Tag: Vote
Egypt’s constitution approved in vote, say rival camps
A constitution drafted by an Islamist-dominated assembly was approved by a majority of Egyptians in a referendum, rival camps said on Sunday, after a...
Japanese anti-nuclear vote melts away
Eight million people signed an Internet petition demanding an end to nuclear power and hundreds of thousands joined public protests. Yet Japan handed an...
Egyptians hand Islamists narrow win in constitution vote
Egyptians voted in favour of a constitution shaped by Islamists but opposed by other groups who fear it will divide the Arab world’s biggest...
South Africa’s ANC tense ahead of leadership vote
The executive committee of South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), was to meet for the last time ahead of the opening...
Barack Obama won 71 percent of Asian vote: Poll
US President Barack Obama won the support of an estimated 2.3 million of Asian American voters to Republican challenger Mitt Romney's estimated 900,000 votes,...
Karachi vote verification to start from Jan 1: Secretary ECP
Secretary Election Commission Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan on Wednesday said the commission had contacted the army for the purpose of door-to-door verification of the votes...
French vote marred by fraud allegations
The battle to succeed former president Nicolas Sarkozy at the helm of France's main opposition party, the UMP, remained undecided after both candidates claimed...
Italy president indicates March 10 as possible vote day
Italy’s president indicated on Friday that he was open to holding national elections on March 10 - a month earlier than foreseen - if...
Street protests as Greek deputies consider budget vote
Thousands of protesters massed outside Greece's parliament Sunday as lawmakers prepared to vote on a 2013 budget that includes draconian cuts but needs to...
People to vote for PML-N on performance: Nawaz
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Mian Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said the masses will reject corrupt and ineligible candidates in the upcoming general elections.
Presiding over a...
Obama or Romney? Americans vote in a cliffhanger
President Barack Obama and Republican contender Mitt Romney faced the moment of truth on Tuesday as Americans turned up in large numbers to pick...
3.7mn overseas Pakistanis get right of vote
Hinting at calling in army for sensitive polling stations, Additional Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Afzal Khan said that 3.7 million overseas Pakistanis...
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...
Non-resident Pakistanis should be given right to vote: CJP
During the hearing of a case pertaining to voter lists, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that non-resident Pakistanis should be given the right...
Pakistan, Afghanistan eye US vote with foreboding
The US election is a side-show on the frontline of the war on terror where Afghans feel abandoned by Washington's looming troop withdrawal, which...
Overseas Pakistanis should have right to vote: Nawaz
PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has said overseas Pakistanis should have the right to vote as they are an asset of the nation and are...
N. Korea says South provoking clashes for vote gain
North Korea on Saturday accused the South of instigating clashes around the disputed sea border to rally support for the ruling conservative party ahead...
