Posts Tagged Parliamentary elections

Pakistan’s next premier an Islamist comeback kid

Former Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N party Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters at a party office in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, May 11, 2013.  Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, as unofficial, partial vote counts showed his party with an overwhelming lead.  (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The man set to become Pakistan’s next prime minister after historic elections over the weekend could be called the Islamist comeback kid.

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Exit polls: No clear winner in Bulgarian vote

Protesters wave Bulgarian flag during a protest claiming the current parliamentary elections are not legitimate in Sofia, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Bulgarians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections with no party expected to win a majority to form a government, fueling fears about more political and economic instability in the country. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s center-right party and its main challenger, the Socialists, finished first and second in Sunday’s parliamentary election, with neither one winning a majority needed to form a government, two exit polls indicated.

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