A Norwegian political party has chosen its candidate for a local election in Sarpsborg -- a man who has been dead for a year and a half. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

OK so the headline is not entirely true...but there has been a change to the Papal Election rules. Benedict reversed a change made by John Paul that allowed a majority election instead of the traditional 2/3 vote. picked by Moe 1 year ago

A 56-year-old woman has been charged with murdering her husband by running him over with a car in Perth.

Different from Bornbad's post. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

• Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins France's presidential election.
• Sarkozy won around 53 percent of the vote, according to early results.
video here. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Hope this isn't too late. picked by ranroc 2 years ago

Not just BY one vote - WITH one vote.

Obviously, or else she would have had TWO votes. picked by tigertony 2 months ago

"He simply forgot that Tuesday was election day, and apparently so did his district's other 34 registered voters." picked by suebe 2 years ago

Comparison of where the candidates stand right now in hypotheticical head-to-head races against the other if the election were today...( Democrat vs. Republican). picked by Neiako 2 years ago

Ending months of speculation, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last night that he will not launch a self-financed bid for the White House, but said he will consider endorsing a candidate who "takes an independent, nonpartisan approach" to running the country.

EDIT: I'm not sure why this got downvoted, it is news, and as far as I can tell is not a dupe. picked by mahler87 8 months ago

We all want to be President, which candidate would you be?

Allegedly, 768 possible tickets. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

Unrest spreads as the major opposition party in the upcoming election pulls out of the campaign, stating that a conductive election environment has not yet been established.

I don't think our human race is capable of reaching a state of global peace. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Caught soliciting 15 year old in an internet sting. So he copped a plea so he had to register, but was not convicted. That made him eligible to run for mayor.

*Yes the law says even if it was a cop on the other end, he was guilty of solicitation of a minor. picked by moe 7 months ago

We in Denmark cannot figure out why you are even bothering to hold an election. When you really look at the three remaining candidates there is no contest! picked by hmtksteve 5 months ago

A mob torched a church sheltering 100's of Kenyans fleeing election violence, killing as many as 50 continuing the bloodshed after the disputed vote that gave the president a second term. The opposition leader accused the government of "genocide".

I'm not usually so moved by a foreign countries political skirmishes, but Kenya is definitely grabbing my attention of late. picked by bevissimo 10 months ago

Zimbabwe's opposition party, MDC, are claiming victory over Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party in last week's election.

While ZANU-PF are unlikely to slink off quietly, this would appear to be the final nail in the coffin of their regime.

Follow up to this post picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

Utterly missing in this election season is a serious focus on limited or constitutional government. The Democrats, generally speaking, want more government, not less, so their neglect of the issue is to be expected. But the Republican dereliction is more troubling. It represents a falling away from the standards of Ronald Reagan’s conservatism—a decline already reflected in the “... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

A best of craigslist look at the candidates in the upcoming election. This is very clever and very funny. picked by mahler87 8 months ago

...in Brazil.

At least eight times. picked by Wingnut 6 days ago

In honor of This Land, I present you with it's sequel. A bit last election, but it's dead on. So, make sure to vote in next election. picked by ArchAngel 11 months ago

Finally a website that can offer me election news and present it in a humorous fashion. picked by gammerus 1 year ago