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Nothing fancy..This provides a countdown till the final elections, analysis, online polls and election updates.. A good place to check from time to time to know whats going on and what people are saying.

The Spaniards have March 11 - the day in 2004 when Islamists inspired by al-Qaida bombed commuter trains, killed 191 people, and undoubtedly determined the results of national elections three days later. Now the French have March 19, the day of the attack in Toulouse, which may help determine the results of France's presidential elections at the end of next month.

Post-election reaction from the other side of the world. Russian leftists call for another election. Not concerning a campaign per se, but portrays the backlash of "unsatisfactory" elections, and a hopefully democratic resolution to it (contrast with Lebanon)

Egypt Elections Through Twitter Hashtags

3 March 2012 Last updated at 11:13 ET Friday's elections to the Iranian parliament are the first nationally since the 2009 protests Iran's interior minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar has said that initial figures show turnout in Friday's parliamentary elections was 64%.

I am not disagreeing but I just like to push people to question their beliefs and where they come from. In other words, acknowledge the 0.00001% chance that the elections were not fabricated and consider what that would actually mean.

I agree with you! It's always good to play devil's advocate and challenge what people say.

There are 290 seats in the Iranian Majlis, with members serving four-year terms. The chamber is officially led by a speaker. There are no political parties as such; instead, blocs or factions can emerge. The Parliament is dominated by "conservatives" and "principlists", a term usually applied to the political wave since the election of President Ahmadinejad in 2005.

If you know nothing about Iran, check this link before checking Jad's http://nerdcrunch.com/2011/05/20/how-iran-political-system-works/

for more details, check this one http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8051750.stm

This is a gret web platform to follow the US presidential elections. Check it out!

Socialist voters face a nervous wait for the results of today's presidential election runoff between Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande after final opinion polls following Wednesday's fiery television debate revealed a late surge in favour of the outgoing president, who has trailed his leftwing rival throughout the race.The polls indicated that Hollande was still on track to win the second round runoff vote, but revealed that the gap between the presidential rivals had narrowed from 10 percentage points a week ago to between four and six.

By Gareth Jones and Alice Baghdjian BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans resoundingly elected Joachim Gauck, a former Lutheran pastor and human rights activist from communist East Germany, as president of the European Union's largest country on Sunday, posing a potential political headache for Chancellor Angela Merkel.

According to an opinion poll, 80% trust Gauck, yet two thirds think he'd be an "uncomfortable" president for the country's political parties.

I had no idea Germany was even electing a new president, so I was totally surprised when I read news headlines today morning.

Speaker of Bundestag lower house of parliament says 72-year-old won 991 votes in federal assembly German MPs have elected Joachim Gauck, a former Lutheran pastor and human rights activist from east Germany, as the president of the EU's largest country by a large majority in a first round of voting.

Posted on Twitter too - A nice infographic about the social factor in election ad wars.

"Al sama Zarqa, al Shams Safra, wa al warqa bayda"  "The white ballot is a clear statement of our discontent and frustration with the upcoming elections," "If there is a large percentage of blank ballots cast in the upcoming elections, then it may serve as an important indication of the political views here,"  "If you don't believe in any of the candidates, then why not cast a vote for a cause instead of a character?" "You can put that blank vote into good use and vote for a better future and environment," 

His plan is to lay a crafty trap, according to political analyst Stéphane Rozès. Struggling to catch frontrunner François Hollande, Sarkozy is seeking to "dramatise" the election. "He is saying in substance: 'In May, it will be more or chaos,'" Rozès tells Europe1.

This article is heavy on the Economics side, however, very contentious theories about the re-election of incumbent presidents places a very heavy emphasis on the economic situation, immediate manifestations of it, mainly the state of the job market. This is a factor that falls outside the direct control of political communication campaigns, but is usually spun in a certain way.

Since were discussing polls and french elections

Sarkozy "called Saturday for labels on all meat describing how the animals were slaughtered. A recent poll said halal meat was the No. 1 worry of the French people, he told reporters while explaining his shift."

The French election seems almost as absurd as the U.S. one!

Oh yes it is! The Frenchy style is exquisite *says with a Frenchy accent* ;-) Glad someone else than Jad & me is finally into it!

"French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) polls show that the French see Sarkozy as more presidential than Hollande by a wide margin, but that Hollande is seen by a wide margin as more understanding of the French and sympathetic." ---> Thanks to this course I could now analyze why these results take place :P

Rick Santorum dropped out 34 minutes ago.

Interesting...

finally!