parliamentary elections

Afghan govt throws out nearly a quarter of ballots (AP)

October 20th, 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a conference on rural development, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Karzai rejected pleas Wednesday from the binternational/b community to reverse his order to disband all private security companies, saying money spent on those firms should be invested in the national police force instead.  (AP Photo/Ahmad Massoudl)AP - Afghanistan has thrown out nearly a quarter of ballots cast in last month’s parliamentary elections because of fraud, but it is still far from clear whether the public…

Afghanistan annuls nearly a quarter of ballots (AP)

October 20th, 2010

Afghan policeman stands by a burning oil tanker after an explosive device which was planted underneath it exploded, on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct . 20, 2010.  (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - Afghanistan has thrown out nearly a quarter of ballots cast in last month’s parliamentary elections because of fraud, according to full preliminary results released Wednesday.


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Kyrgyz election yields uncertain result (AP)

October 11th, 2010

Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva casts her ballot at a polling station in Bishkek,  Kyrgyzstan, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. After months of political instability and violence, voters turned out in force Sunday in Kyrgyzstan for parliamentary elections to choose a new and empowered parliament in the hope that it will usher in a new era of democracy, in sharp contrast to the strongman model exercised under President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who was ousted from power in April 2010 amid violent public demonstrations. A U.S. air base is hosted in Kyrgyzstan which is seen as strategically vital to the conflict in Afghanistan.  (AP Photo/Kyrgyz Presidential Press Service, Sagyn Ailchiev, pool)AP - The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan looked set to be headed for political stalemate Monday after no single party emerged a clear winner in this weekend’s parliamentary elections.


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Kyrgyz vote in historic parliamentary election (AP)

October 10th, 2010

A Kyrgyz policeman provides security at a polling station in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. Of the 29 parties in the running in Sunday's elections, at least half a dozen are expected to make it into a newly strengthened parliament, as an intensely fought and often ugly campaign draws to an end. (AP Photo/Nina Gorshkova)AP - Polls opened in Kyrgyzstan for parliamentary elections Sunday to choose a new and empowered parliament that the government hopes will usher in a new era of democracy.


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Police: Rocket hits Kabul on Afghan voting day (AP)

September 17th, 2010

An Afghan policeman stands guard near posters of candidates contesting in the upcoming Afghan parliamentary elections in Jalalabad, Afghanistan Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. Afghan officials and political figures sought to reassure wary Afghans on Thursday that it will be safe to vote in this weekend's parliamentary election despite an upswing in violence in recent months. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - Police say a rocket struck Kabul about three hours before citizens planned to head to the polls to vote in Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections.


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Afghans head to polls as Taliban threats mount (AP)

September 17th, 2010

An Afghan policeman stands guard near posters of candidates contesting in the upcoming Afghan parliamentary elections in Jalalabad, Afghanistan Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. Afghan officials and political figures sought to reassure wary Afghans on Thursday that it will be safe to vote in this weekend's parliamentary election despite an upswing in violence in recent months. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - The Taliban have written threats on leaflets passed out at mosques, whispered them in villages, proclaimed them to journalists and posted on the Internet: If you vote in…

Afghan officials promise security for elections (AP)

September 16th, 2010

An Afghan policeman stands guard near posters of candidates contesting in the upcoming Afghan parliamentary elections in Jalalabad, Afghanistan Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. Afghan officials and political figures sought to reassure wary Afghans on Thursday that it will be safe to vote in this weekend's parliamentary election despite an upswing in violence in recent months. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - Afghan officials sought to reassure wary citizens on Thursday that it will be safe to vote in this weekend’s parliamentary elections despite an upswing in violence in recent…

30 insurgents killed in Afghanistan ahead of vote (AP)

September 14th, 2010

U.S. army soldiers from Delta Company, a part of Task Force 1-66, patrol near the village of Mohammad D'Jakub , Arghandab River valley, Kandahar province, September 13, 2010.    REUTERS/Oleg Popov   (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY)AP - Up to 30 insurgents have been killed in fighting ahead of this week’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan which the Taliban want to undermine, NATO and Afghan officials said…

Komorowski win strengthens government’s hand (AP)

July 5th, 2010

Parliament Speaker, acting president Bronislaw Komorowski greets supporters after exit polls indicate him to be the possible winner in the presidential elections, during the election night in Warsaw, Sunday, July 4, 2010.  Exit polls in Poland's presidential election show Komorowski with a very slight edge over the late president's identical twin brother, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, with official results not expected until Monday. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)AP - Bronislaw Komorowski’s near-certain victory in Poland’s presidential election has strengthened his party’s hold on power ahead of parliamentary elections next year.


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Kyrgyzstan votes in key referendum (AP)

June 27th, 2010

AP - Polls opened in violence-wracked Kyrgyzstan for a referendum Sunday to choose a new constitution that the interim government hopes will legitimize its power until new parliamentary elections in…