Tag: Polling

Kosovo holds local elections

Kosovo citizens are voting Sunday in local elections, the first since its unilateral declaration of independence in February 2008. A Kosovar Albanian casts his ballot at a polling station in Pristina, Kosovo, on Nov. 15, 2009. (Xinhua/Astrit Ibrahimi)Kosovo leaders claim they are committed to organize free and fair elections as they have for the first time all... Read more

Japanese voters cast ballots for House of Representatives election

Japanese voters began voting Sunday for a lower house generation in which the Democratic Party of Japan looks set to end the rule by the Liberal Democratic Party. A man casts his vote for the house of representatives election at a polling station in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 30, 2009. Voting officially began Sunday morning for a general election in which Japan may... Read more

Obama says Afghanistan presidential poll successful

U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Afghan presidential election appeared to have been a success and that the United States will continue to monitor the situation in Afghanistan. Women count ballot papers after the close of polling stations at a polling centre in Herat, western Afghanistan August 20, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)“We had what... Read more

IRNA: Iran’s Ahmadinejad wins presidential election with majority of votes

Iranian incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won the 10th presidential election with the majority of votes, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. Iran’s incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad casts ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in Tehran June 12, 2009. Iran held presidential election on June 12. (Xinhua Photo)By... Read more

New Delhi leads 4th phase of general elections as key place

Moderate polling was recorded Thursday in the fourth stage of India’s marathon five phase general elections, with the national capital New Delhi being one of the key battlegrounds. Voters wait to cast ballot in the fourth phase of the Indian general elections at a polling station in New Delhi, capital of India, May 7, 2009. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)Millions of voters... Read more

Polling starts in Indonesia’s legislative elections

Polling started Thursday morning in Indonesia as voters are moving to polling stations to cast votes for their representatives in the country’s legislative elections. A woman shows her finger after voting at a polling station in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, on Apr. 9, 2009. Voting started Thursday morning in Indonesia’s legislative elections as... Read more

Polling stations close in Iraq’s provincial elections

Polling stations closed doors on Saturday in Iraq’s provincial elections after being held open an extra hour for the heavy turnout during the last hours of the day. Electoral workers tally votes at a polling station in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Jan. 31, 2009.Polls closed at 6:00 p.m. (1500 GMT) after 11 hours of casting ballots for... Read more