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18 / 05 / 2012

Results for Egypt’s expat voting Friday; U.S. group to send 22 monitors to polls

18 / 05 / 2012

Syrian opposition leader Burhan Ghalioun resigns amid mounting criticism

18 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Military Source Denies Armed Forces' Intention to Issue Constitutional Declaration

16 / 05 / 2012

Syria National Council reelects Ghalioun president

16 / 05 / 2012

Copts to shun Islamists in Egypt’s presidential, vote fear sectarian conflicts

16 / 05 / 2012

Myanmar Vows to Cease Buying Weapons From North Korea

15 / 05 / 2012

Syria's squeezed moderate voices

15 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: 57 Thousand Expats Voted in Elections Until Monday Noon

14 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Liberal Party Warns of Campaigning in Mosques

14 / 05 / 2012

[Ticker] Belgium: EU is considering military presence in Syria

14 / 05 / 2012

Death toll mounts across Syria as EU readies new round of sanctions against Assad

14 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Day 1 in Expats Voting - High Turnout in Gulf Countries, Average in Europe

14 / 05 / 2012

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Officially Declares His Ambition to Lead Zanu-PF

11 / 05 / 2012

Security Council condemns Syria ‘terrorist attacks’; Syrian U.N. envoy blames al-Qaeda

11 / 05 / 2012

Syria calls on U.N. to fight terror; Arab League says blast aimed to foil Annan’s plan

11 / 05 / 2012

Moussa and Abul Fotouh face-to-face in Egypt’s 1st ever presidential debate

11 / 05 / 2012

[Ticker] Merkel: Ukraine like Belarus

10 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Expatriates Vote Tomorrow, Foreign Ministry Says

10 / 05 / 2012

Egyptian court issues surprise ruling to suspend presidential elections

10 / 05 / 2012

Syria bomb attacks cast doubt on future of observer mission: U.N. chief

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30 / 06 / 2009

A vote for change in Argentina. Economist.

Argentina's president is dealt a blow in congressional elections

President Cristina Fernandez’s Peronist ruling party suffered a major defeat, losing its legislative majority, in the nationwide June 28th congressional elections. Argentineans have clearly voted against Ms Fernandez and her husband, Nestor Kirchner, the former president and leader of the Peronists. It is less clear what they have voted for, however.

The newly empowered opposition included candidates with a wide range of views, including on economic policy. In addition, the new lawmakers will not take up their seats until December. The country faces many month of uncertainty in the meantime ...


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