Elections

Uncertainty grows after first round of Romania poll
Monday 23 November 2009
Incumbent Traian Basescu won the first round of Romania's presidential election on 22 November, exit polls showed, but the slim margin gave few clues as to who would form the next government and help resolve the economic crisis.

Kosovo holds first elections since independence
Monday 16 November 2009
Kosovo held its first elections on Sunday (15 November) since declaring independence from Serbia last year, with unemployment, corruption, poor infrastructure and low investment the biggest issues for voters.

UK Conservatives vow to fight back after Lisbon setback
Thursday 5 November 2009
Britain's opposition Conservatives pledged on 4 November to seek the return of some powers from the European Union to Britain should they win an election expected next year, but said they were not aiming to sabotage the bloc.

Swine flu hits Ukrainian election campaign
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Ukraine has banned public meetings, including election rallies, for a three-week period after confirming its first death from swine flu.

Questions raised over Afghan election legitimacy
Monday 2 November 2009
Amid growing doubt over whether the 7 November Afghan election run-off should go ahead with a single candidate, the US stated that the decision by presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah to quit the run-off will not complicate President Barack Obama's deliberations on the war strategy.

Romania's parliament topples cabinet ahead of presidential poll
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Romanian legislators toppled the centrist minority government of Prime Minister Emil Boc in a no-confidence vote on Tuesday (13 October), threatening implementation of an accord with the IMF before presidential elections next month.

Irish government on brink of collapse
Thursday 8 October 2009
The Irish government led by Brian Cowen, which last week succeeded in ratifying the EU's Lisbon Treaty in a second referendum, could collapse in the coming days following an expenses scandal which has rocked the beleaguered ruling coalition.

Tories press Cameron to call Lisbon Treaty referendum
Tuesday 6 October 2009
British opposition leader David Cameron faces dissent from many in his party who want a referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty if the Conservatives win power, even if the charter is already in force.

Greece turns left after landslide election victory
Monday 5 October 2009
Greece's Socialists on Sunday (4 October) won a landslide election victory on promises they would tax and spend to battle an economic crisis that the incumbent conservatives failed to get to grips with.

Romanian socialists quit coalition government
Friday 2 October 2009
All nine ministers from the centre-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) resigned yesterday (1 October) from Romania's 'grand coalition' government in protest over the sacking of the interior minister. EurActiv Romania reports.


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