Ireland's 2 government parties strike new agreement to avoid collapse, but face immediate testOctober 9th, 2009 Ireland's 2-party government strikes fragile dealDUBLIN — The two parties in Ireland's coalition government announced a hard-fought agreement on policies Friday night following more than a week of negotiations — but the deal faces an immediate test that, if it fails, could trigger the government's collapse. Negotiators from Prime Minister Brian Cowen's Fianna Fail and the much smaller Green Party — left-wing environmentalists who give Cowen a precarious majority in parliament — announced they had forged a new common platform.
A look at the voting system used in Germany's parliamentary electionSeptember 30th, 2009 A look at Germany's voting systemBERLIN — Germans each have two votes in the country's Sept. 27 parliamentary election — one for a directly elected representative and the other for a party.
Fall election unlikely in Canada after opposition party says it will prop up governmentSeptember 16th, 2009 Fall election in Canada increasingly unlikelyTORONTO — A fall election in Canada grew increasingly unlikely Wednesday after the opposition New Democratic party said it would prop up Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government long enough to pass legislation to help the unemployed. The decision comes one day after the Bloc Quebecois party also said it would support Harper, and all but rules out an election this fall.
BJP minister loses Karnataka by-poll, Congress gets a drubbingAugust 21st, 2009 BANGALORE - The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress suffered huge blows in Karnataka Friday with state minister V. Somanna and union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank losing assembly by-polls held Aug 18.
Chiranjeevi grapples with calls for merger with CongressAugust 20th, 2009 HYDERABAD - A year after Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi entered Andhra Pradesh politics, his Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) has plunged into crisis with a section of legislators suggesting that he merge the party with the ruling Congress. Barely three months after their election to state legislative assembly, five of the 18 PRP legislators want Chiranjeevi to merge the party with the Congress.
Irish government loses parliamentary majority as 2 lawmakers quit in protest over cancer cutsAugust 6th, 2009 Irish gov't loses parliament majority as 2 quitDUBLIN — Prime Minister Brian Cowen lost his parliamentary majority Thursday after two lawmakers said they would ignore their party's voting instructions in a protest against cuts to cancer services. The move left Cowen's already shaky coalition with just 82 guaranteed votes in the 166-seat parliament and raises the specter of an early election amid unprecedented economic crisis in Ireland.
Ahmadinejad leads in Iran electionJune 13th, 2009 TEHRAN - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was nearing re-election as Iran's president early Saturday, winning 65 percent of the votes counted so far, the Khabar news network reported. With 68 percent of the votes count, Ahmadinejad had a clear and comfortable lead in the polls with almost 16 million votes.
National Conference wins from HazratbalJune 7th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Sheikh Mustaffa Kamal, National Conference leader and younger brother of party patron Farooq Abdullah, Sunday won the Hazratbal assembly by-poll defeating his nearest Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival. Kamal polled 8,066 votes to beat PDP's Asiya Naqash by 1,066 votes, officials said.
Trinamool Congress takes early lead in two Bengal seatsMay 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress took an early lead in two constituencies while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heavyweight Jaswant Singh was ahead in Darjeeling as counting of votes polled for the 42 Lok Sabha seats of the state was underway Saturday. In Kolkata's neighbouring Howrah district, Trinamool candidates forged ahead in two constituencies, which were bagged by Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in the previous polls five years back.
Thousands of voters reject all candidates in Madhya PradeshMay 2nd, 2009 BHOPAL - Over 4,000 voters left polling booths without casting their ballots since they did not want to support any of the candidates in the two-phase parliamentary election in Madhya Pradesh, an official said here Saturday. While 1,473 voters rejected all candidates in the first phase of polling April 23, the number of such voters in the second phase stood at 2,608, Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer J.S.
CPIM helping BJP by dividing secular votes: PMMay 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday accused the Communist Party of India (Marxist) of indirectly helping the Bharatiya Janata Party by dividing secular votes with opposition to Congress party.
Iceland's Social Democrats win most votes in election, but promise coalition governmentApril 26th, 2009 Iceland's Social Democrats win most election votesREYKJAVIK, Iceland — Official results from Iceland's general elections show the Social Democrats won the most votes. The results released Sunday give the Social Democratic Party a plurality with more than 30 percent.
Preliminary results indicate victory for Iceland's leftwing government in general electionApril 26th, 2009 Early signs of win for Iceland's left-wing partiesREYKJAVIK — Iceland's leftist government was headed Saturday for a strong victory in the country's general election, a rejection of the pro-business Independence Party that ran the government last fall when the banking system failed, preliminary results show. Early results showed that a left-wing coalition made up of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left Green Movement has won 35 out of the 63 seats in parliament.
Iceland's leftist coalition win election in strong blow for pro-business Independence PartyApril 26th, 2009 Iceland's leftist coalition win general electionREYKJAVIK — Iceland's leftist coalition was confirmed on Sunday as the winner of the country's general election — a blow for the pro-business Independence Party that many blamed for the collapse of the country's banking system. Results showed that a left-wing coalition made up of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left Green Movement won 34 out of the 63 seats in Parliament.
White House fountains runs green to celebrate St. Patrick's DayMarch 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The fountains on the north and south lawns of the White House turned to a magnificent green colour to mark the Irish national holiday of St.Patrick's Day, during the visit of the Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen. "This is an affirmation between one of the strongest bonds between peoples that exists in the world," Obama said as he met Cowen in at Oval office.
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