How America Elects - Winning Party's Nomination Takes Winning Delegates To be on the November presidential election ballot, candidates have to win their party's nomination. And that decision is made by party delegates. When primary or caucus voters m...
Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala says he will reappoint Julio Velarde as central bank chief, in an apparent signal to investors that the country's current economic policies will continue. President-elect Humala made the comment in an interview...
Shiite religious parties in Iraq came up short of securing a majority in the new parliament according to final results announced Friday by the Election Commission. The results, which mean the Shi'ite parties will have to form a coalition, came as a l...
The Islamic militant group Hamas has won important victories in West Bank municipal elections. prompting concern for both the Palestinian Authority and Israel. 伊斯兰激进组织哈马斯在约旦河西岸的城市选举中赢得重大胜利。巴勒...
Secretary of State Colin Powell and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan held talks Thursday centering on U.N. support for next month's Iraqi elections. Mr. Powell, in what was probably his last meeting with Mr. Annan before leaving office next month, s...