Bulgarian president has big lead ahead of vote
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Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov has a  huge lead over his rivals ahead of the October 22 presidential  election but may face a second-round runoff because of a low  turnout, a Gallup survey showed on Tuesday.
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The vote count in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election has resumed with interim President Hamid Karzai far ahead of his rivals in early results.
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The ruling Dutch Christian Democrats were ahead in early results from a parliamentary election on Wednesday, a preliminary vote count showed.
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Romania's ruling Social Democrats have emerged ahead in a general election but may be deprived of a clear majority needed to keep the Balkan country on track towards the European Union, exit polls showed.
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Â· President makes surprise move ahead of elections Â· Choice of Zubkov a bid to keep power, say critics
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KABUL -- Early results showed interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals yesterday in Afghanistan&#39;s first democratic presidential election after 25 years of war.
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Tunisians are casting ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections widely expected to be won by the current president and his party.
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MOSCOW, Jan 7 (IPS) - Mikheil Saakashvili has been elected to a second  term of presidency amid electoral disputes. He leads with 55.23  percent of the vote, followed by opposition candidate Levan  Gachechiladze with 23.86 percent.
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BUCHAREST: Romania&#39;s ruling Social Democrats have emerged ahead in a general election but may be deprived of a clear majority needed to keep the Balkan country on track towards the European Union, exit polls showed.
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Politics: 13 November 2004, Saturday. The Bulgarian Socialist Party retains the position of a leader among political parties, steering clear of the runner-up, the ruling Simeon II National Movement, according ...
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Armenians voted on Tuesday in a presidential election that Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan, given credit for swift economic growth and rising living standards, is expected to win.
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Campaigning ended ahead of the weekend for the first round of Romanian presidential elections that will choose the head of state to lead the former communist state into the European Union.
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US President George W. Bush holds a solid lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry less than two months ahead of the November presidential election, according to two polls released.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Early results yesterday showed interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals in Afghanistan's first democratic presidential election after a quarter-century of war.
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The choice in Sunday's presidential election: move closer to Europe or Russia?
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So many candidates are running in  Bulgaria&#39;s local elections next month that ballots stretch to 2  meters (6-1/2 ft) and won&#39;t fit into the country&#39;s largest  envelopes.
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KABUL : Afghanistan&#39;s presidential vote count has passed one million ballots with incumbent Hamid Karzai firmly in the lead, according to the electoral commission website.