elections

Egyptian Independent Presidential Candidate Appeals Polls’ Results

23:40 26/05/2012 CAIRO, May 26 (RIA Novosti)

An independent candidate at the Egyptian presidential elections, Hamdeen Sabbahi of the nationalist Dignity party, who came the third in the polls’ first round on Wednesday and Thursday, said he would appeal the results because of violations.

Add comments

Egypt’s Brotherhood Calls for Dialogue to ‘Save Revolution’
03:20 26/05/2012
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement has called on all political forces in the country to take part in a national dialogue ahead of a tough battle between an Islamist candidate and a former government official in an upcoming presidential runoff.
Islamist Leads in Egyptian Presidential Polls
11:11 25/05/2012
A candidate from Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mohamed Mursi, is leading in the landmark presidential race, leaving behind the former prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, after 51 percent of the ballots have been counted.
Egyptians Hope For Real Changes After Elections
17:56 23/05/2012
The first truly democratic presidential elections in Egypt will mark the beginning of a new period in the history of the country, Egyptian political experts believe.
Egyptians Set to Elect President
06:43 23/05/2012
Egypt will hold presidential elections on Wednesday and Thursday, 15 months after authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak was ousted from the presidential post in a popular revolt in February 2011.
Russia Criticizes Arrests of Protesters in U.S., Canada
22:28 21/05/2012
Russia is seriously concerned over recent “aggressive” arrests of demonstrators in Chicago and Montreal and hopes that the U.S. and Canadian authorities will react to public rallies with restraint, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ombudsman for human rights, Konstantin Dolgov, said on Monday.1
Russia Needs Early Duma Elections - Ex-Finance Minister
23:14 18/05/2012
Former finance minister Alexei Kudrin, who currently chairs the Civil Initiatives Committee, said on Friday that early parliamentary elections in Russia would improve the situation in the country.1
Georgia Lets Ivanishvili Contest Presidential Election
12:16 16/05/2012
The Georgian Parliament adopted an amendment to the country's constitution on Tuesday allowing EU citizens to participate in parliamentary and presidential elections in the country as voters and candidates, allowing Georgian-born billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili to stand as a candidate in the polls, daily online news service Civil.ge reported.
Opposition Duma Faction Expels Four over Medvedev Vote
22:54 14/05/2012
Four members of the Russian parliament were excluded on Monday from their A Just Russia party for voting in favor of former President Dmitry Medvedev becoming prime minister.
Armenian Opposition Set to Challenge Election Results
03:32 09/05/2012
The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC), which narrowly passed the 7-percent threshold for political blocs, is set to challenge Sunday's parliamentary election results in the Constitutional Court.1
President Putin Praises Elections Despite Protests
13:50 08/05/2012
Vladimir Putin who officially resumed office as president after his inauguration on Monday complimented the work of election commissions during the presidential polls in March.6
Five Parties, Opposition Bloc Qualify for Seats in Armenian Parliament
10:40 07/05/2012
Five political parties and an opposition bloc have passed the election threshold to make in into Armenia’s parliament, according to preliminary vote results published by the Central Election Commission on Monday.
Tadic, Nicolic Face Runoff in Serbian Presidential Polls
04:07 07/05/2012
According to first results, incumbent Serbian president Boris Tadic and ex-nationalist Tomislav Nikolic are likely to face each other in presidential elections runoff.
Greece’s New Democracy Leads with 65% of Votes Counted
03:05 07/05/2012
With 65 percent of votes counted in Greek parliamentary elections, the center-right New Democracy party receives 19.8 percent of the vote, while its coalition partners, center-left Pasok, are third with 13,6 percent of the vote.
Hollande Elected French President – Interior Min.
00:43 07/05/2012
Francois Hollande, an opposition leader of the French Socialist Party, was elected France’s new president with more than 80 percent of ballots counted, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said.
Ruling Greek Coalition Clings to Power in Vote
23:39 06/05/2012
The center-right party PASOK and its ally, the conservative New Democracy, stand to win enough seats in Greek legislative elections on Sunday to maintain their collective hold on power, according to early vote results.
Sarkozy Concedes Defeat in French Elections
22:54 06/05/2012
Incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy admitted his rival Francois Hollande’s victory in the runoff presidential vote on Sunday.
Russian Police Break Up Anti-Putin Protest
20:52 06/05/2012
Police cracked down hard on an anti-Putin rally in Moscow on Sunday, clubbing demonstrators and making scores of arrests after hundreds of people briefly broke through their lines in a bid to take their protest to the Kremlin walls.2
Media Outlets Report Hacker Attacks as Anti-Putin Rally Begins
16:24 06/05/2012
The websites of a number of independent media outlets reported coming under apparent hacker attack on Sunday, as thousands gathered in downtown Moscow for an anti-Putin protest.2
France Votes in Crucial Presidential Runoff
11:56 06/05/2012
French citizens are voting on Sunday in a crucial runoff that could see a Socialist win the presidential poll for the first time since 1988.

Stories

Top multimedia

Images: Swedish Euphoria and Udmurtian Fervor: 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Winners

Video: Restorers Clean “Bronze Horseman” in St. Petersburg

Infographics: French Open

Cartoons: Tedious stability

Stories »

PM Medvedev Elected as United Russia Leader

Members of Russia's ruling United Russia party on Saturday elected Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its leader at a party congress.

Sweden Wins 2012 Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden’s Loreen has won the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with 372 points with her hit Euphoria, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday.

Egyptian Independent Presidential Candidate Appeals Polls’ Results

Victims of Jet Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

Victims of Plane Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

Twelve Russians, the crew members of a An-30 turboprop that crash landed on May 23 at an airport in the east of Prague, and Russian Defense Ministry inspectors returned to Russia on Saturday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said.

USD	26/05	31.7572	+0.1325
EUR	26/05	39.8426	+0.0745

RTS	25/05	1272.38	-0.02%
MICEX	09/09	1518.22	-2.46%

Stories

Images: Swedish Euphoria and Udmurtian Fervor: 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Winners

Video: Restorers Clean “Bronze Horseman” in St. Petersburg

Infographics: French Open

Cartoons: Tedious stability

Most read