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Iraq holds first vote since US pullout, amid violence

Jennifer MattsonApril 20, 2013 13:04

Iraq's government forces are in charge of security around the election, for the first time since the 2003 invasion.

Greece: Pro-bailout parties likely to form another coalition

News DeskApril 21, 2012 17:07

Greece's two ruling parties and the only major parties that support the international bailout deal have surged in the polls in recent days, indicating that a coalition government may hold during the May 6 general election.

Anti-immigrant parties grow in Greece amid economic woes

Alexander BesantApril 14, 2012 02:52

Greece's economic woes have not only meant financial instability but also political and societal instability.

Turkmenistan votes in presidential election

Luke BrowneFebruary 12, 2012 07:37

Seven candidates are running against the current president, but all are loyal members of the authoritarian, Central Asian nation’s elite, and have made praise of Turkmenistan’s leadership a central pillar of their campaigns.