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Egypt has gone to polls and overwhelmingly voiced its support for the Muslim Brotherhood. What does that mean for the country's political and social future?
Egypt Elections Paint Complicated Picture for Obama Administration
With early election results hinting at the shape of Egypt's first parliament since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the U.S. faces the task of navigating the dynamics between Islamist parties poised to win a commanding number of seats, skeptical liberals and a ruling military that has appeared reluctant to relinquish power.
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Following the wave of pro-democracy demonstrations across the Middle East that have led to free and fair elections, Morocco's King Mohammed VI appointed the leader of an Islamist party to be the country's new head of government Tuesday.
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Herman Cain Scandal: Gingrich Must Know Cain's 'Pain'
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Texas Redistricting: State Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Block 'Flawed' Redistricting Map
Texas officials have asked the U.S. Supreme court to block an interim restricting plan imposed by a federal court, which rejected a plan by the state legislature after critics argued it did not increase opportunities for minority representation.
'Christmas Vacation with Ron Paul' Will Send 500 Kids to Iowa, New Hampshire
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Polling stations attacked in Congo vote
Violence erupted at four polling stations in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the vast country held its second elections since a war that killed more than five million people.
Guyana Elections Expected to Break Down According to Racial Lines
Reflecting the country’s demographics of Africans and East Indians, Guyanese politics typically break down according to racial lines.
Arab World Latest News: The New Politics of Morocco, Egypt, Yemen and Kuwait
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Congo Election Marred by Violence, Fraud Allegations
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Egyptians vote in first post-Mubarak election
Egyptians voted in droves on Monday in the first election since the fall of longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, giving Islamists a chance to make political gains even as the army generals who replaced him cling to power.
Can Yemen's New Prime Minister Really Bring Peace?
Yemen's transitional president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi named opposition leader Mohammed Basindwa the country's new prime minister on Sunday.
Egypt Elections 'Chaotic,' Slow and Finally 'For Real'
Egyptians weathered a unexpected rainstorm and lines sometimes eight hours long to cast their vote in the first parliamentary elections since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak.
Republicans Expected to Win 2012 Elections
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Foreign Investment in Retail: India Backtracking on Reform?
The government gave its first signs of backtracking over a move to allow foreign supermarket giants to enter Asia's third-largest economy on Monday.
Voting Begins in Egypt's First Free Parliamentary Election
Egyptians began voting Monday morning in the first big test of a transition born in popular revolutionary euphoria that soured into distrust of the generals who replaced their master, Hosni Mubarak.
Protests of Egypt's Military Rule Cloud Country's Lengthy Election Process
Protesters gathered again in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday to try to evict the generals who replaced Hosni Mubarak, in a trial of strength that has muddied the run-up to Egypt's first vote since a popular revolt deposed the former leader this year.
In India, a Sense of Crisis Fans Embers of Reform
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's move, last week, to open India's protected retail sector to global supermarket giants surprised critics who had written him off as a policy ditherer. He was, however, probably motivated by expedience rather than any reformist zeal.
Yemen Presidential Election Scheduled for February
Yemen's vice president on Saturday called presidential elections for Feb. 21 under a deal aimed at ending months of protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh that have brought the country to the edge of civil war.
Pre-Election Violence Mars Congo’s Upcoming National Polls
The situation has become so volatile that police have banned any more political rallies before Monday’s vote takes place.
Moderate Islamists Declare Victory in Moroccan Election
The PJD's victory is a victory for democracy, Fassi said.
One Dead After Egyptian Police and Protesters Clash on Saturday
Egyptian protesters demanding an end to army rule clashed with police firing tear gas in central Cairo on Saturday in a flare-up that cast another shadow over a parliamentary election billed as the nation's first free vote in decades.
National Party Marches Back to Power in New Zealand
The ruling center-right National Party was headed for a crushing win in New Zealand's general election on Saturday, with partial returns suggesting it would have an outright majority and not need any coalition partners.
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