Labor slips in polls as war support drops
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The British Labor Party is slipping in the polls as public support for the war in Iraq plummets, a Guardian/ICM poll indicates.
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AUSTRALIA&#39;S involvement in Iraq and terrorism strikes in Southeast Asia have made defence and national security potentially decisive issues for voters as polling day nears.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his government have clawed back some support but are still facing a likely defeat in elections next month, a new opinion poll showed Tuesday.
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Three opinion polls suggest that support among voters for Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Labour government is waning as a general election nears.
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Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s government has a narrow lead over the opposition Labor Party, according to two polls published Saturday, just three weeks ahead of Australia&#39;s federal election.
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The unemployment rate last month dipped to 4.6 percent even though the number of new jobs was disappointing, a sign the economy is slowing but in no danger of stalling as Election Day nears.
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Australia's opposition Labor Party  matched government promises to cut income taxes on Friday, to  stem a surge in voter support back to the government ahead of  elections in November.
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Australians voted on Saturday in an  election which offered the choice between a conservative  government that unreservedly backs the United States and its  Iraq war and a Labor opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.
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Britain is lurching towards the lowest turnout for a general election since 1918 when troops were returning from the First World War, according to a new poll.
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Australia&#39;s conservative government has edged ahead of the opposition Labour party, according to an opinion poll as the six-week campaign for an October 9 vote reaches the half-way point.
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SYDNEY : The opposition Labor Party renewed its pledge to withdraw Australian troops from Iraq if it wins October 9 elections, setting relations with ally Washington at the centre of the election campaign.
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The government of Prime Minister John Howard had a narrow lead in opinion polls heading into the final week of campaigning ahead of the Australian federal election, but the opposition Labor party was narrowing the gap, according
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has fallen further behind his opponent ahead of elections on November 24 despite promising huge tax cuts, an opinion poll showed Tuesday.
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The presence of Australian troops in Iraq is expected to dominate the polls. Howard is seeking a fourth term, but faces stiff competition from Labor Party leader Mark Latham, with the two parties level in opinion polls.
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Lithuanians casting ballots in parliamentary elections Sunday rejected the current ruling coalition for the opposition Labor Party, a sign that many voters liked its promises of lower taxes and higher pay.
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Australia's ruling conservative coalition is trailing the opposition Labor Party badly in the "litmus test" seat of Eden-Monaro, according to an opinion poll published on Saturday four weeks out from national elections.
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A new poll showed Australia's government clawing back ground from the opposition as the race for the October 9 election heats up.