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Armenia Is Electing Country's Third President

Armenia is electing its President today. These are the fifth presidential elections in the history of independent Armenia. Nine candidates are running for President.

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Lebanon Delays Presidential Election Again

Lebanon's parliament has postponed Monday's scheduled presidential election, the latest in a series of delays during the country's political crisis.

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Russia: Medvedev No Democratic Alternative

It isn't hard to find examples of Russian First Deputy Prime Minister and all-but-certain presidential successor Dmitry Medvedev making sweeping affirmations of liberal values.

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Putin's Will' Includes Praise For Accomplishments

Three weeks ahead of a presidential election to elect his successor, Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed the country's top officials to outline his vision for Russia through the year 2020.

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OSCE Election Monitor Cancels Plans To Monitor Vote

Citing what it described as unacceptable restrictions from Moscow, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) main election watchdog has canceled plans to monitor Russia's upcoming presidential vote.

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OSCE to boycott Russian presidential poll

The Organisation for Corporation and Security in Europe, OSCE, says it has cancelled its observer mission to Russia's March presidential elections because of restrictions imposed by Moscow.

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Carl Bildt Welcomes Serbian Election Results

Commenting on Boris Tadic’s re-election victory as Serbia’s president - Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said it was good for Serbia and the entire region.

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Zimbabwe Opposition Faction Will Participate In Elections

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.

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Boris Tadic wins Serbia's presidential elections

Pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic becomes the winner of Serbia's presidential election, edging an ultranationalist ally of former president Slobodan Milosevic by a narrow margin.

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Russian Presidential Candidates Begin Media Campaigning

Media campaigning by Russia's presidential candidates starts Saturday in anticipation of the March 2 election.

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Sleep deprivation a tough opponent for presidential candidates

The field of presidential contenders dwindled Wednesday when former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) dropped out of the race. As Super Tuesday approaches, however, the Democratic and Republican frontrunners will continue to face a formidable challenge from sleep deprivation.

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Foreign ministry of Russia: OSCE playing political games

Europe's main security organization is playing political games, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Friday in a dispute over election monitors weeks before a key presidential election.

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