, who won the mayoral election in Vicente López district defeating the 24-year-old mayor K Radical Enrique “Japonés” García, urged to “accept” the result and called for a “clean transition.”

24/10/2011 | Argentina

Pérez assures Mendoza will work 'side by side' with the Gov't

Mendoza province’ Governor-elect, Kirchnerite Francisco “Paco” Pérez, committed to work “side by side” with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “to trigger the growth of the province and the whole region.”

25/10/2011 | Argentina

Obama, CFK to hold bilateral meeting during G20 summit

US President Barack Obama has requested to meet with recently reelected President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner during the next G20 summit to be held on the 3rd and 4th of November in Cannes, France.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Alfonsín settles for third place in presidential elections

Union for Social Development’s presidential candidate Ricardo Alfonsin acknowledged his defeat and congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for her victory in the elections and vowed to return "in full force."

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Macri:'We've reached split-ballot record in BA City'

Buenos Aires City Mayor and head of PRO bloc Mauricio Macri assured that “we have reached a record of split-ballot in the City,” and congratulated Federico Pinedo and Jorge Macri for their performance in the election.

24/10/2011 | Argentina

Aníbal Fernández: 'People understood Argentina couldn’t be in improvised hands'

Cabinet Chief and Senator-elect Aníbal Fernández celebrated the overwhelming victory of the Victory Front in the general elections and considered that “people understood that Argentina could not be left in improvised hands.”

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Voting extended in Mendoza

The election in Mendoza province was officially closed at 6pm, but many schools remained open due to the number of people who remained inside the buildings waiting to cast their votes.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

De Narváez calls Scioli, recognizes Governor’s victory

Udeso’s candidate Francisco De Narváez called Governor Daniel Scioli and congratulated him for his victory in Buenos Aires province.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

'Those who voted for CFK are responsible for what happens next,' Carrió

Civic Coalition presidential candidate Elisa Carrió assured during a press conference that the bloc has had “the worst election in its history” and stated that they no longer “lead the opposition.”

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Rossi says the elections show a ‘strong Kirchnerism’

The head of the pro-government bloc at the Lower House of Congress, AgustínRossi, stated that the elections show “a political space like the Kirchnerism very strong and solid.”

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Randazzo: 'It's the most successful election since the return to democracy'

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo stated that today marked ‘the most successful election since the return to democracy,” which he put down to the political reform put in place by the President which “enable a greater democracy”.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Recalde: 'Demonstration at Plaza de Mayo shows the essence of this Government'

Victory Front’s National Lawmaker Héctor Recalde highlighted that the demonstration of Kirchnerite groups at Plaza de Mayo square “shows the whole essence of the national government,” referring to the celebrations held in front of the Government House.

02/10/2011 | Argentina

'Bonafini is the mother of violence in Argentina'

Presidential candidate Eduardo Duhalde harshly criticized the head of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo foundation, Hebe de Bonafini, and assured that “she’s the mother of violence,” referring to her last week’s statements.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Rodríguez Saá acknowledges defeat congratulates CFK

Compromiso Federal party Alberto Rodríguez Sáa acknowledged defeat and congratulated President Fernández de Kirchner for being reelected.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

De la Rúa 'apologizes' to Argentines

Almost 10 years after he left his post, ex-President Fernando De la Rúa, gave an “apology” to Argentines due to the “mistakes” he committed during his administration.

18/08/2011 | Argentina

Sanz: 'if primaries' trend is confirmed, we'll face a severe institutional problem'

The leaders of the Radical Party (UCR) Ernesto Sanz, Gerardo Morales and Ricardo Gil Lavedra ratified that the party will run for October’s election and assured that if the trend shown in the primaries continues, “then we will be facing a severe lack of balance between the branches.”

19/08/2011 | Argentina

Alfonsín: ‘I don’t believe in the Gov’t when it announces dialogue’

Social Development Union (UDESO) presidencial candidate Ricardo Alfonsín assured that he does not believe in “the government when it announces dialogue and institutional vocation.”

20/09/2011 | Argentina

Macri re-launches PRO campaign

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri re-launched the campaign of the candidates for lawmakers with a conciliatory message, in which he also referred to the return of his ex-ally in the 2009 election, Felipe Solá, to the pro-government party.

14/08/2011 | Argentina

'Voter turnout was similar to the one seen during a general election,' Randazzo assures

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that the voters’ turnout in Sunday’s primary elections was similar to the one seen during a general election, which means that close to a 70 percent of the registered voters took part in them. 

14/08/2011 | Argentina

De Narváez affirms 'BA will be disputed between Scioli and us'

The candidate of Social Development Union (UDESO) for Buenos Aires province governor, Francisco De Narváez, affirmed that “it’s clear that the province will be a dispute between Scioli and us.”

15/08/2011 | Argentina

Altamira: 'We've reached our aim, dedicates it to Mariano Ferreyra'

Presidential pre-candidate for the Leftist Front party (FIT) Jorge Altamira affirmed that his bloc has exceeded the minimum vote requirement of 1.5 percent that allows him to participate in October’s election, and dedicated it to the “memory of Mariano Ferreyra, who was the one who boosted this result.”

14/08/2011 | Argentina

Scioli: 'The work CFK and I led in BA province has been acknowledged'

Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli said that “ the work that the President and I have led in the province has been acknowledged by its residents,” while addressing supporters shortly after official results showed he won the provincial primaries.

14/08/2011 | Argentina

BA province Cabinet Chief announces 'overwhelming victory'

14/08/2011 | Argentina

Amadeo: 'CFK, Scioli's victory wasn't as 'overwhelming' as they said'

06/08/2011 | Argentina

Boudou: 'we always have the same old crocks in front of us'

Economy Minister and Victory Front’s candidate for Vice-President Amado Boudou headed a rally along with the candidates for the Buenos Aires City Lower House, and blasted the Alianza bloc and the ex Health Minister Graciela Ocaña.

07/08/2011 | Argentina

‘We’re winning by a wide margin,’ De la Sota official says

Government Minister and head of the Córdoba Justicialist Party branch Carlos Caserio assured that Unión por Córdoba candidate José Manuel de la Sota was leading the gubernatorial race “by a wide margin.”

11/08/2011 | Argentina

'The election will prove our real capability,' Argumedo says

Proyecto Sur’s presidential candidate Alcira Argumedo closed her electoral campaign along with the leader of the bloc, Fernando “Pino” Solanas, and affirmed that on Sunday they will prove the “real capacity” of the party that is willing to achieve the minimum of votes required to get to the October election.

31/07/2011 | Argentina

Macri's victory 'should be considered a call to change the Kirchnerites' ways,' Pinedo

The head of the PRO party caucus in the Lower House and lawmaker candidate Federico Pinedo celebrated Mayor Mauricio Macri’s reelection, and warned the National Government that his victory “should be considered a call to change their ways.”

01/08/2011 | Argentina

Randazzo meets with Servini de Cubría, reaches agreement over primary elections

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo and City electoral Federal Judge María Romilda Servini de Cubría agreed to “apply all necessary measures” so the August 14th. open primaries “can be held without any inconveniences” in the City of Buenos Aires.

05/08/2011 | Argentina

Carrió assures 'global crisis will affect the election'

Civic Coalition presidential candidate Elisa Carrió assured that the “global crisis will affect the elections in Argentina,” during an interview at the Ambito de Debate tv show.

30/07/2011 | Argentina

De la Sota rules out electoral agreement with Kirchnerites

Justicialist candidate for Córdoba governor José Manuel De la Sota ruled out he has resumed dialogue with the Government House or settled an electoral agreement in the last minute with the Kirchnerite bloc to have political support for his candidacy.

31/07/2011 | Argentina

Solanas blasts National Gov't

Former mayoral candidate for the Proyecto Sur party, Fernando “Pino” Solanas, stressed on the importance of the August 14th primary elections and blasted the National Government, accusing it of triggering a “dirty campaign” before today's mayoral runoff between Mauricio Macri and Victory Front candidate Daniel Filmus.

31/07/2011 | Argentina

Judge Servini de Cubría 'willing to step down' over election funds spat

Federal Judge María Servini de Cubría threatened to resign from office today, as she continues to struggle with the National Government over the alleged lack of necessary funds to conduct the primary and national elections.

16/07/2011 | Argentina

Filmus accepts Macri's conditions to debate

Victory Front’s candidate for Buenos Aires City mayor, Daniel Filmus, said he will accept a debate with Mauricio Macri before the runoff election on July 31, assuring that the “City has a 6.5 billion dollars budget and we are willing to discuss what to do with those funds.”

26/07/2011 | Argentina

Primaries: UDESO warns of lack of political advertising space

The Social Development Union’s presidential candidate Ricardo Alfonsín and Buenos Aires province gubernatorial candidate Francisco De Narváez warned about alleged irregularities in the issuing of political advertising spaces ahead of the August 14 primaries.

26/07/2011 | Argentina

‘Duhalde’s accusations regarding primary elections are baseless,’ Randazzo assures

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that the National Government “remains committed to hold the primary elections” on August 14th, assuring that former president Eduardo Duhalde’s accusations were “baseless.”

12/07/2011 | Argentina

Gov't assures Filmus will face runoff

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo affirmed that the Kirchnerite candidate for Buenos Aires City Mayor Daniel Filmus “will not withdraw from the run-off election” and called to work “so that the city definitely includes all the benefits” of the model of the National Government.

14/07/2011 | Argentina

Pinedo assures 'we can defeat the Kirchnerite party'

PRO’s lawmaker Federico Pinedo assured that the Kirchnerites “blasts Buenos Aires City neighbours who voted” and assured that “last Sunday we’ve showed we can defeat the pro-government bloc.”

15/07/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde: 'the myth that CFK will win is crumbling'

Popular Front’s presidential candidate Eduardo Duhalde assured that “the myth” of the Head of State Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “that she has already won began to break down,” and did not rule out a runoff election in October against the candidate for the Radical Party, Ricardo Alfonsín.

10/07/2011 | Argentina

Estenssoro assures CC 'is ready to govern BA City'

Buenos Aires City mayoral candidate for the Civic Coalition party, María Eugenia Estenssoro, assured that she is ready to govern the city, adding that it is the first time that her party runs with its own candidate in the city.

10/07/2011 | Argentina

Giudici warns of a 'fake polarization' in the elections

Radical Party (UCR) mayoral candidate Silvana Giudici criticized the mayoral campaign, assuring that there had been a “fake polarization” between Mauricio Macri and Daniel Filmus, and also blasted the National Government for issuing official advertisement linked to the City during the electoral ban.

10/07/2011 | Argentina

'We are now stronger than ever' to beat Macri, Cabandié says

Victory Front’s City Legislator candidate Juan Cabandié assured that, along with Daniel Filmus and Carlos Tomada,” they are now stronger than ever in order to beat the PRO party in the second round of elections scheduled to take place on July 31st.

25/06/2011 | Argentina

Aníbal Fernández candidate for Buenos Aires province Senator

Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández will be the first candidate to Buenos Aires province Senator for the Victory Front bloc. Official sources also reported that Julián Domínguez will run for first lawmaker in the province.

10/07/2011 | Argentina

Macri takes 20-point lead on Filmus, both headed to runoff

City Mayor Mauricio Macri took a 20-point lead on Kirchnerite mayoral candidate Daniel Filmus, but none of the candidates managed to obtain more than 50 percent of the votes. Just like in 2007, both candidates will once again run against each other in a second round in July 31st..

10/07/2011 | Argentina

Telerman 'hopes to be the election's surprise'

The Progressive Front for Buenos Aires mayoral candidate, Jorge Telerman, assured that he foresees he will be “a surprise thanks to split ballots” and highlighted that voting for municipal posts “means returning to the original politics, closer to the people.”

11/06/2011 | Argentina

Alfonsín blasts GEN, PS: 'No one has the right to demand demonstrations of progressism'

Radical Party’s presidential candidate Raúl Alfonsín strongly defended his alliance with Francisco De Narváez, questioned the GEN bloc and the Socialist Party, and said that “no one has the right” to “demand a demonstration of progressism.”

12/06/2011 | Argentina

Incumbent Sapag projected winner in Neuquen's gubernatorial elections

With a 38.12 per cent of the votes recounted, Neuquén’s Popular Movement party, led by incumbent Jorge Sapag was the projected winner with a 46.87 percent of the electorate on his side in the province’s gubernatorial elections. Marín Farizano, who is seen as a friend of the National Government, was far behind with a 33.13 percent of the votes.

23/06/2011 | Argentina

Rodríguez Saá says he is the 'alternative to the Gov't'

During an interview on 'Ambito de Debate', San Luis province Governor and presidential candidate Alberto Rodríguez Saá gave the hint that his running mate will be José María Vernet and assured he is "the alternative to the Government."

06/05/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde relaunches his candidacy, accuses Gov't of 'being intolerant'

Ex President Eduardo Duhalde relaunched his presidential candidacy at the Luna Park Stadium and blasted the government by accusing it of being “intolerant” and of being “anchored in the past.”

29/05/2011 | Argentina

Menem confirms he will run for Senator, supports CFK's reelection

Former President Carlos Saúl Menem, showed up to vote in La Rioja’s gubernatorial elections, and confirmed that he’ll try to renew his post as Senator on next October’s presidential elections. Revealed that he will most probably vote for the president’s re-election but denied an alliance with the Kirchnerism.

29/05/2011 | Argentina

Buzzi claims victory in Chubut complimentary elections as Eliceche admits defeat

Chubut Governor Mario Das Neves announced that his protégé, candidate Martín buzzi, had been elected governor after a decisive complementary election that had to be called due to accusations of fraud in the previous gubernatorial elections that took place last March 20th.

17/04/2011 | Argentina

Rodríguez Saá claims victory, Duhalde rejects results in PJ Federal pre-primaries

As Alberto Rodríguez Saá claimed victory in the pre-primaries elections taking place in the northwestern provinces of Tucumán, Catamarca and Santiago del Estero, Duhalde campaign officials announced that the pre-presidential candidate will not recognize the election results since the whole process is "an illusion."

22/04/2011 | Argentina

Chubut: VF appeals ruling against complementary elections

Chubut’s Victory Front Alliance appealed the Electoral Court’s ruling against complementary elections for the six anulled ballot boxes of the election held on March 20.

23/04/2011 | Argentina

'CFK would win the election today,' Cobos says

Vice-President Julio Cobos admitted that, if the election were held today, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would win it, although he added that the scenario might change, because it is a “cyclothymic country and politics are very dinamic.”

09/04/2011 | Argentina

Morales suggests Macri should run for City election

Senator and ex head of the Radical Party, Gerardo Morales, suggested that Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri “would help the opposition” if he runs for the city elections.

09/04/2011 | Argentina

Urtubey seeks re-election in Salta

Special Report by Sabrina Pont and Matías Ortega.

More than 812,000 people will vote for who will govern Salta province for the next four years. Alfredo Olmedo and Walter Wayar will be the opponents of the current Governor, who takes the lead in the polls. A victory of Urtubey will be seen as a victory of the Government.

11/04/2011 | Argentina

'Attacks from Moyano gave me a huge hand to win,' Urtubey

Salta’s re-elected Governor, Juan Manuel Urtubey, remarked today that the harsh words that General Labour Confederation (CGT) boss used to play down Urtubey’s campaign during the unionist visit to the North-Western province last week.  

06/04/2011 | Argentina

CFK, De la Sota together in Córdoba

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner visited Córdoba province and gave a speech during a rally along with Governor Juan Schiaretti and José Manuel De la Sota, who will run once more for Governor in the provincial elections on August 7 for the Peronist Party and with the support of the Government House.

08/04/2011 | Argentina

Chubut's provincial Court annuls Puerto Madryn's precinct

Chubut’s High Court confirmed the annulment of the Puerto Madryn’s 174 precinct after an unanimous vote, the issue will now be discussed in the Provincial Electoral Court.

09/04/2011 | Argentina

Chubut's justice ratifies annulment of second precinct

Chubut’s High Court of Justice unanimously ratified the annulment of a second precinct of the March 20 provincial election belonging to Camarones locality.

25/03/2011 | Argentina

Chubut continues recounts

Chubut continues with the recount of votes after the provincial election held on Sunday, and Das Neves supporters clashed with members of the Kirchnerite block over the annulment of Puerto Madryn’s votes.

27/03/2011 | Argentina

Recount continues in Chubut, Kirchnerite candidate remains ahead

After the sixth day of votes recount and more than a week since the gubernatorial elections were held in Chubut, the new figures reveal that Kirchnerite candidate Carlos Eliceche is 1,778 votes ahead of Martín Buzzi, who's backed by current dissident Peronist Governor Mario Das Neves.

01/04/2011 | Argentina

UCR Electoral Board proclaims Alfonsín's candidacy

Radical Party’s National Electoral Board decided to proclaim Ricardo Alfonsín as the bloc’s presidential candidate, after Ernesto Sanz announced he was not going to participate in the internal elections that were going to be held on April 30.

22/03/2011 | Argentina

Chubut: votes’ recount to begin tomorrow

Chubut’s Vice-Governor elect César Mac Carthy announced that due to the lack of space, the recount of votes of Sunday’s election will begin tomorrow at 10am.

23/03/2011 | Argentina

Recount of Chubut votes favours Das Neves ally

The recount of votes in Chubut shows that Victory Front candidate Carlos Eliceche recovered 260 votes, but according to electoral authorities Das Neves protegé Martin Buzzi still has the advantage. On Sunday, the difference between both candidates was less than 1 percent. The recount could last upto 10 days.

25/03/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde assures 'it would be a shame' to suspend primaries

Ex President Eduardo Duhalde answered Felipe Solá and assured it “would be a shame” to suspend the internal elections of the Federal Peronism that will take part within the next weeks.

10/03/2011 | Argentina

City Legislature fails to muster quorum, suspends session

The session of the Buenos Aires City Legislature to debate elections unification has been postponed due to the lack of quorum, officials said.

12/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK heads campaign finale of K candidates in Chubut

A week before the elections in Chubut, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed the last rally of the provincial campaign in Comodoro Rivadavia along with the candidates for the Victory Front bloc that will face the ones belonging to Governor Mario Das Neves’ caucus.

13/03/2011 | Argentina

Kirchnerite candidate claims victory in Catamarca gubernatorial elections

Kirchnerite senador Lucia Corpacci claimed victory in the Catamarca gubernatorial elections and beat current Social and Civic Front Alliance governor Eduardo Brizuela del Moral, who was seeking reelection and was supported by Vice-President Julio Cobos.

12/02/2011 | Argentina

WikiLeaks cable unveils relationship between Kirchners and banks

The Spanish newspaper El Pais published new cables of the US embassy which mention the relationship between the Kirchners and the banks, specially during the period previous to the presidential election of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

15/02/2011 | Argentina

UIA board of directors accept Méndez' resignation

The board of directors of the UIA Argentine industrial union accepted the resignation of businessman Héctor Méndez as the head of the union and designated and Miguel Acevedo as interim president until next April.

03/03/2011 | Argentina

'Come June, CFK will decide not to seek reelection,' Duhalde says

Presidential pre-candidate Eduardo Duhalde assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will decide not to seek re-election in June because "she will realize that she has no chances of winning” in a second round.

19/05/2012 | World

Greek election race tightens into dead heat

A flurry of polls today showed the race to lead Greece has tightened into a dead heat ahead of an election next month that could determine whether it remains in the euro.

07/05/2012 | World

Sarkozy seeks party unity after French defeat

Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged his divided conservative UMP party to pull together quickly after his election defeat to fight off a double challenge from the left and far-right in parliamentary polls next month.

13/05/2012 | World

Merkel faces rout in state vote over austerity

Voting began in Germany's most populous state where Angela Merkel's conservatives face a defeat that could give the left momentum before next year's federal election and fuel criticism of the chancellor's European austerity drive.

14/05/2012 | World

Ron Paul stops campaigning for White House

US Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul effectively ended his White House bid, saying he would no longer campaign actively in states that have yet to hold primary elections.

06/05/2012 | World

Greek voters reject German-led austerity

Greek voters dealt a serious blow on Sunday to the fragile political consensus that has kept Europe's currency bloc intact through more than two years of crisis, rejecting the austerity-for-aid policies that have shielded the country from bankruptcy and a euro exit.

06/05/2012 | World

Netanyahu seeks September Israel election

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he supported holding an early general election in four months' time, a ballot polls say could strengthen his hand as Israel confronts Iran's nuclear ambitions.

07/05/2012 | World

Greek conservatives begin hunt for governing partners

Greece's conservative leader began a frantic hunt for partners to forge a coalition that protects the country's place in the euro zone after angry voters savaged the two ruling parties for imposing harsh wage and spending cuts.

02/05/2012 | World

Sarkozy, Hollande trade barbs in TV debate

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande clashed in their only televised debate, seen as the conservative incumbent's last chance to turn the odds of re-election in his favour.

04/05/2012 | World

London win eases Cameron's UK vote setback

Boris Johnson dodged a humiliating nationwide defeat for Prime Minister David Cameron by winning London in local elections that saw voters angry at Britain's economic woes flock to opposition Labour and a right-wing anti-European fringe party.

06/05/2012 | World

Socialist Hollande ousts Sarkozy as French leader

Socialist Francois Hollande swept to victory in France's presidential election on Sunday in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe that could start a pushback against German-led austerity.

30/04/2012 | World

Scandal talk clouds French campaign before TV debate

Allegations of scandal and dirty tricks clouded France's presidential election as the race entered the final week with both sides preparing for rival May Day rallies and the sole, crucial television debate.

01/05/2012 | World

Obama in Afghanistan on anniversary of bin Laden's death

US President Barack Obama made a speedy, unannounced trip to Afghanistan to sign a strategic pact with Kabul and send a dual election-year message that the United States is winding down the Afghan war but not abandoning the country.

01/05/2012 | World

French presidential rivals in last ditch TV debate

Nicolas Sarkozy faces Francois Hollande in a "moment of truth" television debate that could be the French president's last chance to avoid defeat at the hands of his socialist challenger in Sunday's election runoff.

25/04/2012 | World

Gingrich to quit White House race after stormy bid

Newt Gingrich is quitting the US Republican presidential contest after a tumultuous campaign that saw him go from longshot to front-runner and back again, a campaign official said.

27/04/2012 | World

Romney keeps focus on economy despite Obama attacks

White House candidate Mitt Romney kept his focus on attacking President Barack Obama's handling of the economy, in the face of Democrats' attempts to paint the Republican hopeful as weak on national security.

29/04/2012 | World

Sarkozy on defensive in bitter final election battle

French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for tougher borders and a stronger national identity on Sunday and accused the left of petty slander as he struggled to catch up with his Socialist rival a week before a presidential runoff.

23/04/2012 | World

Rubio campaigns with Romney, raising VP speculation

US Popular Florida Senator Marco Rubio campaigned with Mitt Romney, increasing speculation that the conservative Cuban-American might be high on the Republican presidential front-runner's list of potential vice presidential running mates.

24/04/2012 | World

French presidential rivals race to seduce Le Pen voters

France's presidential rivals scrambled to seduce nearly a fifth of the electorate that voted for far right anti-immigration crusader Marine Le Pen, voicing sympathy for voters' distress in the economic crisis.

24/04/2012 | World

Hollande: ‘Merkel ran Europe along with Sarkozy and we can see the results’

French presidential candidate for the Socialist bloc François Hollande defended his intention to “re-guide” Europe by criticizing the results of the vision applied until now by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and current French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

21/04/2012 | World

French voters protest in Paris on eve of election

French voters voiced disillusionment on Saturday at a campaign that many said ignored the country's real problems, on the eve of a first-round vote expected to send President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist rival Francois Hollande to a runoff next month.

22/04/2012 | World

Hollande edges Sarkozy in French vote, Le Pen surges

Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France's presidential race wide open on Sunday by polling nearly 19 percent in the first round - votes that may tip a runoff between Socialist favourite Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy.

23/04/2012 | World

Sarkozy woos far right after Hollande wins round one

President Nicolas Sarkozy hammered home pledges to get tough on immigration and security as he sought to win over record numbers of far-right voters and whittle down Socialist Francois Hollande's narrow first-round election lead.

02/04/2012 | World

Romney eyes primary knockout, Obama fight looms

As Mitt Romney sought to land a knockout blow against Rick Santorum in the race for the Republican US presidential nomination, the difficulty of a general election matchup against US Democratic President Barack Obama became clearer.

05/04/2012 | World

Greek suicide a potent symbol before election

A Greek pensioner's suicide outside parliament has quickly become a symbol of the pain of austerity and has been seized upon by opponents of the budget cuts imposed by Greece's international lenders.

20/04/2012 | World

French election rivals in final race for workers

Socialist presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande appealed to French voters to throw out conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and shun the far right in a final push for working-class votes before Sunday's first round of the election.

12/03/2012 | World

Sarkozy blasts accusation he took money from Gaddafi

France's Nicolas Sarkozy angrily denied receiving money from deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to fund his first presidential run in 2007, as one news website reported earlier in the day.

13/03/2012 | World

US Republican races tight in southern primaries

US Republicans Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich faced off in a pair of high-stakes Deep South presidential primaries, and early results showed very tight races in both Mississippi and Alabama.

14/03/2012 | World

Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak English if you want statehood

US Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told Puerto Ricans they would have to make English their primary language if they want to pursue US statehood, a statement at odds with the US Constitution.

05/03/2012 | World

Romney, Santorum hunt for Super Tuesday votes in Ohio

Rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum made their final pitch for support in the vital battleground state of Ohio, the day before 10 states hold Super Tuesday nominating contests that could be pivotal in an unpredictable Republican presidential race.

06/03/2012 | World

Obama wishes Romney ‘good luck’

US President Barack Obama dedicated part of his statement to wish “good luck” to the ex governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, in the midst of the “Super Tuesday,” the biggest day in the Republican campaign.

08/03/2012 | World

Obama campaign makes election pitch with Hollywood-style film

US President Barack Obama's campaign is putting a cinematic finish on its re-election pitch with a new documentary about the Democratic president's first three years in the White House.

28/02/2012 | World

Day of reckoning for Romney as Michigan votes

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused rival Rick Santorum of trying to "kidnap" Michigan's Republican presidential contest as he faced the possibility of a humiliating defeat in the Rust Belt state where he grew up.

01/03/2012 | World

Ann Romney adds personal touch to Mitt's campaign

Ann Romney gets it. She is aware that her husband, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, has an image problem. Critics say he often seems stiff and reserved on the campaign trail, and has difficulty connecting with voters.

04/03/2012 | World

Tearful Putin claims victory in Russian election

Vladimir Putin claimed victory in Russia's presidential election Sunday and, tears rolling down his cheeks, said it was a historical turning point that had prevented the country falling into the hands of enemies trying to usurp power.

30/01/2012 | World

Romney ridicules rival Gingrich on eve of Florida vote

A confident Mitt Romney solidified his lead in Florida polls and ridiculed Republican rival Newt Gingrich on Monday, calling his opponent's attacks "sad" and "painfully revealing" the day before the state's crucial presidential primary.

03/02/2012 | World

Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada

With a huge lead in polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.

24/02/2012 | World

Romney says he is 'only chance' to defeat Obama

Mitt Romney declared himself the Republican presidential candidate with "the only chance" to defeat President Barack Obama as he seized on signs that rival Rick Santorum's grip on Michigan appears to be slipping.

26/01/2012 | World

Gingrich, Romney play for cheers in Florida Republican debate

Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney opened a debate that had the makings of a raucous encounter between increasingly bitter rivals five days before Florida's pivotal Republican presidential primary vote.

27/01/2012 | World

Romney puts Gingrich on defensive in Florida debate

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took the fight to chief rival Newt Gingrich in his most aggressive debate performance yet, five days ahead of Florida's primary vote.

30/01/2012 | World

Egypt council mulls speeding up presidential vote

A civilian council that advises Egypt's ruling army will consider a proposal to hold a presidential election earlier than a June deadline, council members said, a move that could speed up the transition of power to civilians.

10/01/2012 | World

Romney wins New Hampshire US presidential contest

Mitt Romney took a crucial step toward the Republican presidential nomination as he scored a solid victory in New Hampshire despite blistering attacks on his record as a businessman.

25/01/2012 | World

Gingrich calls for moon base, space contests

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called for a base on the moon and an expanded federal purse for prize money to stimulate private-sector space projects.

26/01/2012 | World

Obama says he second-guesses himself, makes mistakes

Barack Obama said he doubted his decisions "constantly" and made mistakes daily but thought he had become a better president with more on-the-job experience.

06/12/2011 | World

Obama hits Republicans in stark speech

US President Barack Obama turned up the heat on his Republican foes as he portrayed himself as a champion of the middle class and laid out in the starkest terms yet the populist themes of his 2012 re-election bid.

07/12/2011 | World

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood lead the run offs

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won a majority of run-off contests in the first round of a parliamentary election, the electoral commission said, consolidating its position as clear front-runners in the historic ballot.

07/12/2011 | World

Russian police block new anti-Putin rally

Plans for big new protests against Vladimir Putin fizzled after a show of force by Russian police who have detained more than 1,000 people in a crackdown since a parliamentary election dismissed by Kremlin foes as a fraud.

02/12/2011 | World

Egypt election turnout 62%, protesters honour dead

More than eight million Egyptians voted in the opening round of their first free vote in six decades in what the election chief said was a turnout of 62 percent, far higher than in the rigged polls of deposed President Hosni Mubarak.

03/12/2011 | World

Russia vote watchdog head detained before election

Russian customs officers held the director of an independent election watchdog for 12 hours at a Moscow airport on Saturday and seized her laptop computer in what the group said was an attempt to stop it monitoring Sunday's parliamentary election.

05/12/2011 | World

Thousands protest against Putin after Russia vote

Several thousand protesters took to the streets to demand an end to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule after voters cut his party's parliamentary majority in an election that was condemned as unfair by European monitors.

07/11/2011 | World

Socialist tries to gain points in Spanish election debate

Spain's Socialist candidate for prime minister, lagging badly in polls, tried to paint his conservative rival as a threat to the welfare state in a televised debate that was not expected to save the Socialists from a Nov. 20 election rout.

28/11/2011 | World

Egyptians wary of Mubarak party loyalists in vote

Former members of the party that ruled Egypt for more than 30 years found pockets of support in the first parliamentary election since a popular uprising in January, but many voters said they knew who they were and would give them a wide berth.

30/11/2011 | World

Egyptians await poll results, Islamists see gains

Egyptians will hear results of their first free election in six decades, with the Muslim Brotherhood expecting to pick up two-fifths of the vote for an assembly that might limit the power of the generals.

23/10/2011 | World

Huge turnout in Tunisia's Arab Spring election

Tunisians turned out in force to vote in the country's first free election, 10 months after vegetable seller Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in an act of protest that started the Arab Spring uprisings.

24/10/2011 | World

Islamists claim win in Tunisia's Arab Spring vote

Moderate Islamists claimed victory in Tunisia's first democratic election, sending a message to other states in the region that long-sidelined Islamists are challenging for power after the "Arab Spring."

27/10/2011 | World

Tunisian Islamists confirmed election winners

Tunisian election officials confirmed the Islamist Ennahda party as winner of the North African country's election, setting it up to form the first Islamist-led government in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings.

02/04/2011 | World

Spanish PM says will not stand in 2012 elections

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, his popularity hammered by the euro zone's highest jobless rate, said he would not seek a third term in 2012 elections his Socialists are expected to lose.

04/04/2011 | World

Haiti musician Martelly wins election, official says

Singer and political outsider Michel Martelly is the winner of Haiti's presidential election, beating former first lady Mirlande Manigat, according to official preliminary results, a senior electoral council official said.

15/05/2011 | World

Local elections to test Berlusconi's grip on power

Italians voted in local elections that will show whether a sex scandal, three corruption trials and a stagnating economy have seriously damaged Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi two years before the end of his term.

07/01/2011 | World

Opposition: Irish election likely at end of March

An Irish parliamentary election, which is widely expected to favour the opposition, will likely be held at the end of March, the opposition's finance spokesman said.

01/02/2011 | World

Mubarak says will not run for presidency again

02/04/2011 | World

Fighting rages in Ivory Coast with 800 dead

Soldiers backing Alassane Ouattara met stiff resistance from incumbent Laurent Gbagbo's fighters in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan today as the two sides fought for control of the West African country.

13/03/2012 | Latin America

Wife of ousted Honduran leader to run for president

The left-wing party of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya named his wife as its presidential candidate in elections next year.

14/11/2011 | Latin America

Mexican opposition defeats Calderón on home turf

Mexico's main opposition party edged out President Felipe Calderón's ruling conservatives in a closely fought weekend state election, retaining the upper hand going into next year's presidential vote.

15/02/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Chávez taunts 'bourgeois' election foe

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez vowed to thrash newly chosen opposition leader Henrique Capriles in an October election and mocked his foes for copying him to woo voters.

22/02/2012 | Latin America

Chávez surgery rocks Venezuela ahead of election

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's imminent departure for more cancer surgery in Cuba has thrown his re-election campaign into uncertainty and once again shaken the socialist leader's passionate supporters.

07/10/2011 | Latin America

Rapping Chávez launches coalition year before vote

Jiving to rap music and vowing a "thrashing" in Venezuela's vote exactly a year away, President Hugo Chávez resuscitated a left-wing political coalition that he hopes will propel him to re-election.

17/10/2011 | Latin America

Venezuela blocks Chávez rival's presidential bid

Venezuela's Supreme Court blocked high-profile opposition challenger Leopoldo López on Monday from running against President Hugo Chávez in a 2012 vote despite an international ruling in his favour.

06/11/2011 | Latin America

Retired general takes lead in Guatemala election

A retired right-wing general promising to stamp out spiraling crime took an early lead in Guatemala's presidential election that he was favored to win.

11/12/2010 | Latin America

Venezuela opponents wary of Chávez decree powers

Venezuelan opposition leaders said they feared President Hugo Chávez would use decree powers he has requested to override an electoral setback that stripped him of a super-majority in parliament.

11/09/2011 | Latin America

Crime fears color Guatemala's presidential vote

Guatemalans anxious for relief from out-of-control crime voted for a new president with the leading candidates promising to crack down on gangs and drug cartels terrorizing the country.

12/09/2011 | Latin America

Guatemala faces run-off with retired general favored

A right-wing retired general promising a crackdown on rampant crime led Guatemala's Sunday presidential election, although he fell short of the votes needed to avoid a run-off in November.

04/12/2011 | Sports

Angelici wins Boca Juniors elections

After 24,000 voters cast their ballot in the Boca Juniors Club presidential election, opposition candidate Daniel Angelici was leading the race by 57.03 percent, against 42.51 percent by incumbent Jorge Amor Ameal.

22/05/2012 | Sports

Egyptians to pick president for first time

Egyptians vote for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who served under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.