http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Election_ObservationFind stories, videos, and photos about Election Observation from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:27:05 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Election_Observation14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Election Observation from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe main challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday demanded the removal of the country's election chief and 200 other staffers of the election commission to ensure a fair runoff election.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/afghanistan.election.kouchner/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/afghanistan.election.kouchner/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States and France urged the Afghan president and his main rival to respect the results of an August election in order to ensure the country has a legitimate government.Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/afghan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/afghan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday warned Western observers not to "delegitimize" the results of his country's presidential election, which has been marred by allegations of fraud.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/afghan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/afghan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan presidential election results from five polling stations were declared invalid by the Electoral Complaints Commission on Thursday because of fraud.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.election.recount/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.election.recount/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission on Tuesday ordered a partial recount of the ballots in the August 20 presidential election.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextIncreasingly credible allegations of vote fraud were the topic of conversation Monday night for a meeting between U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, senior State Department officials said.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan President Hamid Karzai's campaign team claimed Friday he was on track for victory in the country's presidential election, while his close rival Abdullah Abdullah also said he was leading the vote.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/lebanon.hariri.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/09/lebanon.hariri.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaad Hariri is poised to follow in his father's footsteps and become Lebanon's next prime minister, a position he said he "will not shy away from."Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/07/lebanon.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/07/lebanon.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaad Hariri, the leader of Lebanon's Sunni-dominated "March 14 coalition," claimed victory hours after the polls closed in Sunday's crucial election.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/indonesia.election.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/indonesia.election.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextSimmering ethnic and religious tensions in parts of Indonesia have yet to be adequately addressed, but none are expected to overshadow upcoming elections, a senior analyst said this week.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/23/macedonia.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/23/macedonia.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextSunday's presidential election in Macedonia was free of the violence which marred last year's parliamentary vote in the former Yugoslav republic, election observers said on Monday.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/25/Cellphonedemocracy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/25/Cellphonedemocracy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe humble mobile phone is driving a new revolution which some experts hope could bring fairer elections and democracy to some African states.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/mongolia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/mongolia/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalm returned to the Mongolian capital Thursday after a post-election political rally descended into violence.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/27/zimbabwe.victims/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/27/zimbabwe.victims/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith polls closed for a Zimbabwe runoff that opposition politicians and international observers call a sham, alleged torture victims who support former candidate Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday that they back his decision to pull out of the race.Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817051,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817051,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOpposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is pulling out of Friday's presidential runoff because of mounting violenceSun, 22 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/25/zimbabwe.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/25/zimbabwe.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of armed police raided the offices of Zimbabwe's main opposition party and independent election observers on Friday amid the continuing turmoil caused by the delay in releasing results. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/nepal.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/nepal.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe former communist rebels known as Maoists emerged Sunday as early leaders in Nepal's historic elections for an assembly that could formally abolish a 240-year monarchy.Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/nepal.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/nepal.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextNepal's elections on Thursday were hailed as a success by international observers, including a former U.S. president, despite violence that left two people dead -- including a candidate gunned down in front of a polling station.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/07/mont.elec/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/07/mont.elec/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Filip Vujanovic won re-election by a landslide, election monitors said Monday, cementing Montenegro's westward economic and political course since breaking away from Serbia two years ago.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727795,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727795,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Robert Mugabe's government raided the offices of the main opposition and rounded up foreign journalists Thursday, indicating he may use violence to stay in powerThu, 03 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/31/zimbabwe.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/31/zimbabwe.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnxiety was growing in Zimbabwe early Tuesday, three days after people in the African nation went to the polls to elect a new president and parliament.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/27/zimbabwe.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/27/zimbabwe.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Robert Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for nearly three decades, faces his toughest challenge yet in this weekend's general elections.Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/06/georgia.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/06/georgia.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextNear-complete returns from Georgia's presidential election show pro-western President Mikheil Saakashvili winning a majority of the vote, the head of the former Soviet republic's electoral commission said Sunday.Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/02/kenya.background/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/02/kenya.background/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenya has enjoyed a reputation as one of East Africa's most stable nations since achieving independence from the UK in 1963.Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:14:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690105,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690105,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA pro-Kremlin youth movement said it will distribute fliers Monday accusing the United States of planning to incite "thieves and traitors" to rebel across RussiaMon, 03 Dec 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/kazakhstan.elections.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/kazakhstan.elections.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextKazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's party won every available seat in a new parliament on Sunday after a flawed vote that the opposition said turned the clock back to totalitarian Soviet rule.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/kazakhstan.elections.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/kazakhstan.elections.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextKazakhstan voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election that is bound to return a big majority for President Nursultan Nazarbayev's party and is seen as a test of the Central Asian state's democracy.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/06/election.observers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/06/election.observers/index.htmlThe Justice Department Monday announced it has dispatched an army of election observers and monitors across the country to polling places where it sees a potential for discrimination or other voting rights violations.Tue, 07 Nov 2006 01:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/justice.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/justice.elections/index.htmlThe Justice Department plans to dispatch more than 800 federal observers and monitors to 20 states to protect voting rights in potentially troubled polling locations, officials announced Tuesday.Wed, 01 Nov 2006 01:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/20/belarus.poll.results/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/20/belarus.poll.results/index.htmlEuropean monitors and the United States have condemned the weekend presidential election in Belarus that saw President Alexander Lukashenko re-elected in a landslide, with the White House joining opposition calls for a new vote.Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/19/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/19/iraq.main/index.htmlAt least 15 people were killed and 46 others wounded Thursday when near-simultaneous car and suicide bombings struck a busy commercial district in central Baghdad, an official with the city's emergency police said.Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/26/nireland.arms/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/26/nireland.arms/index.htmlThe Irish Republican Army (IRA) has given up its entire arsenal of weapons after more than three decades of armed struggle against British rule, according to the disarmament monitor for Northern Ireland.Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/09/ethiopia.arrests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/09/ethiopia.arrests/index.htmlEthiopian security forces held a number of opposition leaders under house arrest Thursday, a day after police and troops fired into crowds killing at least 22 people in the country's worst bloodshed in four years.Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/03/31/zimbabwe.mugabe/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/03/31/zimbabwe.mugabe/index.htmlPolls have officially closed in Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections that were characterized by long lines at ballot stations and attacks by the U.S. and the European Union as being unfair.Thu, 31 Mar 2005 05:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/10/palestinian.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/10/palestinian.elections/index.htmlElection officials declared Mahmoud Abbas the winner of the Palestinian Authority's presidential elections on Monday, positioning him to succeed Yasser Arafat in a new era that could lead to an independent Palestinian state.Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/09/palestinian.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/09/palestinian.elections/index.htmlFormer Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas declared victory in the Palestinian presidential election late Sunday after exit polls gave him a commanding lead over his rivals.Sun, 09 Jan 2005 08:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/08/palestinian.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/08/palestinian.elections/index.htmlPalestinians go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president in what is promised to be the most transparent election in modern Arab history.Sat, 08 Jan 2005 12:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/28/ukraine.vote/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/28/ukraine.vote/index.htmlA leading European human rights watchdog has called on Ukraine's Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych to admit defeat as initial results showed his West-leaning rival Viktor Yushchenko winning the presidency.Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/27/ukraine.vote/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/27/ukraine.vote/index.htmlOpposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has said Ukraine will finally be free after declaring himself the winner of the rerun of fraud-filled presidential elections.Mon, 27 Dec 2004 08:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/24/ukraine0830/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/24/ukraine0830/index.htmlUkraine's presidential rivals wrapped up their campaigns Friday as tension mounted ahead of Sunday's rerun election.Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/21/ukraine.debate/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/21/ukraine.debate/index.htmlThe two men vying to become president of Ukraine exchanged attacks in a bare-knuckled television debate, six days before they face new elections that will be watched closely in many parts of the world.Tue, 21 Dec 2004 07:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/04/ukraine.ruling/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/04/ukraine.ruling/index.htmlUkraine's parliament has failed to approve changes to electoral laws that the opposition says were needed to prevent fraud in a rerun of a presidential election later this month.Sat, 04 Dec 2004 06:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/28/ukraine/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/28/ukraine/index.htmlIn separate speeches Sunday, Ukraine's presidential rivals told thousands of their supporters that violence would only hurt their causes.Sun, 28 Nov 2004 10:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/27/ukraine/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/27/ukraine/index.htmlUkraine's parliament has rejected the results of the country's presidential election and called for a new vote, nonbinding moves that indicate rising uneasiness with the standoff between the two candidates.Sat, 27 Nov 2004 06:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/28/ballot.battle/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/28/ballot.battle/index.htmlThe presidential election is still a few days out, and already we're seeing dozens of legal battles and other disputes over election ballot minutiae.Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/28/election.observers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/28/election.observers/index.htmlThe Justice Department is expected to announce Thursday where it plans to send about 1,000 federal election monitors charged with protecting the voting rights of citizens in the November 2 balloting.Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/24/afghan.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/24/afghan.election/index.htmlVote counting in Afghanistan's historic elections is almost finished, with incumbent President Hamid Karzai on course to win a simple majority.Mon, 25 Oct 2004 01:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/afghan.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/afghan.elections/index.htmlAfghan President Hamid Karzai continues to hold a strong lead in the nation's landmark elections amid accusations of voter fraud from a key rival.Mon, 18 Oct 2004 06:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/afghanistan.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/afghanistan.elections/index.htmlThere is no reason to nullify results from Saturday's presidential election in Afghanistan, despite voting irregularities that caused the opposition candidates to demand a new election, according to the head of an international group monitoring the process.Sun, 10 Oct 2004 05:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/afghanistan.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/afghanistan.elections/index.htmlAfghanistan's first election was marred by controversy when all but one of the presidential candidates alleged voter fraud and vowed to discount the results.Sat, 09 Oct 2004 04:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/afghanistan.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/afghanistan.elections/index.htmlAfghans have begun heading to the polls in the country's first direct democratic election, almost three years after the hard-line Taliban regime was ousted by a U.S.-led military campaign.Fri, 08 Oct 2004 17:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/17/fri.hot/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/17/fri.hot/index.htmlCheck out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/08/international.observers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/08/international.observers/index.htmlA team of international observers will monitor the presidential election in November, according to the U.S. State Department.Sun, 08 Aug 2004 22:05:00 EDT