http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/3004-elections.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/3004-elections.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2156682-rowhanis-path-moderation-limits.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a "path of moderation" that includes greater openness on Tehran's nuclear program and overtures to Washington. He also made clear where he draws the line: No halt to uranium enrichment and no direct U.S. dialogue without a pledge to stay out of Iranian affairs. ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:02:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2156682-rowhanis-path-moderation-limits.html 2013-06-17T20:02:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2157620-allies-irans-outgoing-president-defeated.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Allies of outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have suffered a resounding defeat in local council elections, a clear rejection at the end of his term. Not a single Ahmadinejad ally won a seat in Tehran. Parvin Ahmadinejad, the president's sister, was among the losers. Final results were announced on Iranian state TV late Mond... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:08:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2157620-allies-irans-outgoing-president-defeated.html 2013-06-17T19:08:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2155806-czech-prime-minister-will-resign.html PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas announced Sunday that he will resign over a spy and bribery scandal involving his government. Necas said he also will quit on Monday as chairman of his conservative Civic Democratic Party. He has been under pressure to quit since police conducted raids all across the country this week and arrested eight people... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:34:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2155806-czech-prime-minister-will-resign.html 2013-06-16T22:34:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2155054-kuwait-court-dissolves-parliament-elections-ahead.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait's constitutional court forced new parliamentary elections Sunday, dissolving the current chamber on the basis of flaws in the election law, the state news agency reported. The decision may set the stage for a new wave of political showdowns in the Gulf nation. The ruling follows objections to the voting law in December's election... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:44:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2155054-kuwait-court-dissolves-parliament-elections-ahead.html 2013-06-16T13:44:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2154202-morris-cat-runs-mayor-mexican-city.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes. Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern Mexico with the campaign slogan "Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat." And he is attracting tens of thousands of politici... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:07:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2154202-morris-cat-runs-mayor-mexican-city.html 2013-06-15T23:07:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2153802-regional-leaders-urge-zimbabwe-poll-delay.html MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Regional presidents meeting at a special summit on Zimbabwe asked President Robert Mugabe to delay crucial elections he has set for the end of July while asking the nation to guarantee conditions for free and fair elections, officials said Saturday. The summit took note of a ruling by Zimbabwe's highest court ordering Mugabe to h... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:35:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2153802-regional-leaders-urge-zimbabwe-poll-delay.html 2013-06-15T21:35:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2153798-key-questions-irans-presidential-election.html Some questions about Iran's presidential election and beyond: DOES THE ELECTION MATTER? Yes, but not in the ways many people think. Iran's president does not set the country's major policies such as the nuclear program, relations with the West or military projects. All this falls under the ruling clerics headed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Th... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:48:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2153798-key-questions-irans-presidential-election.html 2013-06-15T19:48:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2153840-navalny-aims-to-moscow-mayor.html MOSCOW (AP) — Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption crusader who has spearheaded opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, plans to run for mayor of Moscow. Navalny, one of the leaders of the anti-Putin demonstrations that rose up in late 2011, submitted documents to register his candidacy on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited the city elections co... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:17:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2153840-navalny-aims-to-moscow-mayor.html 2013-06-15T13:17:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2152038-inside-irans-presidential-election.html Some questions about Iran's presidential election and beyond: DOES THE ELECTION MATTER? Yes, but not in the ways many people think. Iran's president does not set the country's major policies such as the nuclear program, relations with the West or military projects. All this falls under the ruling clerics headed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Th... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:55:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2152038-inside-irans-presidential-election.html 2013-06-15T01:55:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2140256-5-things-to-irans-presidential-vote.html Iran has started announcing preliminary vote counts from Friday's presidential election. Here are five things you should know: THE FIELD Iran's election overseers allowed eight candidates on the ballot to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again in this election because of term limits. Six candidates remained on the final ballot. Most a... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:52:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2140256-5-things-to-irans-presidential-vote.html 2013-06-15T01:52:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2153136-obama-taps-finance-director-envoy-to-denmark.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Handing plum European posts to key campaign boosters, President Barack Obama on Friday nominated his former finance director to be U.S. ambassador to Denmark and tapped two major fundraisers for postings in Spain and Germany. Fundraising guru Rufus Gifford, who raised upward of $700 million as the head of Obama's 2012 finance operation a... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:29:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2153136-obama-taps-finance-director-envoy-to-denmark.html 2013-06-14T22:29:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2152120-bulgaria-media-mogul-elected-security-chief.html SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The Bulgarian parliament's quick appointment of a legislator and media mogul to head the country's security service sparked massive protests Friday and prompted the president to demand the decision be immediately reversed. Delyan Peevski, 33, was endorsed by legislators from the ruling left-leaning bloc in a 116-87 vote with one abs... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:44:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2152120-bulgaria-media-mogul-elected-security-chief.html 2013-06-14T17:44:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2148528-irans-polls-open-presidential-vote.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. As polls opened early Friday, arguments over whether to boycott the ballot still boiled over at coffee shops, kitchen tables and on social media among many liberal-leaning Iranians. The choice — once easy for many who turned their back in anger after years of ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:37:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2148528-irans-polls-open-presidential-vote.html 2013-06-14T04:37:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2149610-irans-voters-election-process.html A look at Iran's voters, presidents and election procedures: SIZE: There are more than 50 million eligible voters in a population of about 76 million. About a third of the voters are under 30 — born after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. About 60 percent of the voters are in cities. VOTERS: Voting age is 18, raised from 16 in 2007. Iranian... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:52:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2149610-irans-voters-election-process.html 2013-06-13T15:52:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2149084-zimbabwe-president-elections-set-july-31.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's president officially announced Thursday that elections will go ahead next month despite opposition from the prime minister, setting the stage for a political standoff between the longtime rivals. In an official government notice Thursday, President Robert Mugabe said that he was empowered to set the presidential election... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:47:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2149084-zimbabwe-president-elections-set-july-31.html 2013-06-13T14:47:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2146374-kuwaiti-premier-visits-iraq-tightening-bonds.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Kuwait's prime minister discussed ties with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad on Wednesday, signaling improving relations between neighbors still working to overcome the more than two-decade legacy of war. The warming bonds between Shiite-led Iraq and Sunni-ruled Kuwait are noteworthy in a region increasingly plagued by the sectarian divisio... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:10:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2146374-kuwaiti-premier-visits-iraq-tightening-bonds.html 2013-06-12T23:10:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2145994-greek-govt-deep-crisis-broadcaster.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's fragile governing coalition failed to reach a compromise Wednesday about the closure of the state-run ERT broadcaster. That left the government in a crisis that could lead to early elections, just a year after it was formed to save the country from bankruptcy. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras derided ERT TV and radio as "a tru... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:53:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2145994-greek-govt-deep-crisis-broadcaster.html 2013-06-12T21:53:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2147298-iran-nuke-policy-unchangeable-matter-who-wins.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Just hours after Iran's presidential candidates bickered over nuclear policies during a televised debate, the country's foreign minister stepped in with a comment of his own: Nothing will change regardless of the winner. It's a political fact of life in Iran, where the president is squarely on the world stage but holds little power to ... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:14:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2147298-iran-nuke-policy-unchangeable-matter-who-wins.html 2013-06-12T18:14:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2146916-zimbabwe-pm-wont-agree-to-july-elections.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's prime minister said Wednesday that he won't agree to hold elections in July after President Robert Mugabe said he would go ahead with the long-awaited polls. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said that Mugabe cannot decide on an election date without consent from other leaders in the power-sharing government. Tsvangirai s... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:03:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2146916-zimbabwe-pm-wont-agree-to-july-elections.html 2013-06-12T17:03:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2143304-mandela-daughters-visit-ill-father-hospital.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Doctors are doing all they can to improve Nelson Mandela's health as the 94-year-old icon spent a fourth day in the hospital for a recurring lung infection, South Africa's president said Tuesday, as two of Mandela's daughters visited their father. In a possible sign of the seriousness of Mandela's condition, daughter Zenani Mandela — S... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:00:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2143304-mandela-daughters-visit-ill-father-hospital.html 2013-06-11T20:00:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2144936-iranian-reformists-rally-common-candidate.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's presidential race lost one more candidate Tuesday but gained a new script: reformist leaders uniting behind relative moderate Hasan Rowhani to boost his once-improbable shot at victory. Former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani fell behind Rowhani after a rival moderate bowed out in attempts to consolidate ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:37:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2144936-iranian-reformists-rally-common-candidate.html 2013-06-11T19:37:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2143136-iranian-candidate-quits-to-boost-reformist-chances.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian pro-reform candidate on Tuesday pulled out of this week's presidential election to give support to a centrist whose campaign has gained momentum in recent days. The decision by Mohammad Reza Aref is seen as a major boost for Hasan Rowhani, who now faces off against five conservative candidates in the vote on Friday. Aref's w... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:17:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2143136-iranian-candidate-quits-to-boost-reformist-chances.html 2013-06-11T15:17:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2141228-irans-reformists-find-spark-presidential-race.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — He talks about easing the political restrictions imposed by Iranian authorities. He tells crowds that rebuilding ties with Western governments is better than denouncing them as irreconcilable enemies. At a rally Monday, crowds gathered for candidate Hasan Rowhani broke out in chants for the release of political prisoners. Suddenly, the... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:22:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2141228-irans-reformists-find-spark-presidential-race.html 2013-06-10T21:22:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2141672-italy-premier-mayor-election-wins-boost-coalition.html ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Enrico Letta savored a sorely-needed boost Monday for his fragile coalition, vowing to press ahead with his efforts to revive the stagnant economy after his center-left party trounced rivals backed by media mogul Silvio Berlusconi in Rome's mayoral races and other local contests across the country. Ex-premier Berlusconi's conse... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:14:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2141672-italy-premier-mayor-election-wins-boost-coalition.html 2013-06-10T19:14:19Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2140260-iran-vote-reformists-struggle-with-options.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Despite four years of non-stop pressure, arrests and intimidation, Iran's dissidents still find ways to show their resilience. Protest messages still ricochet around social media despite Iran's cyber cops' attempts to control the Web. Angry graffiti pops up and then quickly painted over by authorities. Mourners at the fu... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:22:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2140260-iran-vote-reformists-struggle-with-options.html 2013-06-09T21:22:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2139888-rome-mayor-race-tests-berlusconi-voters.html ROME (AP) — Italian voters were choosing mayors in Rome and other municipalities Sunday in balloting, whose results will be interpreted as a test of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's political influence with possible repercussions on the national government. Media mogul Berlusconi campaigned for his center-right party's candidate in Rome, incumbent Gianni Al... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2139888-rome-mayor-race-tests-berlusconi-voters.html 2013-06-09T18:52:00Z