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(AFP photo / Samuel Aranda) 10.02.2009, 23:07

Hard choice: Israel elects Prime Minister

Israel will vote for a new Prime Minister on Tuesday, after a devastating war in Gaza in January. There are three leading candidates in the race, but no definite favourite.

Israeli Ultra Orthodox man in front of an elections campaign poster of Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the far-right party (AFP Photo / Gali Tibbon ) 09.02.2009, 18:36

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Israeli clampdown on Gaza ahead of election

The recent war in Gaza and security in the Middle East are dominating the election campaign in Israel. But residents in Gaza say next week’s vote will make little or no difference to their lives.

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How Western media backs the “green revolution” in Iran

It was an election that was snatched from the Iranian people – or at least that's the impression being given by Western media outlets. But are they telling the full story?

A Lebanese government employee casts his ballot at a polling station in Beirut 09.06.2009, 10:39

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Low turnout amid violence at Afghan polling stations

The vote counting is underway in Afghanistan, where at least 14 people were killed in separate bombings on Saturday’s parliamentary elections. The day was also marred by massive voting irregularities.

Afghanistan, Kabul : Observers watch as Afghan election workers count votes at a polling station in Kabul on August 21, 2009 (AFP Photo / Pedro Ugarte) 22.08.2009, 00:37 2 comments

Afghanistan’s presidential rivals claim victory

Both major candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election, the current president Hamid Karzai and his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah, are claiming victory after Thursday's vote.

Fouad Siniora 02.06.2009, 08:53 1 comment

“We’ll press Israel to accept Arab peace initiative” – Lebanese PM

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, who is now fighting for a parliamentary seat in the city of Sidon, says, if elected, he intends to press for withdrawal of Israel from Lebanese and Palestinian territories.

Iranians protest against the disputed election win of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (AFP Photo / Yasser AL-Zayyat) 18.06.2009, 12:51 4 comments

Iran protests: breeding ground for new revolution?

The West may take advantage of mass protests in Iran following the re-election of President Ahmadinejad to organize a ‘green’ revolution similar to color revolutions in former Soviet states, says journalist Wayne Madsen.

Supporters of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad celebrate in the streets of Tehran following his victory in the presidential elections (AFP Photo) 13.06.2009, 15:28 3 comments

Ahmadinejad wins by landslide

Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won a landslide victory in the Iranian presidential elections with most of the votes counted, the country's electoral commission has announced.

Election too close to call in Israel

Published: 11 February, 2009, 07:10


Painting by Nishan Akgulian

Centrist party Kadima, led by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, has beaten right-wing Likud, led by Binyamin Netanyahu, by just one seat in the Israeli elections, but both are claiming victory.

 
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