Presidential Elections

Incumbent wins Dominican presidential election

OTB News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

President Leonel Fernandez declared victory early Saturday in the Dominican Republic's national election and pledged to continue … Share This

An Unconventional 2008 Election Season

RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

What makes this presidential election different from all other presidential elections? And different from what we expected when the year began? First, neither party's presumptive nominee was chosen by massive support from primary voters, as John Kerry was in 2004, George W. Bush in 2000 or Bill Clinton in 1992. That may not seem obvious in the case of John McCain, who effectively...

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US Presidential Election Logos 1960-2008

Laughing Squid (Free subscription) | yesterday

Logoblink.com has a really great collection of US presidential election logos from 1960-2008. Related Posts2008 Presidential Election, Candidates’ Stance on IssuesHow Tech Company Logos Have Evolved Over The YearsBreaking: Diebold Accidentally Leaks 2008 Election ResultsBurning Man 2008 Art Theme: American DreamVote! & Obama Prints by Shepard Fairey of Obey Giant...

Incumbent wins Dominican presidential election

USA Today (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

President Leonel Fernandez declared victory early Saturday in the Dominican Republic's national election and pledged to continue ...

Zimbabwe invites foreign observers for presidential run-off

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Zimbabwean Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi said on Friday all foreign election observers invited for the March 29 harmonized polls were welcome to take part in the run-off presidential election next month. The run-of … Go to news source

Dominican leader sets sights on election win

OTB News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

President Leonel Fernandez was leading the Dominican Republic's presidential election with more than 53 percent, an elections official said. Share This

Dominican leader sets sight on election win

CNN (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

President Leonel Fernandez was leading the Dominican Republic's presidential election with more than 53 percent, an elections official said.

Embattled U.S. election-panel nominee withdraws

Reuters (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An embattled Republican nominee to the commission overseeing U.S. election campaigns withdrew on Friday, easing a political stalemate that has paralyzed the body in a presidential election year.

Zimbabwe’s Presidential Run-off Set for 27 June

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has fixed 27 June as the date on which a much-awaited presidential election run-off will be held between incumbent president Robert Mugabe and his main opposition rival Morgan Tsvangirai f the Movement for Democratic Change, APA learned on Friday. The second round poll will pit the two politicians after they failed [...]

Dominican Republic Votes in Presidential Election

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Voters in the Dominican Republic are casting ballots in a presidential race. Most opinion polls show President Leonel Fernandez with a strong lead going into the election. VOA’s Brian Wagner has this report from our regional bureau in Miami. Nearly six million voters are eligible to take part in the vote that would allow the Dominican [...]

Zimbabwe election run-off on June 27

OTB News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Zimbabwe was braced for six weeks of tension after authorities set June 27 as the date for the presidential election run-off between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai Share This

Gay marriage may come to the fore in US presidential poll

Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

By Arun Kumar Washington, May 17 (IANS) Gay marriage may emerge as a tricky issue in the US presidential elections with a top California court striking down a state ban on union between two persons of the same sex. While bread and butter issues are likely to dominate the November elections, the politically volatile issue may [...]

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Zimbabwe's presidential showdown set for June 27

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Seven weeks after the presidential election, Zimbabwe finally set a runoff date Friday, saying longtime President Robert Mugabe and rival Morgan Tsvangirai will face off in a June 27 ballot that the opposition fears will be skewed by thuggery and fraud.

Zimbabwe presidential election set for June 27 (AP)

The World's Top Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday

AP - An election runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday.

Zimbabwe presidential run-off date set

The Independent (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

The long-delayed second round of voting in Zimbabwe's presidential election will be held on 27 June, it was announced yesterday, despite worrying reports that violence against the political opponents of the government is intensifying.