Cyprus president defeated in election
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos  was eliminated in the first round of a presidential election on  Sunday, sending two candidates who want talks on reuniting the  island to a run-off.
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Near complete results show that PM Serge Sarkisian wins Armenia's presidential poll, but his main rival cries foul.
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Ukraine&#39;s parliament voted out the administration of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych yesterday amid charges that it stole the presidential election, and the opposition halted
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Kenya's opposition party struck a significant blow against the government as its candidates were elected as the house speaker of parliament and deputy speaker in the third round of voting Tuesday.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's party  suffered a surprise defeat on Saturday in elections likely to  be welcomed in Beijing as a step back from what it sees as  dangerous moves toward independence from mainland China.
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The pro-western mayor of Bucharest caused a serious upset in the Romanian presidential election yesterday, defeating the country&#39;s former communist prime minister.
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Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has conceded defeat in Sunday's presidential run-off election.
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Moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's chances of winning a presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat appeared to be sealed after his main rival Marwan Barghouthi pulled out of the race.
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ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lost a crucial budget vote in parliament today in a humiliating blow that could bring down his government, force early elections and imperil his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Apathy, tears and disappointment dominated eastern Ukraine on Monday after the opposition declared victory in a bitterly contested presidential battle with Donetsk's hometown favorite, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
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Voting has ended in Ukraine s decisive second round of presidential elections. Polling stations across the country have closed after voters decided between the two Viktors, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich and ...
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul failed to win enough votes in the second round of a presidential election on Friday to become president, an AK Party deputy told Reuters, but he is expected to clinch enough votes next week.
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THE Romanian opposition leader, Traian Basescu, was yesterday declared winner of the countryâs presidential election. The victory appears to mark the end of the last of Eastern Europeâs Communist &quot;dynasties
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Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has conceded defeat in Sunday&#39;s presidential run-off election. Official results show that a colorful former ship&#39;s captain-turned-politician won Romania&#39;s presidency.
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The son of Kenya's first president wins the battle for control of the former ruling party, Kanu, amid claims of fraud.
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Preliminary results of Ghana&#39;s presidential elections showed that President John Kufuor of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) was leading against his main challenger John Atta Mills.
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Greece's conservative prime minister won re-election Sunday with a diminished majority in parliament after a financial scandal and devastating forest fires that killed more than 65 people last month.