A new opinion poll shows that the governing centre-right coalition government is clawing back at the opinion poll lead currently held by the opposition Social Democrat, Left and Green parties.

Leaders of the opposition Green Party says they do not now want Sweden to leave the EU.

During today’s rally, Armenia’s Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan congratulated his supporters on conduction of a fair presidential election.

Pakistan's opposition parties are planning their next move in the formation of a new government, including selecting a new prime minister and weighing the fate of President Pervez Musharraf.

The Armenian opposition announced that it doesn’t recognize the results of the presidential election and urged a re-election.

Talks between Kenya’s government and the main opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) enter a crucial stage today after both parties agreed Monday to end the escalated violence that is threatening the country’s stability.

The decision by a faction of Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) to contest in March elections is generating controversy. This comes after unity talks between the Arthur Mutambara faction and that of Morgan Tsvangirai reached a deadlock with no resolution on a single presidential candidate ahead of next month’s vote.

In a major breakthrough for peace efforts in Kenya, President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have agreed to meet for their first face-to-face talks since last month's disputed presidential vote sparked weeks of protests and ethnic clashes in the east African country. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in Nairobi reports on the latest efforts to bring stability to a country reeling from post-election violence.

But international observers said that even Zimbabwe had better elections than Nigeria. So, the international community will be on tenterhooks as Nigerian masses march out Tuesday, to protest against the massively rigged elections of last April.

A coalition of the opposition parties in Nigeria has withdrawn their earlier threat to boycott the crucial Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday April 21, 2007.