Serbia’s incumbent president, Boris Tadic, finished first in his bid for re-election, but fell far short of a majority, so a runoff vote will be held in two weeks. Mr. Tadic and his main challenger, Tomislav Nikolic of the nationalist Serbian Progressive Party, finished first and second Sunday in a field of 12 candidates. Together […]
Serbian Presidential Election Heads to Runoff
Hollande Begins to Assemble New French Government
French President-elect Francois Hollande has started putting together a new government after defeating conservative incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday’s runoff election. Final results show Mr. Hollande won 51.6 percent of the vote to Mr. Sarkozy’s 48.4 percent. The 57-year-old Socialist will take office on May 15. The vote reflected citizens’ disapproval of the country’s […]
Socialists Key to Serbian Government
The Socialist Party of late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic has emerged as a kingmaker, after an inconclusive presidential election in which voters punished the ruling Democratic Party for their economic woes. Preliminary results released Monday show incumbent Boris Tadic of the Democratic Party, slightly ahead of his main challenger, Tomislav Nikolic of the nationalist Serbian […]
France Elects New President
France’s new president-elect, Francois Hollande, has begun the work of forming a new government following his win in Sunday’s runoff election. Final results Monday show Mr. Hollande won 51.6 percent of the vote to Nicolas Sarkozy’s 48.4 percent. The 57-year-old former leader of France’s Socialist Party will assume office on May 15. The vote reflected […]
France Elects New President
France has a new leader after Socialist challenger Francois Hollande beat conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential election. Final results Monday show Mr. Hollande won 51.6 percent of the vote to Mr. Sarkozy’s 48.4 percent in Sunday’s runoff election. French media say the outgoing president will officially hand over power on May 15. […]
Socialist Hollande Wins French Presidency
France will have a new leader after Socialist challenger Francois Hollande beat conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential election. With all but a handful of ballots counted in Sunday’s runoff, Mr. Hollande won 52 percent of the vote to Mr. Sarkozy’s 48 percent. Thousands of Hollande supporters met and cheered him outside Paris’ […]
Socialist Hollande Wins French Presidency
France will have a new leader, after Socialist challenger Francois Hollande beat conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential election Sunday. With nearly all ballots counted in the runoff election, official results give Mr. Hollande 52 percent of the vote to Mr. Sarkozy’s 48 percent. Mr. Sarkozy called his challenger to concede defeat shortly […]
Socialist Hollande Wins French Presidency
France will have a new leader after Socialist challenger Francois Hollande beat conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential election Sunday. With most ballots counted in the runoff election, official results give Mr. Hollande 52 percent of the vote to Mr. Sarkozy’s 48 percent. Mr. Sarkozy called his challenger to concede defeat shortly after […]
Ahmadinejad Suffers Major Setback in Iranian Elections
Final results from Iran’s runoff parliamentary elections show that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has suffered a major setback that could influence the outcome of next year’s presidential elections. According to results reported late Saturday by state media, Mr. Ahmadinejad’s supporters won only 13 of the 65 seats contested in Friday’s vote, further reducing his power base […]
Ahmadinejad Suffers Major Setback in Iranian Elections
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has suffered a major setback in run-off parliamentary elections that could influence the outcome of next year’s presidential election. Preliminary results from Friday’s second round of polling show strong support for Iran’s religious leadership, including loyalists to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. State media announced Saturday that Mr. Ahmadinejad’s opponents won […]