presidential elections
Analyst predicts continued rapprochement between Egypt & Turkey after Erdogan victory
Egypt
May 29, 2023
Analyst predicts continued rapprochement between Egypt & Turkey after Erdogan victory
The director of Turkish Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies Mohamed Amer explained that Turkish…
Gambians vote in 1st post-Jammeh presidential election
World
December 4, 2021
Gambians vote in 1st post-Jammeh presidential election
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Lines of voters snaked around corners outside polling stations in Gambia’s capital Saturday as the nation…
Poland holds momentous, tight presidential election runoff
World
July 12, 2020
Poland holds momentous, tight presidential election runoff
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Voting started Sunday in Poland’s razor-blade-close presidential election runoff between the conservative incumbent, President Andrzej Duda,…
Bouteflika-era PM elected president of protest-hit Algeria
Middle East
December 13, 2019
Bouteflika-era PM elected president of protest-hit Algeria
A former Algerian prime minister who served under deposed leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president of the protest-wracked country after…
Algerian presidential candidates discuss Morocco, France, and Polisario
Middle East
December 12, 2019
Algerian presidential candidates discuss Morocco, France, and Polisario
Voters in Algeria headed to polling stations on Thursday to elect a new president to replace Abdelaziz Bouteflika, amid months…
Algeria poll on December 12: interim president
Middle East
September 16, 2019
Algeria poll on December 12: interim president
Algeria is to hold a presidential election on December 12, five months into a political vacuum since longtime leader Abdelaziz…
Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Duterte
World
May 13, 2019
Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Duterte
Filipinos headed to the polls on Monday in a vote that is expected to strengthen President Rodrigo Duterte’s grip on…
Jailed former head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition says fair election impossible
Middle East
May 5, 2018
Jailed former head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition says fair election impossible
Turkey’s Kurdish opposition presidential candidate, who is challenging President Tayyip Erdogan from behind prison bars, said a fair vote in…
Algeria’s biggest union urges Bouteflika to run for fifth term
Middle East
May 1, 2018
Algeria’s biggest union urges Bouteflika to run for fifth term
Algeria’s biggest union urged President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday to seek a fifth term in office in a further sign…
Mahmoud Abo el-Leil files lawsuit calling for suspension of political parties boycotting elections
Egypt
March 31, 2018
Mahmoud Abo el-Leil files lawsuit calling for suspension of political parties boycotting elections
A few days after preliminary results of Egypt’s presidential election showed that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is close to a…