Presidential Election

Bangladesh’s BNP wins big in first election

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a landslide parliamentary election Friday, local TV stations showed, securing a resounding mandate in a pivotal vote that is expected to restore political stability in the nation.

Thailand votes in early election

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Polls have opened in Thailand in a closely watched general election, with progressive reformers and military-backed conservatives vying for control in a country that has cycled through three prime ministers in as many years.

Japan holds general election

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – The Japanese are heading to the polls Sunday for a snap election to elect the powerful lower house of the parliament.

Second tour of presidential election to be held in Portugal

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – The second tour of the presidential election will be held in Portugal this Sunday.

Portugal holds presidential elections on Sunday

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Portugal is holding presidential elections on Sunday.

Polls open in Myanmar as military holds first election since 2021 coup

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a 2021 coup.

Cameroon votes in presidential election

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Polls have opened in Cameroon in an election that could see the world’s oldest serving head of state extend his rule for another seven years.

Russia denies Romania's accusations of meddling in election

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Russia's Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied Romania's accusations on Tuesday of Russian interference in its presidential election.

Musk party could back US pres. candidate in future election

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – US entrepreneur Elon Musk did not rule out that, in the future, his America Party could support a US presidential candidate as he said getting seats in the US Congress would be a priority in the next 12 months.

Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – The Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has been shot in Bogotá, with reports he was taken to the hospital in a serious condition.

Nawrocki wins second round of Polish presidential election

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – The candidate of the opposition Law and Justice party, Karol Nawrocki, has won the second round of the Polish presidential election.

Early voting kicks off for South Korea presidential election

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Voters headed to polling stations across South Korea on Thursday morning as early voting began for the country’s snap presidential election, said local media reports.

Presidential election begins in Poland

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Poland has opened polling stations for voting in the presidential election.

South Korea sets snap presidential election for June 3

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to succeed recently ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's acting leader Han Duck-soo announced Tuesday.

Ecuador to hold presidential, parliamentary elections

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Ecuador will hold the presidential and parliamentary vote, electing, in addition to the head of state, 151 legislators of the National Assembly.

Belarus' government resigns

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – The Belarusian government has resigned based on an order signed by Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, the cabinet’s press service said in a statement.

US pushing Ukraine to hold pres., parliamentary election by yearend

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – The administration of Donald Trump is reportedly pushing Ukraine to hold elections by the end of the year amid attempts to broker a truce agreement between Kyiv and Moscow to end the protracted war in the coming months.

Preliminary results show;

Lukashenko wins presidential election with 86.82% of votes

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Incumbent Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has won the presidential election with 86.82% of votes, according to preliminary results, Central Election Commission Chairman Igor Karpenko said at a press conference.

Iranian delegation visit Belarus to monitor elections

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – An Iranian delegation has traveled to Minsk to observe the presidential elections of Belarus at the invitation of the East European country.

Voting in presidential election kicks off in Belarus

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Over 5,300 polling stations have opened for the presidential election in Belarus to host the main voting day, the republic's Central Election Commission (CEC) reported.

Lebanon parliament elects Army Chief Joseph Aoun as president

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Lebanon's parliament voted Thursday to elect the country's army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, the president.

Lebanese parliament holds session to elect new president

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – The Lebanese parliament is holding a session to elect a president on Thursday.

Lebanese president to be elected tomorrow: Mikati

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – The local Arab media have cited Prime Minister Najib Mikati as saying on Wednesday that the president will be elected by the Parliament on Thursday

Iran invited to monitor Belarus elections

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – The Republic of Belarus invited Iran to observe the upcoming presidential elections in the East European nation in January 2025.

Lukashenko registered as a candidate in presidential election

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko has been registered as a candidate in the next presidential elections in Belarus, the Central Election Commission released information.

Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia’s president

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday.

Georgia to hold presidential election on Saturday

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Georgia will hold its presidential election on Saturday. The country’s new president will for the first time be elected by an electoral college and not through a popular vote.

Iranian government reacts to US election results

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Iran says the result of the US presidential election which shows Donald Trump on course to the White House is a non-issue, even though it may spell more sanctions on the Islamic Republic.