Snap poll was called to bring in a secular government with peoples right to Vote. Turkey was in political turmoil to elect their parliament, Islamic dominating AK party wanted to impose the candidates to which the secular party and military block opposed.

Nationwide local elections in Moldova involved a little of everything: meter-long ballots, dirty politics, and surprise results.

The Los Angeles Police Commission appointed Chief William Bratton to a second five-year term on Tuesday, six weeks after his officers clashed with protesters and journalists at a 1st May immigration rally.

The Draft Fred Thompson 2008 Committee announced today that U.S. Representative Steve Buyer, Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, has joined the committee's Leadership Team. Rep. Buyer is a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina , a decorated veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves.

TCI Stamps of Guelph Ontario, a leading Canadian manufacturer and distributor of marking devices, announced on May 29th that they have supplied the country of Senegal in Africa with all the election ink required for the Legislative Elections scheduled to take place on June 3rd, 2007.

French voters turned out in droves for an election run-off in which conservative Nicolas Sarkozy has been widely expected to defeat Socialist Segolene Royal in her bid to become France's first woman President.

Student William Lloyd, 18, became Britain's youngest ever councillor when he won Warley ward in Brentwood, Essex, for the Conservative Party.

The recent debate between Segolene Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy, the two candidates of coming presidential run-off in France, seemed to be at least heated. Ms Royal was expressing her ideas in a quite aggressive way unlike her opponent, Mr Sarkozy who was trying to remain as calm as possible with respectful attitude towards her.

Apparently sticking to the seniority rule in India, BJP chief Rajnath Singh has said his predecessor L K Advani would be the party's candidate for the Prime Minister's post "after" Atal Bihari Vajpayee as he ruled himself out of the race for the top job.

Preliminary results in France show conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal have won the first round of voting in the French presidential election. Nicolas Sarkozy, the former Interior Minister, held the lead with about 30 per cent of the vote. Segolene Royal trailed with about 25 percent. Anita Elash reports for VOA from Paris.

Citizens in France are going to the election polls Sunday in the first round of voting to choose a successor to President Jacques Chirac, who is stepping down after 12 years in office. The polls opened early Sunday morning. Results are expected shortly after the polls close Sunday night. Anita Elash reports for VOA from Paris.

The President of Nigeria, chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has declared a state of emergency in Ekiti state in the South Western region. He made the declaration in a national broadcast to the nation at 7 pm, Wednesday. The head of state reappointed retired Major-.Gen. Tunji Olurin as the sole administrator of the state until May 29, 2007.