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US presidential debate: who did the best job?
04/10/2012 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

US presidential debate: who did the best job?

Mitt Romney bounces back - the Republican challenger for the White House delivers a convincing performance during his first live television debate with President Obama. Next, we travel to Florida to meet the young veterans struggling to return to normal life after harrowing tours of duty in Afghanistan. Finally, Henrique Capriles is hoping to become Venezuela's youngest leader as the country prepares to vote.
Belarus opposition wins no seats in ‘rigged’ vote
24/09/2012 - BELARUS

Belarus opposition wins no seats in ‘rigged’ vote

Following a parliamentary election widely criticised as being rigged in favour of President Alexander Lukashenko, Belarussian opposition groups denied official reports of a 74 percent turnout, saying most voters boycotted the polls.
Foreigners' voting rights, gay marriage: will Hollande's campaign promises be kept?
20/09/2012 - France 2012

Foreigners' voting rights, gay marriage: will Hollande's campaign promises be kept?

Will foreigners soon be able to vote in local elections in France? This is what François Hollande promised during his campaign. Will he deliver or will he pass the buck because the mood is not ripe? Also on the menu, another hot-button issue: will same-sex couples soon be allowed to marry? Again, this is one of Hollande's campaign pledges, but it faces strong opposition from the Catholic Church.
Foreign citizens' right to the French vote
18/09/2012 - FRANCE

Foreign citizens' right to the French vote

In France, 75 Socialist MPs signed a petition calling for their party to move faster on plans to give foreign citizens the vote in local elections. It was a campaign pledge of President François Hollande, but for now his Interior Minister is saying sticking to their pledge isn't a priority.
'The Arab world is not going up in flames'
18/09/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'The Arab world is not going up in flames'

FRENCH PAPERS, Tuesday 18 September: Le Monde reports on the call by 75 socialist MPs for the French President to come through on one particular campaign promise; Libération leads with the story of the renewed fatwa against British Indian author Salman Rushdie; and L’Humanité says the Arab world is not imploding – just take a look at the figures, they say.
Vote leaves Hong Kong democrats clinging to veto power
10/09/2012 - HONG KONG

Vote leaves Hong Kong democrats clinging to veto power

Elections results Monday showed that Hong Kong’s pro-democratic parties had been edged out in Sunday’s legislative poll by pro-Beijing rivals, but managed to retain their veto power over any constitutional changes proposed by the government.
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East Timor votes in key test for young democracy
07/07/2012 - EAST TIMOR

East Timor votes in key test for young democracy

East Timor voted Saturday in a parliamentary election widely viewed as a key test for the UN to determine whether it can withdraw its peacekeeping force from Asia’s youngest nation as planned.
The Libyan Vote (part 2)
04/07/2012 - THE DEBATE

The Libyan Vote (part 2)

Is Libya well and truly on its way to democracy? Or is the country still too divided just 9 months after Gadaffi's death? Laura Baines's panel discusses Tripoli's road to democracy.
The Libyan Vote
04/07/2012 - THE DEBATE

The Libyan Vote

Is Libya well and truly on its way to democracy? Or is the country still too divided just 9 months after Gadaffi's death? Laura Baines's panel discusses Tripoli's road to democracy.
Egypt's presidential poll: The revolution, Part II (part 2)
23/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

Egypt's presidential poll: The revolution, Part II (part 2)

Fifteen months after Hosni Mubarak's fall, the second act of Egypt's revolution is underway. Millions of Egyptians are choosing a president in the first free elections in the country's 5,000-year history. Douglas Herbert and his panel discuss whether the newly elected president will have a chance of healing divisions while tackling poverty and fighting violent crime.
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