Parliamentary election fell short of standards
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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan Europe&#39;s top election watchdog said Monday that Uzbekistan&#39;s parliamentary election fell far short of democratic standards.
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Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko suffered a defeat in parliament today, when his foes blocked electoral amendments intended to avert fraud in a new presidential runoff later this month.
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Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova's party won general elections, boycotted by ethnic Serbs, but fell short of winning an overall majority to form a government by itself, estimates by independent observers showed.
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Serbian PM Vojislav Kostunica appears to have suffered a setback in Sunday's local elections.
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By The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 6--It seems like only yesterday Virginia and the rest of the nation overhauled election technology after Florida's contested 2000 results. Electronic, touch-screen devices were supposed to solve the problems and restore electoral faith.   They failed.
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Parliament adjourned a raucous session Tuesday without voting on amendments to secure a fair rerun of the disputed presidential vote later this month, and throngs of opposition
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International efforts to determine Kosovo's future suffered an apparent setback today as the province's Serb minority largely boycotted parliamentary elections.
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Zimbabwe&#39;s opposition has branded as insufficient reforms adopted by parliament on Thursday, that will govern parliamentary elections scheduled for March.
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HONG KONG: Democrats in Hong Kong yesterday fell short of expectations in legislative elections after voters wary of alienating China&#39;s Communist rulers chose the stability offered by the Beijing camp.
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The state set a court-ordered rule for recounting touch-screen ballots in close elections Friday, but voter-rights groups complained the changes fell far short of what is needed to ensure a fair vote.
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As Election Day progresses, scattered reports of malfunctions surface.
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ZIMBABWE&#39;S ruling party used its parliamentary majority today to pass electoral reforms the opposition said did not go far enough, and ban foreign-funded rights groups, a move critics say would stifle dissent.
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A look at problems at the polls in recent elections.
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Ten people were killed during parliamentary elections that could result in protracted post-election skirmishing.
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Hong Kong&#39;s pro-democracy politicians failed to increased their numbers in the legislature by as much as expected in an election with a record turnout, defusing the outcry for China to allow fuller elections.
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Amidst allegations the election fell far short of meeting democratic standards, officials say Ukraine&#39;s hotly-contested presidential vote is too close to call.
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Modernisers say opposition no longer 'nasty party' and economic competence is not enough to win next election