Zimbabwe violence worsens
17.38 Mon Apr 14
A member of Zimbabwe's main opposition party has been murdered as the country's election crisis becomes increasingly violent.
Bhutanese flock to historic first poll
08.09 Mon Mar 24
Bhutanese citizens have headed to the polls for the first parliamentary elections in the Himalayan kingdom's history.
Islamists win in Malaysia
21.19 Sat Mar 08
Islamists look set to win control of the north of Malaysia in the country's general elections.
Musharraf supporter loses parliamentary seat
23.00 Mon Feb 18
The president of the main party supporting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has lost his seat.
Musharraf warns against unrest
23.02 Thu Feb 14
Tension is rising in Pakistan in the run up to Monday's long-delayed elections.
Race for White House heads down South
23.28 Sun Jan 20
Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama have headed to the South of the US as their campaign for the White House continues.
Nationalists sweep to power in Taiwan
21.17 Sat Jan 12
Taiwan's main opposition party has won a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections.
Argentina elects first female president
20.56 Mon Oct 29 2007
First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has won a presidential vote, to become Argentina's first elected woman leader.
Brown rules out snap election
19.28 Sat Oct 06 2007
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not call a general election this year, it has been confirmed.
Election doubts as Tories slash lead
20.06 Fri Oct 05 2007
The prospects of a snap election have been thrown into doubt with opinion polls showing Labour's lead over the Tories has been slashed.
Polls put November Election in doubt
23.31 Thu Oct 04 2007
A series of opinion polls have shown Labour's lead over the Conservatives has been cut and one suggests they are level.
Cameron ready for election
09.07 Tue Aug 21 2007
Conservative leader David Cameron insists he would be happy to contest an autumn General Election.
Japan's Abe vows to stay on
19.25 Mon Jul 30 2007
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to stay in his job despite a drubbing for his party in an upper house election.
Upper house defeat for Japan government
22.59 Sun Jul 29 2007
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in the country's elections on Sunday.
Taiwan MPs brawl in parliament
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
A brawl has broken out in the Taiwanese parliament as a heated debate about election-related issues descended into disarray.
Turkey cancels presidential elections
13.56 Wed May 09 2007
Turkey's planned presidential election, which triggered a major political crisis, has been halted by the country's parliament.
Sarkozy celebrates election victory
08.27 Mon May 07 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy has promised to represent all French people after beating Segolene Royal in the country's presidential election.
Sarkozy wins French election
21.03 Sun May 06 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy has won France's presidential election today, defeating Segolene Royal by 53 per cent, according to a poll.
Royal's fiery performance subdues Sarko
12.00 Thu May 03 2007
Presidential hopefuls Segolene Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy performed as if they had switched roles during last night's TV debate.