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Pro-Thaksin PPP Party Celebrates Victory in Thai Election

Will Thaksin Shinawatra be back in power as PPP party that supports him wins the general elections in Thailand.

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Thais voted Sunday in a General election

Last year's coup which ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra some 45 million Thais are eligible to cast their ballots as polls opened at 8 a.m. (0100 GMT), today on Sunday, 23 December 2007, with unofficial results expected by midnight,few expect the country's third election in two years will solve the country's problems.

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ABC Australia: Howard congratulates Rudd on election victory

According to ABC Australia the outgoing Prime Minister of Australia John Howard has conceded the defeat and congratulates Rudd on election victory in Australia.

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Election Commission of Pakistan announced schedule of Elections,

Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Qazi Mohammad Farooq said today on Tuesday 20 November 2007 that elections for national and provincial assemblies would be held simultaneously on January 8, 2008

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General elections in Pakistan could be delayed for a year : Pak PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that general elections in Pakistan could be delayed for a year, a day after emergency rule has been imposed in the country while several opposition leaders have been detained.

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British Opposition tables bill for fixed elections

In Britain, the Liberal Democrats are about to introduce a bill to Parliament that would prevent prime ministers from deciding the date of general elections.

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Bosnian Parliament Approves New Government

Bosnia-Herzgovina's parliament today approved a new government, more than four months after general elections.

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Bangladesh's Interim Administration Makes High Profile Arrests

Authorities in Bangladesh have made a series of high profile arrests as part of a crackdown on corruption by the country's new interim administration. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, a new election commissioner has also taken charge to organize new polls in the country, where controversial general elections were postponed recently.

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Serbian Nationalists Ahead In Vote Count

The hard-line, ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party appears to have taken the most votes in the January 21 general elections in Serbia.

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