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Collection of election news, found 623 news.

Australia to go to the polls on September 14: PM

Australian Prime Minister (PM) Julia Gillard on Wednesday said the nation would go to the polls on September 14, ...

Local legislator killed by angry mob

A member of the Papua legislative assembly Tolikara Husia Yosia Karoba, died after being attacked by angry mob at the ...

Golkar believes its chairman`s electability to rise

Golkar believes electability of its general chairman, Aburizal Bakrie, would rise although it is now still at number ...

"I will never give up my idealism"

The Constitutional Court chief justice, Mahfud MD, has stated that he will never trade his idealism for a political ...

Authorities to tighten security in 2014 general election

As Indonesia prepares for general election in 2014, government officials and other stakeholders are looking into ways ...

Decree shows Chavez still rules Venezuela

Venezuela`s newly appointed foreign minister said the decree that installed him in office is proof that ailing ...

Competition to be tight in 2014 : Yudhoyono

President Susilo Yudhoyono in Jakarta has said that competition would be very tight in the presidential elections in ...

Ten parties obtain sequence number for Indonesian general elections

Ten political parties that will contest in the 2014 legislative elections obtained their respective sequence numbers ...

Japan`s Abe to visit Southeast Asia to boost economic ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will this month make his first overseas trip since winning office to Indonesia, ...

Beyonce to sing national anthem at Obama inauguration

Pop diva Beyonce will sing the national anthem before hundreds of thousands of onlookers at US President Barack ...

People want transparent elections

Ahead of the legislative and presidential elections next year, the Indonesian people are pinning their hopes on the ...

US envoy briefly discusses embassy renovation with Jokowi

United States Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel has discussed with Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, popularly known as ...

New KPU secretary general must organize more transparent elections

A political scientist has expressed hope that the Indonesia General Elections Commission (KPU) its next secretary ...

Democratic party prepared to compete in 2014 fairly

The Indonesian Democratic Party secretary general, Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono said his party is prepared to compete ...

Constitutional fight over Chavez status intensifies

A constitutional fight over ailing President Hugo Chavez`s status intensified Tuesday with the government planning a ...