France’s opposition Socialist Party is expected to make strong gains during Sunday’s vote to fill half the government’s Senate seats. Polls are projecting a historic swing to the left just seven months ahead of presidential elections, delivering an early electoral blow to President Nicholas Sarkozy’s UMP party. The Socialist Party needs just 23 new seats […]
Low Turnout in Bahrain, UAE Elections
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Turnout was low for elections Saturday in the Gulf nations of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. In Bahrain, the Shi’ite opposition boycotted parliamentary elections to fill 18 seats vacated in February, when Shi’ite lawmakers in the Wefaq party quit to protest the government’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. Candidates for four of the 18 […]
Voting Underway in Bahrain, UAE
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Voters in the Gulf nations of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are casting election ballots on Saturday. Bahrain is holding parliamentary elections to fill 18 seats that were abandoned by the main opposition party in February. The Shi’ite lawmakers in the Wefaq party quit to protest the government’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. In […]
Heavy Security As Bahrain Holds Parliamentary Elections
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Bahrain is under tight security as people vote in parliamentary elections following a mass resignation of Shi’ite lawmakers. Saturday’s poll will fill 18 seats abandoned by the main opposition al-Wefaq party. Its lawmakers quit in February because of the government’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. The opposition says it will boycott Saturday’s vote. Police and […]
Zambia Swears in Opposition Leader as New President
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Zambia’s long-time opposition leader Michael Sata has been sworn in as president after a decisive victory over the incumbent in a presidential poll this week. The 74-year-old populist figure took the oath of office at the Supreme Court in the capital, Lusaka, on Friday. After taking office, Mr. Sata promised to help the nation’s poor […]
Zambia Swears in Opposition Leader as New President
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Zambia’s long-time opposition leader Michael Sata has been sworn in as president after a decisive victory over the incumbent in a presidential poll this week. The 74-year-old populist figure took the oath of office at the Supreme Court in the capital, Lusaka, on Friday. After taking office, Mr. Sata promised to help the nation’s poor […]
Zambia Swears in Opposition Leader as New President
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 1:09 pm (UTC-5)
Zambia’s long-time opposition leader Michael Sata has been sworn in as president after a decisive victory over the incumbent in a presidential poll this week. The 74-year-old populist figure took the oath of office at the Supreme Court in the capital, Lusaka, on Friday. After taking office, Mr. Sata vowed to help the nation’s poor […]
Zambia Swears in Opposition Leader as New President
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Zambia’s long-time opposition leader Michael Sata has been sworn in as president after unseating the incumbent president in a tight race. The 74-year-old populist figure took the oath of office at the Supreme Court in the capital, Lusaka, on Friday. After the swearing in, Mr. Sata vowed to help the nation’s poor and assured foreign […]
Zambia Swears in Opposition Leader as New President
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 9:19 am (UTC-5)
Zambia’s long-time opposition leader Michael Sata has been sworn in as president, marking the country’s second democratic transition of power since its independence from Britain. The electoral commission announced early Friday that the 74-year-old populist leader defeated incumbent candidate Rupiah Banda after a tight presidential race. In a tearful news conference, President Banda conceded defeat, […]
Zambia to Swear in Opposition Leader as New President
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Long-time Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata is scheduled to be sworn in as the country’s next president on Friday, in what will be the country’s second democratic transition of power since its independence from Britain. Zambia’s Electoral Commission announced early Friday that the 74-year-old populist leader defeated incumbent candidate Rupiah Banda following a tight presidential […]
