According to polls, Evo Morales, the incumbent president of Bolivia is poised for reelection. Morales previously sponsored a referendum that allowed him to seek a second term. Morales is the country’s first indigenous president, BBC News.
A run-off vote for president was held in Romania today. Current President Traian Basescu is running against former Foreign Minister Mircea [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Elections’
December 6, 2009
Election News from Around the World
November 4, 2009
New Protests in Iran Show Hope for Reform Still Alive
On what was meant to be a day of anti-American sentiment, anti-government protesters instead took to the streets in Tehran, Iran. Today is the 30th anniversary of the Iranian takeover of the American Embassy in Iran and the beginning of the Islamic revolution that put the Shah of Iran in power in 1979. Demonstrations for [...]
November 4, 2009
Update: Today’s U.S. Election Results
Gubernatorial Elections:
New Jersey: Republican Christopher Christie defeats incumbent Jon Corzine (D).
Virginia: Robert McDonnell (R) defeats Dem. Creigh Deeds. It’s the first Republican governor elected in 8 years, and Republicans also elected for Lt. Gov. and Atty. General.
House Elections:
CA-10: John Garamendi (D) wins. Gov. Schwarzenegger will have to nominate someone to fill his vacant Lt. Gov. [...]
October 30, 2009
Police Find Six Bodies in Cleveland Sex Offender’s Home
The remains of possibly six people have been found in the home of a registered sex offender in Cleveland, Ohio. The bodies were found inside 50-year-old Anthony Sowell’s home and in his backyard. Authorities searched the house after obtaining a search warrant in connection with an attack of a woman at his home in September. [...]
October 26, 2009
Reid Promises Public Option in Healthcare Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that the U.S. healthcare reform bill will include a public option. The option of a government-run health insurance plan seemed to be dead in the water months ago, but is gaining more momentum, Wall Street Journal.
The death toll from yesterday’s suicide bombing in Baghdad has risen to 160, [...]
October 20, 2009
Karzai Agrees to Runoff Election
The CDC reports that over half of those hospitalized with the H1N1 virus in the U.S. are under the age of 25. Only seven percent are over the age of 65, and 12 percent of deaths from the virus are elderly. This is a huge difference from the seasonal flu, which finds that 90 percent [...]
September 28, 2009
Protesters Shot in Guinea
58 people are dead after security forces fired on protesters in the African nation of Guinea today. They were protesting the current military government (which took power last December) and the expected announcement that the military leader currently in charge, Moussa Dadis Camara, will run in national elections in January 2010. Leaders of the opposition [...]
August 29, 2009
Sen. Ted Kennedy Laid to Rest
Sen. Ted Kennedy was laid to rest this evening in Arlington National Cemetery, 95 feet away from his slain brothers President John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. President Obama and former presidents Carter, Clinton, and Bush all attended a mass for Kennedy this morning in Boston. Kennedy was then flown to Andrews Air Force base [...]
