Opinion/Commentary
German state election leaves Merkel's party looking for new partners -
Kate Connolly, Guardian
Voters in northern Germany appeared to have turned their backs on a governing centre-right coalition in a state election, which was viewed as a test of the durability of Angela Merkel's government and a measure of its chances of re-election next year. According to exit polls, Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) had secured 30.5%, one point more than their Social Democrat rivals in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. But their coalition partner, the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) lost more than 6% of support, securing just 8.5% of the vote.
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Congress spot fixing economics, bets on sops to win it votes -
Shankkar Aiyar, NewIndianExpress
Where India is leading in 2014 Lok Sabha elections? -
Rai, VideaThink
BJP mantra for hat-trick in Madhya Pradesh: Persona, performance, Congress misrule -
Pheroze l Vincent, Hindu
Iran delays presidential election lineup -
Ramin Mostaghim and McDonnell, LA Times
Iran's elections can only bring cosmetic changes -
Gulf Daily News
Nawaz Sharif may retain foreign affairs portfolio -
DNA
UP: Varun Gandhi stakes claim to his father's legacy in Sultanpur -
IBNLive
Iran elections: Candidates and rivalries in the frame -
Saeed Barzin, BBC
Iran’s Elections: The Maneouvering Begins -
Suzanne Maloney, Diplomat
Three men in a simmering archipelago -
RK Radhakrishnan, Hindu
Bulgarian president tries to break election stalemate -
Tsvetelia Tsolova, Reuters
How did Christy Clark pull off a B.C. election upset? -
CBC News
India seems almost as excited by Pakistan’s election results as Nawaz Sharif -
ET
Karnataka polls: multi-cornered fights led to big victory margins -
Anuja, Mint
Malaysia: Government scrapes home—allegedly aided by vote rigging -
Economist
SP, BSP vie with each other to woo Brahmins -
Atiq Khan, Hindu
Ex-President, Ahmadinejad aide shake up Iranian election race -
Ladane Nasseri & Yeganeh Salehi, Mint
Nawaz Sharif stages comeback in landmark Pakistan election -
Michael Georgy and John Chalmers, Reuters
Mamata Banerjee snubs HC on poll plans -
Times of India
2 Divisive Figures Enter Iran's Presidential Race -
Ali Akbar Dareini, ABC News
Pakistanis Vote as Violence Mars End of Vibrant Campaign -
Declan Walsh, NYT
Minorities in a Naya Pakistan -
Ayesha Siddiqa, Hindu
Setback to Mamata as court rules in favour of 3-phase polls -
Shiv Sahay Singh, Hindu
Rahul may contest LS from K’taka too -
Venkatesh Kesari, Asian Age
HC blow to TMC on rural polls -
Saugar Sengupta, Pioneer
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Election Calendar 2013
Assembly Elections
Madhya Pradesh Before Oct 2013
Chhattisgarh Before Oct 2013
Jammu & Kashmir Before Oct 2013
Rajasthan Before Oct 2013
Delhi Before Oct 2013
International Elections
Iran
Presidential
14th June 2013
Maldives
Presidential
7th Sept 2013
Germany
Chancellor
September 2013
Australia
Parliamentary
14th Sep 2013
