Election News

According to the latest CNN / ORC International poll on the possible candidates for the 2016 presidential election, the contest may be between Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie.

Tegucigalpa - The results of Sunday's election in Honduras are currently being counted as each of the two major opposition parties claim victory.

Richmond - Next week, Virginia voters will head to the ballot box to vote in this year’s gubernatorial election. It features Republican Ken Cuccinelli, Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Libertarian Robert Sarvis. However, libertarians should just abstain Nov. 5.

Vienna - Opinion polls suggest that Chancellor Werner Faymann's Social Democratic Party (SPOe) together with the conservative People's Party(QeVP) will be able to retain the two party "Grand Coalition" to rule Austria with a majority for the next five years.

Antananarivo - Madagascar's long-awaited presidential election, scheduled for July 24th, has been postponed yet again, after a dispute arising from the candidacies of Lalao Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina.

London - UK Chancellor George Osborne announced Wednesday that the nation's R&D budget will remain at its current level through the next election, but some scientific leaders disagree with the decision.

In the backdrop of an Iranian election that features nuclear hard lines from all 8 candidates, Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz asserts that Iran is determined to establish the ability to create 30 nuclear bombs a year.

Speaking to Anthony Weiner's bid for New York City mayor, 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno attached the challenges of the Weiner candidacy to the issues facing the White House.

Malfunctioning precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines, late and wrong delivery of election paraphernalia, poor communication signal in some precincts and disenfranchised voters, among others, marred the 2013 elections in the Philippines.

Toronto - The word sorry is hardly ever used in federal, provincial/state or local politics. Instead, politicians like to plead ignorance or label their decisions as mistakes. The same can be applied to former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.