elections

2018-12-16 09:53

By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Election results in India show huge drop in support for BJP and revival for Congress

TEHRAN - The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India suffered a major setback last week after losing three key states to the main opposition party Indian National Congress (INC).

2018-11-29 02:34

EU, Afghanistan sign crucial aid agreement

TEHRAN_The European Union and the Afghan government have signed a financing agreement worth millions of euros during an important summit focused on development and economy of the war-torn country.

2018-11-26 21:45

Afghan presidential polls to be delayed

TEHRAN _ In the wake of security concerns and disarray in counting votes from last month’s parliamentary elections, the presidential polls in Afghanistan slated for April next year might be delayed.

2018-10-21 20:41

Iran denies meddling in U.S. mid-term elections

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has denied allegations of interference in the United States’ mid-term congressional elections, saying the Islamic Republic’s principled policy is not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

2018-10-18 09:06

UN calls for women's participation in Afghan polls

TEHRAN - United Nations mission in Afghanistan has called for peaceful parliamentary elections with women’s full participation – as candidates, electoral workers, observers and voters – terming it "the civil and political right of all women".

2018-10-16 10:10

Guardian Council: Reforming electoral law is essential

TEHRAN – Abbasali Kadkhodaei, spokesman for the Guardian Council, said on Monday that reforming the electoral law is an “undeniable necessity”.

2018/10/03

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

Parliamentary polls another test for Afghan democracy

TEHRAN - The campaigning for October 20 Afghan parliamentary polls quietly kicked off last week. Originally slated for 2015, the election has been repeatedly deferred due to the fragile security environment and national unity government’s lack of preparedness.

2018-09-29 23:48

Afghan election campaigning kicks off

TEHRAN - Ahead of the much-anticipated but long-delayed parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, campaigning finally kicked off on Friday amid growing concerns of violence and electoral fraud.

2018-09-25 11:16

Donald Trump refuses to meet Afghan President

TEHRAN - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly cancelled his visit to New York to attend the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session after Donald Trump refused to meet him, said a media report.

2018-09-23 09:58

Campaigning kicks off for Indonesia election

TEHRAN - Ahead of next year’s election, major political parties in Indonesia have kicked off their election campaign. President Joko Widodo, who is looking to retain his chair, launched his campaign on Friday, looking to win over big chunk of millennial and Muslim votes.

2018-09-14 11:33

By Hanif Ghaffari

Did the Far-right Really Win the Sweden's Elections?

General elections were held in Sweden on Sunday 9 September 2018, to elect the 349 members of the Sweden Parliament (Riksdag). They in turn will elect the Prime Minister of Sweden. Regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day.

2018-08-14 11:07

Indian PM Modi confident of winning another term

TEHRAN - Dismissing the attempts of opposition parties to corner him ahead of general election next year, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he would be re-elected with an even bigger majority in parliament in 2019.

2018-08-07 11:15

About 1.67 million votes omitted in Pakistan election

TEHRAN - A few weeks after the general election in Pakistan that was marred by accusations of vote-rigging and manipulation, an independent poll watchdog has made stunning disclosure in a new report.

2018-08-05 10:37

Amid surge in violence, Afghanistan sets date for 2019 presidential election

TEHRAN - Afghan authorities have announced April 20, 2019 as the date for next presidential election, when the five-year term of President Ashraf Ghani-led national unity government (NUG) comes to an end.

2018-07-29 11:39

By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

‘Political transition may be smooth but Imran Khan won’t be able to run the country smoothly’

TEHRAN - Aamir Mughal is a Pakistan-based political commentator and social media activist. He was formerly a senior intelligence officer. In this interview with Tehran Times, he spoke about the general elections in Pakistan and allegations of vote rigging and manipulation.

2018-07-26 11:30

Millions vote in violence-marred, bitterly-contested election in Pakistan

TEHRAN -Millions of people flocked polling stations on Wednesday to cast their votes in the violence-marred, bitterly-contested general election, which will see a democratic transition of power, only the second time in the country's chequered political history.

2018-07-12 13:07

Pakistan army to deploy 371,000 troops to ensure free and secure election

TEHTAN - To ensure free and secure upcoming general election, Pakistan army has said that it will deploy about 371,000 troops across the country, while rejecting reports that it was planning to rig the polls in favor of Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan.

2018-07-01 11:00

Kashmir pull-out part of BJP’s grand strategy for general election, says report

The decision of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) to pull out of an alliance with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu & Kashmir was part of a “grand strategy” for parliament election, says a report by the Concerned Citizens Group (CCG) led by veteran leader and former minister Yashwant Sinha.

2018-05-08 17:26

Shabani Bahar elected Iran Archery Federation president

TEHRAN - Gholamreza Shabani Bahar has been elected as new president of archery federation in Iran on Tuesday.

2017-12-31 16:55

Hojjatollah Dehkhodaei elected Iran Polo Federation president

Hojjatollah Dehkhodaei has been elected as new president of polo federation in Iran on Sunday.

2017-12-27 18:38

Bahram Shafie re-elected Iran hockey president

Bahram Shafie has secured his fourth term as president of the Iran Hockey Federation, after being re-elected on Wednesday by members of the sport’s governing body in the country.

2017-09-25 12:09

By Hanif Ghaffari

German government's hard path after the election

Germany's general election was held yesterday. According to polls, Angela Merkel and the coalition of Christian parties have won the election. However, the Social Democrats, as Merkel's main rivals, were eyeing the voices of German citizens at the last minute.