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MOZAMBIQUE
Incumbents favoured as voters head to polls for national elections
Polls open in Mozambique on Wednesday for presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections that are widely expected to be won by ruling party Frelimo and incumbent President Armando Guebuza.
NIGER
President risks sanctions to forge ahead with legislative poll
President Mamadou Tandja (pictured) ignored the risk of sanctions to go ahead with legislative elections on Tuesday despite international calls to delay the vote over an opposition boycott.
WEB NEWS
The net celebrates Greek socialists victory
In this edition: In Greece net users welcome the socialist victory at the legislative elections; the Presidential election campaign in Mozambique is in full swing online; and France’s first lady launches her own website.
Angela Merkel - European Union - Germany - legislative elections
Merkel sweeps to victory with a right-wing alliance in Germany
In this edition: The Week in Europe is dedicated to Angela Merkel’s victory in the German election, looking at her fight to save jobs at Opel, and the challenges that lie ahead in her second term.
PORTUGAL
Socialists win election but lose overall majority
The Socialists of Prime Minister Jose Socrates (pictured) have won Portugal's general election, though falling short of an absolute majority in parliament, exit polls say.
PORTUGAL
Economic woes overshadow vote
Portuguese voters head to the polls on Sunday in a general election overshadowed by economic woes. Prime Minister Jose Socrates (photo) has promised reforms to try to jump-start one of Western Europe’s poorest economies.
PORTUGAL
Polls show Socialists will lose seats in Sunday's vote
Portugal's Socialists gained a bit of ground over their rivals in last-minute polls before Sunday's national election. Nonetheless, the party seems to be set to lose its parliamentary majority.
GERMAN ELECTIONS 2009
One man, two votes
Out of the ashes of WWII, the authors of the German constitution in 1949 crafted one of the most complicated electoral systems in Europe. Some call it unfair. Whatever your view point, its eccentricities will play a huge role in this election.
GERMAN ELECTIONS 2009
Mission coalition
Angela Merkel and the CDU are leading in the latest opinion polls, but who will they form a coalition with? Political analysts are currently at a loss to forecast what the post-election coalition backroom wheeling and dealing will result in.
GERMAN ELECTION
Every party counts
Even though Angela Merkel’s continued rule as chancellor is being taken for granted, a complex electoral system and a shifting German political climate mean that every party will count in this election.
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