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In run-off, uphill task for Sarkozy -
Steven Erlanger, NYT
The Socialist candidate, François Hollande, won a narrow victory in Sunday’s first round of France’s presidential elections, riding promises of economic growth and a general dislike for the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, into a favorable position before a runoff with Sarkozy on May 6. The strong showing by the left and anger on the political extremes seemed to reflect a desire for change in France after 17 years of centrist, conservative presidents. And it could continue an anti-incumbency trend that began with the economic crisis in Western Europe, where center-right governments dominate from Britain to Spain to Germany.
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Amit Shah Vs Madhusudan Mistry: Stage is set for a battle between two Gujaratis in UP -
Manmohan Rai, Economic Times
The stage is set for a battle between two Gujaratis in UP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, after the Congress appointed Rahul Gandhi's confidant Madhusudan Mistry as the in-charge in the state within days of Narendra Modi's aide Amit Shah starting his stint for the BJP. Both Mistry and Shah have a difficult job on their hands in the state, where the ruling SP and the main opposition, Mayawati-led BSP, have relegated the two national parties to the margins over the past decade and a half.
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The heir, the apparent -
Ravish Tiwari & D K Singh, Indian Express
Whether they will ultimately be projected as prime ministerial candidates of their respective parties is anybody's guess, but the 2014 Lok Sabha elections already look like a playoff between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. Both evoke strong emotions in their followers—though for different reasons and in different ways. Last January, when Rahul was declared vice-president of the party in Jaipur, his disclosure about his mother's "power-is-poison" advice and invocation of his family's sacrifice...
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Hassan Rouhani is Iran's next president after appealing to tradition, reform -
Shirzad Bozorgmehr and Michael Martinez, CNN
Iranian centrist candidate Hassan Rouhani won the Islamic republic's presidential election Saturday after campaigning on a "hope and prudence" platform in which he appealed to traditional conservatives and reform-minded voters alike. Rouhani spoke of reforms without threatening Iran's supreme leader or its institutions, of which he is product. The former national security council chief promised an environment with greater personal freedoms...
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Bihar’s game of thrones -
Jeffrey Witsoe, Indian Express
A split with the NDA will lead the JD(U) into uncharted territory. In the wake of the seemingly inevitable projection of Narendra Modi as the BJP prime ministerial candidate after his appointment as campaign chief, it appears increasingly likely that the NDA will breakup in Bihar. If this occurs, it will undoubtedly reshape political equations in the state and, given Bihar's 40 parliamentary seats, have important implications for national politics as well.
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An innovation that changed the poll landscape -
Navin Chawla, Hindu
The Election Commission of India has emerged, over the last 63 years, as one of our most respected institutions. Over these six decades, this constitutional body has developed new skills almost with each general election, and latterly even with each election to the State Assemblies, to remain not static but evolutionary; constantly striving to widen the inclusive and egalitarian framework, aiming thus for the widening of the voting processes.
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Modination, Will he win 'em all? -
DNA
The BJP will need 180 seats to help NDA form govt at the Centre in 2014. dna assesses how Modi influence will work state by state . In the run-up to the general elections, the Congress has set itself a target of 140 Lok Sabha seats to cobble up a “secular” UPA-3 and regain power. If Narendra Modi is projected as the prime ministerial candidate, the numbers could be within reach, because of polarisation of votes and the impact on the 201 urban and semi-urban seats.
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Modi and the numbers game -
MK Venu, Hindu
With Narendra Modi taking charge as head of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s election campaign committee, one presumes he will deploy his own team of analysts to study the party’s strengths and weaknesses across different States. If his approach in Gujarat is any guide, Mr. Modi likes to go down to granular details while studying various constituencies in order to deploy resources optimally. It increasingly seems like the BJP will fight the 2014 elections under the de facto — if not de jure — leadership of Mr. Modi.
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Iranian presidential elections 2013: the essential guide -
Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Guardian
Countdown has started for an election that marks the end of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's turbulent time in office. Here is all you need to know about this year's presidential vote, the first since the disputed election in 2009, and why it matters.
Why is this election so important?
The vote on 14 June will be the first presidential election since 2009, when protests against the official results caused an uprising by the pro-democracy Green movement.
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Nitish Kumar will pay for obstinacy -
Rajesh Singh, Pioneer
Nitish Kumar and his supporters have been going around consoling themselves that there is no need to read much into the loss of one Lok Sabha seat, and that defeat in one constituency does not reflect the mood of the people of the State. In ordinary circumstances, that would have indeed been true. But these are not ordinary circumstances. Nitish Kumar is poised to break away from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and face the electorate on his own. Besides the RJD and the Congress, he will have to contend with the BJP...
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Nitish Kumar: One loss, many implications -
Santosh Singh, Indian Express
The result of the Maharajganj Lok Sabha bypoll not only challenges Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's position on the BJP but also serves a pointer to communities not yet covered under his social engineering formula, the challenge posed afresh by his rival Lalu Prasad, and the disenchantment of workers of Nitish's party against his government. Coming ahead of the 2014 elections, Maharajganj was a prestige battle Nitish had described as one "between pen (development) and sword (muscle power)".
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