Elections
Turkey's Vote and Beyond attracts even more volunteers for Nov 1 election
The president of Vote and Beyond, an association whose 56,000 volunteers successfully monitored Turkey?s June 7 election, has said the group is receiving more requests from volunteers for the upcoming snap poll on Nov. 1.
Relocations of polling stations in Turkey
The statements of Bitlis Governor Ahmet Ç?nar of Turkey's east was on papers Sept. 22. In order to provide voting security, to avoid possible troubles in the transfer of ballot boxes and for the national will to be reflected in the ballot box, he has asked the Provincial Election Board whether certain polling stations can be relocated at certain provincial and district centers.
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Abstention reaches record level in Sept. 20 election
The biggest “bloc” in Sunday’s Greek elections was “abstention”, with a record-breaking level of roughly 45 percent of registered voters preferring whatever else instead of heading to a ballot box.
The final tally will be announced in the early morning.
Exit polls are on their way in a neck and neck battle!
After a day of eerily empty voting polls, the first results of the Greek elections will be available with the exit polls to be released at 7 p.m. The low voter turnout, estimated to be one of the lowest in modern Greek history, may make it harder for pollsters to make an accurate prediction.
Greek election live: Join our rolling coverage as Greece votes again!
Watch our rolling coverage of the September 20 Greek elections as weary voters are called to decide who should lead the country for the second time in 2015 and fifth time in six years.
After a low turnout, the polling booths close shortly. Join us as we present the first exit polls at 7 p.m. and the results as they happen.
New Democracy leader: Today citizens have their say
New Democracy leader Vangelis Meimarakis voted at Maroussi polling station accompanied by Mayor of Maroussi Giorgos Patoulis.
Weirdest election polling stations
In Greece people usually vote in school buildings which are used as polling stations, but this is not always the case for other countries.
There are many voters in United Kingdom who found themselves marking their ballot in the weirdest locations; caravans, garages and pubs were transformed into polling stations for the election day.
A garage in Croydon
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Bulgaria's Tsetska Tsacheva To Participate in 4th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament
Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva is leaving for the US on Saturday to take part in the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.
The forum, organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), will take place on August 31 - September 2, 2015 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, according to a media statement of Bulgaria's Parliament.
Elections again? We will soon go nuts
Elections are only a small part of what we call political participation. In true democracies citizens have the power to influence decisions and practices of the state at every level. This is the real meaning of political participation.
Here, on the other hand, let alone influencing decisions, most of the time we are not even fully aware of what is going on.
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Bulgaria's Local Elections, Referendum to Be Held October 25
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has set October 25 as the date for both local elections and a referendum on remote electronic voting.