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Belgium separatists in poll win
A Flemish party that wants to split the country emerges as the largest force in parliament, near-complete election results show. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Iran ‘tense’ on poll anniversary
Security is stepped up across Iran, witnesses say, a year after the disputed poll which brought President Ahmadinejad to power. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Burundi ex-rebel chief quits poll
Five opposition candidates, including Burundi’s ex-rebel leader Agathon Rwasa, pull out of forthcoming presidential polls. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Tea Party scores US poll victory
Americans in several states are preparing to go to the polls to decide on party candidates for November’s mid-term elections. The outcome of these primary ballots will be seen as a key indicator of the volatile political mood in America. Two sitting Democratic senators are facing serious intra-party challenges, while the conservative Tea Party movement... »
Men tell more lies than women, poll suggests
Men are more likely to tell lies than women and feel less guilty about it, says a survey. In a poll of 3,000 people, researchers found that the average British man tells three lies every day, that’s equivalent to 1,092 a year. However the average woman appears more honest, lying 728 times a year –... »
Millions vote in Philippines poll
Four people have been killed as polls opened in local and national elections in the Philippines, after three months of intense campaigning. Voters will elect a new president and vice-president, as well as more than 17,000 other positions. Benigno Aquino, the son of the popular former president, Cory Aquino, has been leading the polls but... »
German coalition ‘loses key poll’
Voters in Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), are voting in a regional election that could change national politics. A defeat for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and their liberal allies would end the coalition’s majority in the upper house of parliament. The campaign has been overshadowed by the government’s decision to contribute to a... »
Voters turned away in poll delay
Hundreds of people have been denied the chance to vote after being turned away from polling stations across England. Voters in London, Sheffield, Newcastle, Manchester and Birmingham were left queuing outside polling stations after they closed at 2200 BST. There were angry scenes at several polling stations, with voters claiming they were understaffed. The Electoral... »
Exit poll: Tories just short of majority
David Cameron will fall 19 seats short of a Commons majority, according to a joint BBC/Sky/ITV exit poll. The Conservatives would have 307 MPs, up 97 on 2005, Labour would have 255, down 94, and the Lib Dems 59, down 3. Nationalists and others would have 29. That means Labour and the Lib Dems together... »
Thai PM suggests poll timetable
The Thai government suggests parliament could be dissolved in September in line with its offer of elections two months later. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Thai leader offers November poll
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he is ready to hold elections on 14 November, subject to certain conditions. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Brown ‘to dig deeper’ before poll
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are facing questions over holes in their tax and spending plans after the last live TV debate. Snap polls suggested viewers felt the Tory leader was the winner – as a new report warns taxes will have to rise sharply to cut the deficit. The parties have all... »
South Sudan rival challenges poll
The leader of Southern Sudan’s second largest party has told the BBC there was "massive rigging" in Sudan’s recent landmark elections. Lam Akol, head of SPLM-Democratic Change, and the leaders of eight other southern parties have decided to challenge the result in the courts. Salvir Kiir, leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), won... »
Sudan delays landmark poll result
Sudan’s poll results, due on Thursday, will be delayed – and a full picture is unlikely to emerge until next week – says the National Elections Commission. The BBC’s James Copnall in Khartoum says the delay is because counting is taking longer than anticipated and other logistical problems. Results so far, mainly from the north... »
Sudan video ’shows poll rigging’
Sudanese opposition activists say a video which apparently shows election officials stuffing ballot boxes proves their claims of poll rigging. The clip, which has not been independently verified, has been posted on YouTube and is being circulated by a coalition of campaign groups. The National Elections Commission (NEC), however, dismissed it as a fake and... »
Hungary’s right claims poll win
Hungarians are voting in the first round of parliamentary elections, with opinion polls predicting a sweeping victory by the right. The centre-right Fidesz party – narrowly beaten by the Socialists in the last election in 2006 – could take more than 60%, the latest poll said. The far-right Jobbik party also looks set to capture... »
Complex poll
Sudanese voters are going to the polls for the first time since the end of a 21-year north-south conflict which left some 1.5 million people dead. However, a separate conflict is still underway in the western region of Darfur. BBC correspondents around the country describe the scene at the start of the three-day process. JAMES... »
SPLM boycotts poll in north Sudan
South Sudan’s main party has said it will boycott this week’s parliamentary and municipal elections in most of northern Sudan. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) said it would refuse to participate "on all levels" in 13 of the 15 northern states. The SPLM announced last week that its candidate had withdrawn from Sudan’s presidential... »
Sudan’s south given poll warning
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has warned that any delay to April elections could affect next January’s referendum on secession for the south. His comments come amid rumours that the former southern rebels, the SPLM, will call for a delay of the elections – the first national vote in 24 years. Other northern opposition parties have... »
Iraq poll winner reaches out to rivals
The leader of the secular alliance that narrowly won Iraq’s parliamentary election has offered to work with all parties to form a coalition government. Iyad Allawi said his Iraqiya bloc would start by talking with the rival State of Law alliance of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, which it beat by two seats. Mr Maliki has... »
Allawi wins most Iraq poll seats
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s bloc has won the most seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections. His coalition had two seats more than that of incumbent PM Nouri Maliki, officials said, in what was seen as a surprise result in the 7 March poll. Earlier, the UN’s envoy to Iraq described the election as "credible"... »
Blasts as Iraq awaits poll result
At least 40 people have been killed in two bomb blasts in the Iraqi town of Khalis, as the country awaits final parliamentary election results. More than 60 people were also reported hurt in the attack in Diyala province, 70km (43 miles) north-east of Baghdad. Election officials in Iraq had said earlier that they planned... »
UN urges Burma poll credibility
By Barbara PlettBBC News, United Nations UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the government of Burma to create the conditions for credible elections. He was speaking after a meeting of a group of nations established to back the UN’s efforts to promote democracy in Burma. The group called on the military government to free political... »
Sudan ‘will expel poll observers’
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has threatened to kick out foreign election monitors, after they suggested next month’s vote should be delayed. Mr Bashir said if the observers intervened in Sudan’s affairs, "we will cut off their fingers and crush them under our shoes". The US-funded Carter Center recently suggested the 11 April election should be... »
Sarkozy party loses French poll
President Sarkozy’s centre-right party has suffered a heavy defeat in the French regional elections, early projections of the voting suggest. Exit polls suggest the Socialist-led opposition alliance took 54% of the vote with Mr Sarkozy’s UMP on 36%. If confirmed the results leave the UMP in control of only one of France’s 22 regions, the... »