The Venezuelan ruling coalition led by President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday won the the first local elections since the death of former President Hugo Chavez.
Venezuela is "perfectly ready" to carry out the municipal elections on Sunday, the country's National Electoral Council (NEC) President Tibisay Lucena said Wednesday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday called for the peaceful completion of Kosovo elections, and urged an immediate investigation into attacks on polling stations.
The center-right Christian Social People's Party (CSV) suffered loss of three seats when compared with its last performance in 2009, while still taking the lead in Luxembourg's early general elections on Sunday, official results showed.
The European Parliament on Tuesday launched its awareness and information campaign in the run-up to the 2014 general elections that will create a new generation of European Union leadership.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said on Sunday that he is going to retaliate against Western sanctions by punishing their businesses operating in the country if Britain and the U.S. continue to meddle in Zimbabwe's internal affairs.
The main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Monday rejected the preliminary results of Sunday's general elections, claiming "serious irregularities".
Candidates for election to the office of the President in Pakistan Wednesday submitted nomination papers that marks formal beginning of the process for the presidential elections.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the passage of an election structure law in Afghanistan, calling it "a key step" towards vigorous structure for the presidential election next year.
Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, will not seek the second term, presidential spokesman, senator Farhatullah Babar, said Monday.
Tens of thousands of police and polling officials in Zimbabwe began casting their ballots two days ahead of the July 31 general elections, when they will be needed on duty.
A Turkish high-ranking official from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) on Saturday denied that the government is planning to hold early elections.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday congratulated the people and government of Pakistan on the successful conduct of the general elections, calling it "a significant step forward for democracy in the country."
Although the interim government that will be created in Pakistan in a week's time will focus on the holding of a free, fair and transparent elections, security will be its biggest challenge as the country still faces the ruthless Taliban militants who routinely target politicians in their terror campaign.
The Pakistani government and the main opposition party, the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), have intensified talks on the appointment of a consensus caretaker Prime Minister ahead of the parliamentary elections.
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