TheSocialistPartywasthebigwinnerinPortugueselocalelectionsonSundayinwhatPrimeMinisterAntonioCostadescribedasthe"biggestelectoralvictoryinitshistory."Itmighthave
TheNewZealandFirstParty,whichemergedasakingmakerafterNewZealand’selectioninSeptember,willbeginpreliminarytalkswithboththerulingNationalPartyandseparatelywiththe
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'sleadinnextmonth'selectionhasshrunkasthepopularTokyogovernorpushestouniteoppositionforces,apollbyJapan'stop-sellingdailyindicated
TheDemocraticParty(Japan),headedbynewly-electedleaderSeijiMaehara,wasexpectedtomakeabigmoveinthecountry'sgeneralelectionthisfallafterannouncingastringofnewappoi
Japan’slowerhousewasdissolvedonThursdayaheadofanexpectedsnapOct.22electionbeingcalledbyPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,asheseekstoconfirmhismandateinthefacearisingchalle
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeannouncedonMondayhisplantodisbandthelowerhouseforasnapelectionwhentheextraordinaryDietconvenesonThursday,inamovethatobserversdescr
Thefavoritechancellorcandidateforthecentre-rightPeople'sParty,SebastianKurz,kickedofftheintensivecampaigningphaseinViennaonSaturdayaheadofparliamentelectiononOc
NewZealand'sparliamentaryelectionsonSaturdayyieldnoclearwinnerastallyendedintheweehoursofSunday,leavingthethirdlargestpartywith7.5percentofthevotesthekingmaker.
Iceland’sPrimeMinisterBjarniBenediktssoncalledforasnapparliamentaryelectiononFridayafteronepartyintherulingcoalitionquitthegovernmentformedlessthanninemonthsago
SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-in'sapprovalratingfellbelow70percentforthefirsttimesincehisinaugurationinearlyMayongeopoliticalriskscausedbytheDemocraticPeople'sRep
ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Aug.30(APD)-SriLanka'sPresidentMaithripalaSirisenaonWednesdaysaidheisconfidenthiscoalitiongovernmentwillcontinueuntil2020.Sirisenatol
FormerJapanesePrimeMinisterTsutomuHata,whoservedas80thPrimeMinisterofJapanfor9weeksin1994,diedofnaturalcausesonMondayattheageof82,Japanesemediareported,citingso
SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-in'sapprovalratingtopped80percentaheadofthe100thdayanniversaryofhisinauguration,asurveyshowedWednesday.AccordingtothelocalpollsterEm
ThefirstfemaleleaderofJapan'soppositionDemocraticParty,Renho,saidonThursdayshewasresigningafterherpartyfailedtocapitalizeonPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'ssinkingsuppor
South Korean President Moon Jae-in saw his approval rating stay at a relatively high level, a weekly survey showed Friday.
BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayfacesamajortestofwhethershecanmusterenoughlawmakerstoruleonThursdaywhenherlegislativeplangoestoavoteinparliamentamidbidsbyopponent
Albania'slargestoppositionparty,theDemocraticParty(DP)onTuesdayacknowledgeddefeatintheparliamentaryelections.DPleaderLulzimBashaannouncedlaterthedayhehaddecided