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| Dec.2 |
Gambia |
Gambia's Adama Barrow says shock win heralds 'new hope' |
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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 of both the Senate and House
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| Sep.18 |
Berlin |
Berlin state poll: Losses for Merkel's CDU, gains for AfD |
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| Aug.6 |
South Africa |
South Africa local elections: ANC loses in capital Pretoria
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| Aug.5 |
South Africa |
Local elections: ANC suffers major setback |
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| Jan.16 |
Taiwan |
Tsai Ing-wen elected Taiwan's first female president
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| Dec.20 |
 Madrid |
PM Rajoy's party loses majority Spain's governing conservative party has won the most seats in the general election but has lost its majority and must now try to form a coa...
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| Dec.9 |
Argentina |
Argentina's Fernandez bids emotional farewell |
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| Dec.6 |
 Venezuela |
Venezuela opposition wins majority in National Assembly 
The opposition won control of the National Assembly by a landslide, delivering a major setback to the ruling party and altering the balance of...
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| Nov.22 |
 Argentina |
Conservative Mauricio Macri wins Argentina presidency 
Map of Buenos Aires Argentina Macri has been confirmed as the winner after his ruling party opponent conceded. Macri led Daniel Scioli by 51.5% to 48.5%
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| Nov.8 |
Croatia |
Croatia election: Opposition conservatives ahead |
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| Oct.25 |
Guatemala |
Comedian wins Guatemala's presidential election |
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| Jun.18 |
Denmark |
Danish election: Opposition bloc wins |
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| Jun.7 |
 Turkey |
Turkey ruling AKP loses majority in surprise result Governing AK party has lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 13 years, near-complete election results show. AKP has 41%
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| May.24 |
Poland |
President Komorowski concedes to rival Duda |
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| Apr.26 |
Cyprus |
Akinci wins North Cyprus presidential election |
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| Apr.19 |
Finland |
PM Stubb concedes defeat to opposition |
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| Apr.12 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria's opposition makes regional election gains |
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| Mar.31 |
 Nigeria |
Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari wins Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has become the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria
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| Mar.30 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria election: Buhari 'ahead' in early counting |
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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 election. Far-right Golden Dawn and centrist The River came joint 3rd. Syriza... | |
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| Jan.11 |
Croatia |
Croatia elects first woman president |
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| Dec.6 |
Louisiana |
Republican Louisiana victory boosts Senate majority |
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| Nov.29 |
Taiwan |
Taiwan's premier resigns after election loss |
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Taiwan |
Local election losses in Taiwan deal setback to pro-China party |
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| Oct.29 |
Tunisia |
Secularist Nidaa Tounes party wins Tunisia election |
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| May.30 |
Malawi |
Peter Mutharika wins Malawi election |
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| May.16 |
Gujarat |
Narendra Modi hails 'landmark' win
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| Dec.8 |
New Delhi |
Congress suffers Delhi poll setback |
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| Sep.7 |
Australia |
Tony Abbott sweeps to Australia win
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| May.25 |
Egypt |
Muslim Brotherhood predicting runoff |
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| May.20 |
Serbia |
Nationalist Nikolic in Serbia win |
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| May.13 |
Ruhr |
Election blow for Merkel - polls |
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| May.6 |
 Paris |
Sarkozy concedes to Hollande Francois Hollande defeated President Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of a weak economy
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| Apr.22 |
Paris |
Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote
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| Apr.1 |
 Myanmar |
Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election Opposition leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi won a seat in Myanmar's parliament Sunday, her party said
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| Mar.25 |
Senegal |
President admits run-off poll loss |
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| Sep.15 |
Denmark |
Denmark centre-left wins election |
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| Jun.5 |
Portugal |
Socialists admit election defeat |
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| Feb.26 |
Ireland |
Enda Kenny claims opposition victory |
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| Nov.15 |
Guinea |
Conde declared Guinea poll winner |
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| Jul.11 |
Japan |
Japan's PM 'to lose key majority'
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| Jul.4 |
Mexico |
Opposition set to win Mexico poll |
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| Jun.12 |
Slovakia |
Centre-right opposition wins election |
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| Feb.7 |
Ukraine |
Exit polls report Yanukovych victory
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| Jan.17 |
 Chile |
Billionaire Pinera wins presidential election Conservative Sebastian Pinera has won presidential run-off, ending two decades of centre-left rule
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| Oct.4 |
Greece |
Socialist Papandreou declared winner
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| Aug.30 |
Japan |
Opposition leader hails 'revolution' |
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Japan |
Opposition set for victory
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| May.3 |
Panama |
Martinelli claims victory as president |
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| Mar.15 |
El Salvador |
Leftist Funes claims presidency
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| Jan.3 |
Ghana |
Opposition leader wins poll |
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| Nov.8 |
New Zealand |
Clark admits defeat in election |
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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
| Obama is projected to win California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii and Virginia. Democratic Senator says 'change has come to America', after being elected the first black president of the United States
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Ohio |
Obama wins battleground Ohio |
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| Oct.14 |
Canada |
Ruling Conservative Party gains 19 seats |
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| May.2 |
London |
New mayor is eccentric, offensive |
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| Apr.26 |
Zimbabwe |
Recount shows opposition ahead
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| Apr.14 |
 Rome |
Billionaire Berlusconi wins election Conservative former prime minister is on track to become next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded general election d...
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Rome |
Berlusconi narrowly ahead in vote |
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| Apr.13 |
Nepal |
Maoists extend poll lead
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| Apr.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition wins assembly |
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 Zimbabwe |
Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority Election Commission: Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105
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| Mar.22 |
Taiwan |
Opposition triumphs in elections
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| Mar.16 |
Paris |
Sarkozy's party suffers at polls |
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| Mar.9 |
Paris |
French voters send warning to Sarkozy |
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| Mar.8 |
Malaysia |
Election setback for PM
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| Feb.17 |
Cyprus |
President ousted in poll |
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| Jan.12 |
Taiwan |
Opposition sweep to victory
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| Nov.24 |
 Australia |
Rudd: I will be prime minister for all Opposition leader Kevin Rudd greeted jubilant supporters, as he promised changes in environmental, education and workplace policies
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| Aug.5 |
Lebanon |
Opposition wins key Lebanese poll
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| Jul.29 |
Japan |
PM 'suffers election blow' |
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| Dec.17 |
Iran |
Reformist Rafsanjani regains influence
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| Nov.16 |
Congo |
Poll loser rejects result |
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| Nov.9 |
U.S. Senate |
Democrats secure sweeping win |
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| Nov.8 |
U.S. Senate |
Democrats to control Senate |
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| Nov.7 |
USA |
Democrats seize control of House The Dems has won control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections. Senate hangs on 2 races
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| Sep.17 |
Sweden |
Narrow win for opposition |
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| Jun.18 |
Slovakia |
PM concedes election defeat |
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| Jun.4 |
Peru |
Peruvians elect Garcia president
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| May.4 |
London |
Blair suffers local poll defeat |
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| Apr.11 |
Rome |
Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory' Centre-left leader says he has won the right to become the prime minister following a narrow victory
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| Mar.25 |
Kiev |
Yanukovych leads election |
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| Jan.26 |
 West Bank |
Hamas won elections Hamas and Fatah supporters scuffled outside the Palestinian parliament building
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| Jan.15 |
Chile |
Bachelet wins presidency Socialist Michelle Bachelet appeared to have won a solid victory to become the country's first woman president
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| Dec.18 |
Bolivia |
Leftist Morales poised to lead
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| Jun.25 |
Bulgaria |
Socialists claim victory |
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| Jun.12 |
Lebanon |
Anti-Syrians suffered losses in elections |
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| May.29 |
Beirut |
Opposition claims Beirut election |
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| Mar.31 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition lead early |
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| Dec.28 |
Kiev |
Officials: Yushchenko wins vote |
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| Dec.26 |
 Kiev |
Yushchenko declares victory in re-vote Opposition leader is telling supporters it is the dawn of a new political era in the former Soviet republic
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| Nov.2 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate chief Daschle loses seat |
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| Sep.20 |
Indonesia |
Ex-general Yudhoyono heads for win
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| Jun.13 |
European Union |
EU poll blow for ruling parties |
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| May.12 |
New Delhi |
Opposition leaps ahead in poll |
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| Mar.14 |
Spain |
Poll triumph for Socialists
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| Mar.7 |
Greece |
Conservatives sweep to power |
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| Oct.7 |
California |
Davis out, Schwarzenegger wins Electorate recalls Democratic Gov. and choose actor-turned-politician as the state's next governor
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| May.14 |
Argentina |
Menem quits presidential race |
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| Feb.16 |
Cyprus |
Papadopoulos in shock win |
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| Jan.5 |
Lithuania |
Right-winger Paksas wins elections |
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| Dec.29 |
Kenya |
Kibaki declared president |
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| Dec.28 |
Kenya |
Opposition headed for landslide victory |
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| Nov.5 |
House of Representatives |
Congress falls to Republicans
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| Oct.27 |
 Brazil |
Leftist Lula wins presidency by landslide Former union boss Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 61.5% to ruling party candidate Serra's 38.5%
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| Oct.6 |
Brazil |
Lula leads presidential vote |
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| Apr.29 |
Madagascar |
Opposition wins poll |
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| Nov.6 |
New York |
Bloomberg wins mayoral race |
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| Sep.23 |
Poland |
Victory for ex-communists |
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| Mar.18 |
Paris |
Socialists claim victory in Paris |
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| Feb.6 |
Israel |
Sharon wins by landslide
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| Dec.23 |
Serbia |
Voters Deal Blow to Milosevic |
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
Gore conceded race
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| Dec.11 |
Romania |
Ex-president wins landslide |
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| Nov.7 |
Washington |
Closest Presidential election | Bush's slim lead in Florida leads to automatic recount in that state. Democratic candidate Al Gore received more popular votes but fewer electoral votes than Republican candidate George W. Bush. Supreme Court in Bush... | |
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| Sep.26 |
Serbia |
Opposition claims victory. Milosevic denies
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| Jul.2 |
Mexico |
Vicente Fox elected president
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| Jan.17 |
Chile |
Socialist candidate elected president
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| 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 crisis | |
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