Israeli politicians voted in favor of dissolving the Knesset (parliament) on Monday night, and Israelis are expected to head to the polls next March.
Around 71 percent of voters Tuesday turned up to exercise their franchise in the second phase of polling for local elections in Indian- controlled Kashmir amid tight security, officials said.
The Kuomintang Party won six county and city chief seats in Taiwan's biggest-ever local elections held Saturday, while the opposition Democratic Progressive Party landed 13 seats, according to the island's electoral authorities.
The White House on Monday condemned the "illegitimate" elections held in parts of eastern Ukraine and threatened to impose more costs on Russia over its further "destabilizing" actions.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said late Sunday that Moscow respects the expression of the will of people in southeastern Ukraine to vote by election for regional leaders and legislative bodies.
The Zambian Cabinet on Wednesday agreed that the country's Vice-President Guy Scott will act as president following the death of Michael Sata.
Egyptian Local Development Minister Adel Labib said on Monday that the attacks in North Sinai will not delay the timing of parliamentary elections, the state-owned daily Ahramonline reported.
U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated the people of Ukraine on holding "successful" parliamentary elections, the White House said on Monday.
Russia urged Thursday the Ukrainian parliamentary elections to be held on democratic principles, and called the international community to watch human rights situation in that country closely.
The peaceful conducting of the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria on Sunday shows that all parties and voters in the countries are trying to overcome the political crisis starting early 2013.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Sunday that the victory secured by his government at the provincial council elections held over the weekend was an endorsement given by the people.
Germany's anti-euro party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), won its first seats in a state parliament on Sunday after a vote in eastern German state Saxony, according to preliminary results.
Ukraine's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced Thursday businessman Petro Poroshenko had won the presidential elections in the first round with 54.7 percent of the vote.
Elections to the European Parliament kicked off Thursday in Britain as millions of Britons flocked to polling stations to decide who can represent them in the European legislature.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has won the 2014 general elections, thus securing President Jacob Zuma's second term in office, the country's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officially announced on Saturday.
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir Tuesday beefed up security apparatus across Baramulla constituency ahead of last phase of voting for India's general elections in the restive region, officials said.
Afghanistan's local newspapers in their editorials on Tuesday called for an electoral commission to look into complaints filed against the April 5 presidential elections.
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