Cyprus votes in tight three-way presidential race
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Greek Cypriots vote on Sunday in a  tight three-way election for a new president who will be tasked  with finding a peace deal on the divided island that could open  Turkey's path towards the European Union.
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In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this &#151; another presidential race.
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The UN Security Council agrees to reduce by a third its peacekeepers on the divided island of Cyprus.
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Ukraine&#39;s presidential election, offering voters a choice between deepening ties with Russia or edging closer to the West, went down to the wire on Saturday with its two contenders locked in an apparent dead-heat.
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Over half a million Greek Cypriots are to elect a new parliament Sunday on this divided island &amp;#151; their first vote since rejecting a U.N. reunification plan.
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Taiwan voted on Saturday in legislative elections in which pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian hopes to wrest control of parliament from an opposition that is more conciliatory toward China.
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The political storm was triggered by the vote count for the presidential run-off held Sunday, which decided that Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich had defeated his opposition challenger, former Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko, by a slim margin of 3
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Irish voters went to the polls Thursday in close-fought parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe&#39;s longest-serving leaders, is battling to win a third term.
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Â· Millions vote peacefully in country's tightest poll  Â· Former political prisoner out to unseat president
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The Radical Party acting leader Nikolic got 39 percent of the vote in presidential polls Sunday. He and pro-European moderate Tadic will square off in Round 2 of voting on Feb. 3.
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Voters in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho go to the polls in what is expected to be a closely fought election.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds a wide margin over his main challenger as he seeks a third term in Dec. 3 elections, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that also revealed many government opponents are worried they could face reprisals for how they vote.
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Turkey is battling with the European Union to overcome divisions over Cyprus, immigration and farm policy that stand as the final obstacles to EU entry talks, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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Ukrainians voted in presidential elections Sunday for the third time in eight weeks in a fiercely fought contest between Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych.
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Ukrainians voted for a new president on Sunday, choosing between their Russian-backed prime minister and a West-leaning liberal in a tight contest many fear could degenerate into turmoil.
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As the voting gets underway, in what is expected to be a tight race, there are already election fears of fraud. Many are worried that the PSD (Social Democrats) might attempt to manipulate the voting in some way.
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Voting ended in a tight Florida presidential primary battle between Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney on Tuesday that could also spell an end to one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.