Myanmar opposition party won’t contest election (AP)

Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 5:32 am  
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A pro-democracy activist for Myanmar holds a portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in New Delhi March 17, 2010. Myanmar's biggest opposition party said on Monday it would not register for this year's election, meaning the party of Suu Kyi will not be allowed any role in the military-led political process. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesAP – The party of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi chose Monday not to contest the initially election in services-ruled Myanmar in two decades, after the Nobel laureate blasted new electoral rules as unfair.


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Secular challenger hails Iraq election victory (AP)

Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at 3:31 am  
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Supporters of former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, seen in the poster, take to the streets after the results released by Iraq's election commission show a secular challenger has beaten the country's prime minister in parliamentary elections, positioning him to be the first to try to form a government in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 26, 2010. The narrow margin — 91 seats for Ayad Allawi's coalition to 89 for al-Maliki's alliance — sets the stage for months of political wrangling as the veterans of Iraq's young democracy attempt to win support for a majority coalition. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP – Former Fill in Minister Ayad Allawi said Saturday his secular political alliance is open to bringing any of his rivals into a governing coalition that can restore Iraq’s place in the Arab and Muslim world.


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Alliance led by ex-Iraqi PM wins election narrowly (AP)

Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 6:32 pm  
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Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi speaks to his supporters after the full election results released Friday for Iraq's 325-seat parliament show Allawi winning 91 seats, edging out Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's 89 seats in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 26, 2010. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)AP – Former U.S.-appointed fill in minister Ayad Allawi and his secular, anti-Iranian coalition narrowly won Iraq’s parliamentary elections in final income Friday, edging out the bloc of Fill in Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who angrily vowed to challenge the results.


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Secular challenger claims victory in Iraq election (AP)

Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 4:31 pm  
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Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi speaks to his supporters after the full election results released Friday for Iraq's 325-seat parliament show Allawi winning 91 seats, edging out Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's 89 seats in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 26, 2010. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)AP – A jubilant Ayad Allawi claimed victory for his secular, anti-Iranian coalition as final parliamentary income Friday showed him edging out the bloc of Fill in Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who angrily vowed to fight the results.


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Big election setback for Iraq’s prime minister (AP)

Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 2:31 pm  
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Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi speaks to his supporters after the full election results released Friday for Iraq's 325-seat parliament show Allawi winning 91 seats, edging out Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's 89 seats in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 26, 2010. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)AP – A secular challenger’s bloc edged out the fill in minister’s in parliamentary elections, according to full vote income Friday — a significant setback for Nouri al-Maliki, who has been the U.S. partner in Iraq for the past four years.


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