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| Mar.18 |
Russia |
International monitors slam Russian election as 'overly controlled' |
| Mar.4 |
Rome |
Italy election: Projections point to hung parliament |
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| Dec.21 |
Barcelona |
Catalonia election: Puigdemont hails 'defeat' for Spanish state
| Dec.12 |
Alabama |
Democrat defeats Roy Moore in Alabama race
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| Oct.1 |
Barcelona |
Catalan referendum: 'Hundreds hurt' as police try to stop voters |
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| Sep.24 |
Northern Iraq |
Iraq's Kurdistan holds independence vote |
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Berlin |
Merkel wins fourth term, nationalists rise |
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| Aug.11 |
Kenya |
Uhuru Kenyatta defeats Raila Odinga |
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| Jul.30 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela claims 41.5% turnout in violent constituent assembly vote The opposition coalition said 88% of voters abstained and it refused to recognise the election
| Jul.7 |
Hamburg |
Trump and Putin debate US election hack at first meeting |
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| Jun.8 |
London |
Tories lost its parliamentary majority in surprise election results |
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| May.19 |
Tehran |
Iran election: Hassan Rouhani on course for second term |
| May.7 |
Paris |
Macron defeats Le Pen to become president Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen
Macron won by 66.06% to 33.94% to become, at 39, the country's youngest president and the first president from outside the two traditional main parties since the modern republic's foundation
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| Apr.23 |
Paris |
Macron and Le Pen 'through to run-off' The centrist Emmanuel Macron will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off for the French presidency, multiple projections indicate
| Apr.16 |
Turkey |
Opposition cries foul over vote expanding Erdogan powers 
Turkey's main opposition party has said it will challenge the country's referendum result after the president won a vote to expand his powers | |
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| Mar.15 |
Netherlands |
Dutch election: PM Rutte celebrates 'rejection of populism' |
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| Jan.6 |
Washington |
US election hacking: Putin 'sought to help' Trump
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| Dec.9 |
Gambia |
Gambia leader Yahya Jammeh rejects election result |
| Dec.4 |
Rome |
PM Matteo Renzi resigns after clear referendum defeat |
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Austria |
Norbert Hofer defeated in presidential poll |
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| Nov.8 |
USA |
Trump wins presidency He is projected to win key states of Ohio, N. Carolina and Florida. Clinton is projected to win Virginia and Northeastern states. Republicans have kept control... | |
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Trump edges ahead in key states |
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| Oct.7 |
USA |
Senior Republicans condemn Trump's lewd comments about women |
| Oct.2 |
Colombia |
Colombia referendum: Voters reject Farc peace deal |
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| Sep.26 |
New York |
Sparks fly in Clinton-Trump duel
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Hillary Clinton diagnosed with pneumonia |
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| Jul.26 |
Philadelphia |
Hillary became first woman to be officially nominated |
| Jul.21 |
Ohio |
US election: Donald Trump promises a 'safer' America |
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| Jun.23 |
London |
Brexit: UK votes to leave EU in historic referendum The UK has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years. The pound fell to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985. Leave won by 52% to 48% with England and Wales voting strongly for Brexit, while London, Scotland and N. I... | |
| Jun.6 |
USA |
Hillary Clinton 'secures Democratic nomination'
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| May.23 |
Austria |
Austria far-right narrowly loses poll |
| May.6 |
London |
Labour's Sadiq Khan elected 1st Muslim London mayor |
| May.3 |
Indiana |
Cruz drops out after key Trump win
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| Apr.19 |
New York |
Trump and Clinton victorious in NY |
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| Mar.1 |
USA |
Hillary Clinton and Trump rack up more wins on Super Tuesday |
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| Feb.28 |
Tehran |
Reformists win all 30 Tehran seats |
| Feb.20 |
London |
EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote |
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| Dec.20 |
Madrid |
PM Rajoy's party loses majority |
| Dec.13 |
France |
French far right National Front routed in key vote
| Dec.6 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela opposition wins majority in National Assembly |
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France |
National Front leads in regional polls |
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| Nov.22 |
Argentina |
Conservative Mauricio Macri wins Argentina presidency
| Nov.12 |
Myanmar |
Suu Kyi's NLD wins landslide victory
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| Jul.5 |
Greece |
Debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer |
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| Jun.16 |
Manhattan |
Donald Trump to run for president in 2016 |
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| May.23 |
Ireland |
Ireland same-sex referendum to approve gay marriage |
| May.7 |
London |
Tories closing in on a majority |
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| Apr.12 |
USA |
Hillary Clinton declares 2016 Democratic presidential bid |
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| Mar.17 |
Jerusalem |
Netanyahu claims poll victory Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory in parliamentary election. Estimates gave both sides 27 seats each in the 120-seat Kn...
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| Jan.25 |
Athens |
Greek exit polls suggest Syriza win Two exit polls show anti-austerity Syriza party with a 12.5 percentage point lead over nearest party, New Demoracy, in Greece's general elec...
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| Oct.26 |
Brazil |
Dilma Rousseff re-elected Brazilian president |
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| Sep.18 |
Scotland |
Scots reject independence
Map of EDINBURGH United Kingdom Voters in Scotland turned out in unprecedented numbers and early results suggested they were not in favor of ending union with England. The 'No' side has an unassailable lead of 1,877,252 votes to 1,512,688. Nationally, the margin of victory is ab... | |
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| Aug.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazilian presidential candidate among those killed in plane crash |
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| Jul.8 |
Kabul |
Afghan poll crisis: Defiant Abdullah claims victory |
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| May.25 |
France |
Eurosceptic 'earthquake' rocks EU
The National Front has come first in France's elections to the European Parliament in what PM Manuel Valls has declared a 'political earthqu...
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Kiev |
Petro Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency |
| May.11 |
Eastern Ukraine |
Ukraine rebels hold self-rule vote |
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| Mar.27 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid
| Mar.16 |
Crimea |
Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union'
Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
| Mar.6 |
Crimea |
Crimea lawmakers vote to join Russia |
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| Feb.9 |
Switzerland |
Swiss narrowly back migration curbs |
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| Jan.18 |
Cairo |
Egypt referendum 'wins 98% support' |
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| Jun.15 |
Iran |
Hassan Rouhani wins Iran election
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| May.11 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan's Sharif declares election victory |
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| Apr.14 |
Venezuela |
Maduro wins Venezuela election
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| Mar.9 |
Kenya |
Kenyatta wins Kenyan presidency |
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| Jan.22 |
Jerusalem |
Netanyahu pledge after narrow win |
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| Dec.25 |
Egypt |
Voters back Egyptian constitution |
| Nov.6 |
Chicago |
Obama re-elected as US president
The president earlier scored a big win in Pennsylvania. Obama also walked away with a win in the swing states of New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Michigan
| Oct.7 |
Venezuela |
Chavez wins Venezuela election |
| Jun.24 |
Cairo |
Islamist Morsi wins Egyptian presidency
Mohamed Morsi was declared the new president of Egypt on Sunday, following the first democratic election in Egypt's history
| Jun.17 |
Greece |
Greek pro-bailout poll win hailed
| May.6 |
Paris |
Sarkozy concedes to Hollande
| Apr.1 |
Myanmar |
Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election |
| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
Putin declares win in elections
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| Dec.3 |
US Georgia |
Cain suspends US presidency bid |
| Oct.27 |
Tunisia |
Islamists win Tunisia's elections |
| Jan.30 |
Southern Sudan |
99% vote to split in Southern Sudan
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| Nov.2 |
Washington |
Republicans win House, Dems keep Senate |
| Jun.20 |
Colombia |
Santos wins election |
| Jan.17 |
Chile |
Billionaire Pinera wins presidential election |
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| Nov.29 |
Switzerland |
Voters back ban on minarets
| Oct.20 |
Kabul |
Karzai accepts election runoff |
| Jun.13 |
Tehran |
Election protests turn violent
Map of Tehran Iran Ahmadinejad declaration as the winner of presidential election brought thousands of supporters of the rival Moussavi onto the streets
| Jun.12 |
Iran |
Ahmadinejad has large lead in election |
| Apr.24 |
South Africa |
ANC wins 'outright poll majority' |
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| Nov.4 |
Washington |
Barack Obama wins presidential election As polls closed on the West coast, the senator was projected to receive enough electoral votes to pass the 270-vote threshold
| Sep.6 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto widower is new president |
| Aug.29 |
Ohio |
McCain picks woman running mate
| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition pulls out of election |
| Jun.13 |
Ireland |
Irish reject EU treaty
| Jun.3 |
U. S. Midwest |
Obama winner of Democratic race
| Apr.14 |
Rome |
Billionaire Berlusconi wins election |
| Apr.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority |
| Mar.4 |
USA |
McCain wins Republican nomination |
| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
Medvedev 'heading for clear win' |
| Feb.18 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf party 'lagging in poll' |
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| Dec.30 |
Kenya |
Riots erupt after president re-elected |
| May.6 |
Paris |
Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| Nov.7 |
USA |
Democrats seize control of House
| Jul.8 |
Mexico |
Thousands protest election results |
| May.21 |
Montenegro |
Montenegro quits Serbia |
| Jan.26 |
West Bank |
Hamas won elections
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| Oct.25 |
Baghdad |
Draft constitution passes |
| Jun.24 |
Tehran |
Ahmadinejad elected as president |
| May.29 |
Paris |
French voters reject EU charter |
| Apr.19 |
Vatican |
Ratzinger elected as new Pope
| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
Iraqis vote amid violence |
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| Nov.22 |
Kiev |
Storm of protest at poll result
| Nov.2 |
USA |
Bush re-elected
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| Nov.7 |
Washington |
Closest Presidential election
Bush's slim lead in Florida leads to automatic recount in that state
| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
Putin elected president |
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| Apr. 27, 1994 |
South Africa |
South African general election ends apartheid The anniversary of the elections, 27 April, is celebrated as a public holiday known as Freedom Day
| Nov. 3, 1992 |
Washington |
Bill Clinton is elected President of United States Previously, he served as Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992
| Nov. 8, 1988 |
Washington |
George HW Bush is elected President 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. He is the oldest living former President
| Nov. 4, 1980 |
Washington |
Ronald Reagan defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter The presidential campaign between Reagan and President Jimmy Carter was conducted during domestic concerns and the ongoing Iran hostage cris...
| May. 3, 1979 |
London |
Margaret Thatcher becomes prime minister
'Iron Lady' was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office
| Dec. 21, 1958 |
Paris |
Charles De Gaulle elected President of Fifth French Republic De Gaulle oversaw tough economic measures to revitalise the country and rebuffed both the United States and the Soviet Union
| Aug. 26, 1920 |
Washington |
Women's suffrage began in U.S. American women won the vote on August 26, 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment
| Dec. 11, 1848 |
Paris |
Louis Napoleon elected President of Second Republic of France