Indonesian president’s party officially declared winner in parliamentary election

September 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.

August 30th, 2009 Polls open in Japanese parliamentary electionTOKYO — Polls have opened in Japan's nationwide parliamentary election. Opinion polls have overwhelmingly predicted that the opposition Democratic Party of Japan will unseat the conservative and long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide.

August 8th, 2009 Clinton: US to work with Afghan election winnerWASHINGTON —Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. is ready to work with the winner of Afghanistan's upcoming presidential election.

July 23rd, 2009 Mauritania coup leader declared poll winnerNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The man who led last year's coup in Mauritania has officially won the presidency in weekend elections, the Constitutional Court said late Thursday — just hours after the head of the election commission resigned over doubts about the ballot. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who had resigned as junta leader to run in the elections, received 52.47 percent of Saturday's vote, according to the court.

July 18th, 2009 Obama offers support to Indonesia's presidentWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has called Indonesia's leader to express support for the Indonesian government and people after suicide attacks at two hotels killed seven people. Obama spoke on Saturday with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SOO'-see-loh BAM'-bang yoo-doo-YOH'-noh).

July 6th, 2009 Bulgarian conservatives win election by big marginSOFIA, Bulgaria — Official results confirm Bulgaria's conservative opposition has won parliamentary elections by a wide margin. Outgoing Socialist Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat hours after polls closed late Sunday, clearing the way for Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov to form the next government.

June 29th, 2009 Albania counts parliamentary election votesTIRANA, Albania — Officials say Albania held parliamentary elections that were free of incidents that could threaten the tiny country's bid to join the European Union. Central Election Commission spokesman Leonard Olli says there is no clear winner after Sunday's vote, though early exit polls conducted by three international companies indicate Prime Minister Sali Berisha's Democratic Party is in the lead.

June 28th, 2009 Albania votes in parliamentary electionTIRANA, Albania — Albanians on Sunday started voting in parliamentary elections seen as a key test of the country's political maturity as it eyes European Union membership. Voting started at 7 a.m.

May 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram won the Sivaganga Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu Saturday after two recounts, poll officials said here.

May 10th, 2009 Indonesian president's party wins electionJAKARTA, Indonesia — The secular party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has scored a victory in Indonesia's parliamentary elections, but will likely be forced to govern with several Islamic parties after a political feud with his main coalition partner. The final tallies, released late Saturday, give the reform-minded leader a boost before he runs for re-election in July.

April 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - An Indonesian plane crashed in the eastern province of Papua Friday, killing at least 10 people onboard, according to an Indonesian Transportation ministry official.

April 15th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least 35 candidates contesting in the first phase of assembly elections Thursday in Orissa have disclosed nil assets, a voluntary body Orissa Election Watch (OEW) said Wednesday. The state will elect 121 members to the state assembly and 21 members to Lok Sabha simultaneously on April 16 and April 23.

March 19th, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as part of its election strategy, will hold 'a campaign for justice' in all constituencies to highlight what it calls the central government's stepmotherly treatment towards the state. 'The party's thrust at the moment is 'nyay yatra' (march for justice, as the campaign is called) to be undertaken in every parliamentary constituency from March 23 to 28,' a senior party leader told IANS.

January 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission has indicated that the next parliamentary poll will not be held before April, perhaps in May, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday decided to pick its candidates before the end of this month. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party's parliamentary board.

December 29th, 2008 DHAKA - Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party won the ninth Bangladesh parliamentary election held Monday, the country's election commission announced Tuesday. The primary results of 229 constituencies updated at 6.25 a.m.