Elections

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The opposition Armenian National Congress has complained of fraud and wants the election results to be annulled. Here, a polling station in the village of Mayakovsky, in the centrally-located Kotayq region. (Photo: Anahit Hayrapetyan)
Opposition Alleges Irregularities in Armenian Polls
Gayane Mkrtchyan
11 May 12
Election better run than previous ones, but Armenian National Congress wants results cancelled.
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Republican Party rally in Yerevan, May 4. (Photo: Inna Mkhitaryan)
Search for Culprits Follows Armenian Rally Blast
Naira Melkumyan
11 May 12
Hydrogen-filled balloons injure over 100, raise allegations of negligence.
President Karzai attending a NATO summit on Afghanistan, November 2010. (Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider)
Karzai Mulls Early Afghan Election
Mina Habib
10 May 12
President says foreign troop withdrawal could make 2014 poll impossible.
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Akhaltsikhe is the main town of Samtskhe-Javakheti, a region of Georgia with a substantial population of ethnic Armenians. (Photo: Maia Ivelashvili)
Georgia's Armenians in Voting Row
Maia Ivelashvili
4 May 12
Residents of Georgia with dual nationality unhappy at losing chance to take part in Armenia’s election.
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Grigor Amalyan, head of the National Commission for Television and Radio (Photo: Anna Barseghyan)
Armenian Election Coverage Improves
Anna Barseghyan
4 May 12
Internet sources add balance to traditional broadcasters.
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Armenians are becoming increasingly vocal in their calls for change. This is a rally of the opposition Armenian National Congress. (Photo: Arka news agency)
Armenian Parties Make Lavish Jobs and Pay Pledges
Naira Melkumyan
27 Apr 12
Politicians respond to public concerns about low living standards, but it's unclear whether pledges will be honoured beyond election day.
Ayatollah Khoeiniha at a meeting of the Assembly of Combatant Clerics. (Photo: Hossein Fatemi, Fars News Agency) Election officials say under five per cent of voters did not go for President Nazarbaev. (Photo: Serik Kovlanbaev) INEC officials leaving a polling centre in Lagos after the announcement on Saturday that voting in Nigeria’s National Assembly and Senate elections was being postponed until Monday (Photo credit: PHILIP NWOSU) Voting in the 2008 parliamentary election. (Photo: IWPR) Opponents of extending the Kazak president’s term prepare to hand in a protest petition to Nur Otan, the governing party. (Photo: Serik Kovlanbaev)
Kyrgyz president Roza Otunbaeva (centre) with Prime Minister Almazbek Atambaev (left) and the speaker of parliament Ahmatbek Keldibekov, at celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of independence. Otunbaeva is not standing in the October 30 presidential election, but Atambaev is among twenty candidates. (Photo: Igor Kovalenko) Rural voters are seen as prone to conservative choices, but political parties are keen to woo them as they account for such a high percentage of the population. (Photo: Igor Kovalenko) Former prime minister Ayad Allawi’s Iraqiya bloc won the most seats in recent election, but looks set to be sidelined by a new Shia alliance. (Photo: Flickr/Omar Chatriwala) New and traditional media journalists share ideas and views in advance of joining forces for polling-day blog. Karabakh voters turned out for parliamentary elections in force – but they didn't appear to have much of a choice. (Photo: Anahit Danielyan)