Barack Obama’s presidential election victory followed a record-shattering, cyber-propelled campaign. A year later though, the online political magic is still spreading, but it’s just not achieving a consensus.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has won reelection in an unexpectedly tight race, US media reported, after the tycoon spent a record amount of his own fortune on the campaign. Bloomberg is an independent, but ran on the Republican ballot.
Barack Obama's Democrats have lost two key state governorships, Virginia and New Jersey, in a stinging blow to the party one year after Obama's historic election as US president.
US President Barack Obama faces key political tests Tuesday with two gubernatorial polls and one congressional district election. Democrat Jon Corzine (photo) has locked horns with Republican Chris Christie in the New Jersey race.
Ivory Coast's long-awaited presidential election will not be taking place next month as scheduled, the website of President Laurent Gbagbo has announced, signalling the latest in a string of postponements that have stretched over the past five years.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to be sworn in on Wednesday after the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, re-elected her in the morning. She is scheduled to dine later with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.
The presidential election campaign started Friday in Romania, a country struggling with a severe recession and reeling from political turmoil after its government collapsed last week.
The ruling party of President Mamadou Tandja has won a clear majority in a parliamentary vote largely boycotted by the opposition. The election was organised in defiance of international calls for a postponement.
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali is running in Tunisia's presidential election for a record fifth time. Despite criticism of his authoritarian rule, the 73-year-old ruler is set for another comfortable victory.
Botswana's ruling party has claimed victory in the country's general election, extending President Ian Khama's rule over the world's largest diamond producer for another five years.
