Tag: Presidential

Heavily tattooed presidential candidate lightens Czech elections

He's tattooed from head to toe, a warrior-like mix of blue, green and red. He's also running in a surprising third place ahead of this...

Obama’s shoes hard to fill, even for himself

The benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX.INX has rallied 66 percent since President Barack Obama took office - one of the most impressive...

Afghan presidential vote due April 5, 2014

Presidential elections seen as crucial to Afghanistan’s stability after the withdrawal of NATO troops at the end of 2014 will be held on April...

China fires back at US presidential candidates

Beijing urged the US presidential candidates on Tuesday to refrain from inflaming tensions with China after President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney vowed...

Egypt at the hustings

A nascent democracy tries to find its footing Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) Chair Farouk Sultan's nearly interminable announcement of the outcome of Egypt's presidential election...

Egypt votes on final day of presidential election

Egyptians were voting Sunday on the last day of a highly divisive presidential run-off between an Islamist and Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister, amid...

Putin’s final act

Vladimir Putin’s new presidential term is just beginning, but it increasingly looks like the beginning of the end. Whenever Russia’s people pour into the...

Zardari’s cases pending because of presidential immunity: Bukhari

National Accountability Bureau Chairman Admiral (r) Fasih Bukhari has said that cases against President Asif Ali Zardari were pending in the accountability courts due...

All eyes on presidential order

On WoW basis, the market also witnessed slight decline this week following flat performance of last week. However, this time around, market volumes also...

Allies term presidential address victory of democracy

The ruling PPP and its allies termed President Asif Ali Zardari’s fifth consecutive address to the joint session of parliament “landmark achievement and a...

‘Govt firm on presidential immunity’

Reaffirming the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led government’s stance on immunity to President Asif Ali Zardari, Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday said the...

Russian CG’s briefing

The presidential election of the Russian Federation will take place on Sunday, March 4. Russian Consul General in Karachi Andrey V Demidov will give...

Egypt’s presidential elections in early June

Egypt’s first presidential elections since a popular uprising ousted veteran leader Hosni Mubarak a year ago will be held in the first week of...

French presidential shapes into four-horse race

With three months to go, France’s presidential election has been shaken up by gains of far-right and centrist candidates at the expense of main...

Egypt presidential race to open mid-April

Candidates for Egypt’s first presidential election since the ouster of veteran leader Hosni Mubarak can start registering from April 15, a member of the...

Congolese Opp leader takes ‘presidential oath’

Democratic Republic of Congo opposition chief Etienne Tshisekedi, who rejects Joseph Kabila’s re-election as president, had himself “sworn in” at his home Friday as...

Legal experts divided on presidential immunity

Legal and constitutional experts are divided on whether the president enjoys immunity against criminal proceedings as the “memogate” landed in the Supreme Court and...