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Myanmar votes in first election in 20 years (Reuters)

November 7th, 2010

Reuters - Myanmar voted in its first election in 20 years on Sunday under tight security, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint…

Crisis-hit Greece votes under threat of snap poll (AP)

November 7th, 2010

AP - In a major test of support for austerity measures, voters in crisis-hit Greece will cast ballots in local elections Sunday that could force the Socialist government to call…

Rousseff likely to win as booming Brazil votes (Reuters)

October 31st, 2010

A flag for Brazil's Presidential Candidate Dilma Rousseff of the ruling party PT (Workers Party) is seen at Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro October 30, 2010. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Brazilians voted for president on Sunday and were likely to hand victory to the ruling party’s Dilma Rousseff, who has vowed to build on an unprecedented run of…

Official: Afghanistan to void some 1 million votes (AP)

October 19th, 2010

US soldier Sergeant Bill Myers, from Phoenix, Arizona, from Bravo Company 2-502 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, prepares to patrol after a break near Forward Operation Base Howz-e-Madad, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Afghan election officials plan to throw out about 1 million ballots from last month’s parliamentary election — eliminating about 23 percent of the votes due to fraud, a…

Ethnically divided Bosnia votes on its EU future (AFP)

October 2nd, 2010

File photo shows a Bosnian Croat man casting his ballot in Sarajevo during presidential elections. Bosnian voters are set to go to the polls to cast their ballot in general elections that will help determine the pace of EU integration of this Balkans state still deeply divided along ethnic lines.(AFP/File/Elvis Barukcic)AFP - Bosnian voters go to the polls Sunday to cast their ballot in the general elections that will help determine the pace of EU integration of this Balkans state…

Turkey votes in referendum to amend constitution (AP)

September 12th, 2010

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rear, and his wife Emine Erdogan arrive at a polling station to cast their vote in a referendum on changes to the constitution that was crafted in the wake of Turkey's 1980 military coup, In Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Turks voted Sunday on whether to amend a military-era constitution in what the government says is a key step toward EU-style democracy, despite opposition claims that the proposed reforms would shackle the independence of the courts. The referendum on 26 amendments to a constitution that was crafted after a 1980 military coup has become a battleground between the Islamic-oriented government and traditional power elites that believe Turkey's secular principles are under threat. The outcome will set the stage for elections next year in a strategically located NATO ally whose regional clout has surged in recent years. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turks voted Sunday on whether to amend a military-era constitution in what the government says is a key step in Turkey’s path to full democracy, despite opposition claims…

Australia votes on whether first woman PM survives (AP)

August 20th, 2010

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, front right, waves as she walks through a shopping center in Sydney's suburb of Ryde Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. A national election will be held Saturday. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - Australians choose Saturday whether they will cut down their first woman prime minister after only two months in power and return to conservative rule in a cliffhanger election…

Japan votes in election seen as test for Democrats (AP)

July 10th, 2010

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan waves during an election campaign for his Democratic Party of Japan's candidate in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, July 10, 2010. The July 11 parliamentary elections are widely considered as a referendum on the Democrats' 10 months in power since defeating the long-ruling conservatives. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Japanese voters cast ballots in a parliamentary election Sunday that is viewed as a test of confidence in the ruling Democrats’ 10 months in power.


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SKorea votes to legalize chemical castration (AP)

June 29th, 2010

AP - South Korea’s parliament voted Tuesday to legalize chemical castration as punishment for convicted child sex offenders after a series of violent assaults sparked outrage nationwide.

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Kyrgyzstan votes in key referendum after violence (AP)

June 27th, 2010

A young Kyrgyz couple walk in front of a billboard reading as 'Constitution: Change our selves - change our life! June 27, Referendum' in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Saturday, June 26, 2010. The referendum on upcoming Sunday will ask the people of this country, which is on the brink of further ethnic strife, to approve a new constitution. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - The people of violence-wracked Kyrgyzstan voted Sunday on a new constitution that the interim government hopes will legitimize the power it seized after a deadly uprising.


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