Turkmen Candidates Practice Pliancy
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MOSCOW -- Six presidential candidates are barnstorming the country and holding public meetings to talk about improving education, reforming health care, ensuring adequate pensions and boosting agriculture.
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Turkmenistan's exiled opposition groups said Monday they will not recognize the result of a tightly controlled election to replace late President Saparmurat Niyazov, calling the poll undemocratic. Nearly 100 percent of voters in this ex-Soviet republic cast ballots Sunday in a one-party election without foreign monitors.
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The presidents of Central Asian neighbours Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan hold a rare summit.
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With the presidential election four months away, candidates are working to seduce alienated and disadvantaged ethnic populations.
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The second round of historical state ministry elections between two candidates from &#39;Russian&#39; and &#39;Western&#39; camps are being held today.
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Authorities in Uzbekistan have granted amnesties to two prominent rights activists in what could be part of government efforts to mend frosty ties with the West.
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An election to choose a new leader for the influential Orthodox Church in Cyprus is marred by claims of irregularities.
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Polling stations were nearly empty throughout Sunday&#39;s Parliament election in Turkmenistan, forcing officials to carry ballot boxes door to door.
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WASHINGTON _ A presidential candidate's macaca moment is coming. Count on it.  When George Allen, a Virginia Republican running for re-election last year to the U.S.
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Too inexperienced or too old - candidates face dilemmas as they battle to capture centre ground
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A close inspection of candidatesâ wares offers the prospect of a peek into their characters and hoped-for constituencies.
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Turkmenistan&#39;s new president was given a gold-and-diamond award weighing around 1 kg (2.2 lb) by parliament on Friday to mark his achievements, local media reported.
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Polling stations were nearly empty Sunday in elections for Turkmenistan&#39;s rubber-stamp parliament, forcing officials to carry ballot boxes door-to-door
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Turkmenistan is set to inaugurate its new leader, following the death of  President Saparmurat Niyazov.
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Seeking to inject last-minute excitement into a lackluster campaign, a leading Afghan presidential candidate said Monday he is trying to team up with other contenders to topple heavily favored interim President Hamid Karzai.
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Seven candidates are contesting the Palestinian presidential elections on Jan. 9. They are:
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WASHINGTON, October 08 (Online): As Afghans prepare for their first presidential elections on October 9, President Hamid Karzai, a Pashtun, is being challenged by over a dozen factional leaders, but most Afghans and international officials expect him to