# Elections

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# Upper House

Averil Power loses out to Lynn Ruane in battle for Seanad seat

There’ll be plenty of familiar faces in the upper house.

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Apr 27th 2016, 8:55 PM

# lucinda in the sky

Twitter has come up with some gas alternative #ElectionBands

Bucks Fizscal.

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Feb 18th 2016, 8:30 PM

# Kids Talk

Here's what happened when seven politicians took questions from kids

Tough questions on the campaign trail.

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Feb 11th 2016, 7:30 PM

# GE16

Poll: Who will you vote for in the general election?

It’s on.

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Feb 3rd 2016, 10:02 AM

# it starts here

Iowa's extremely confusing system for picking White House hopefuls, explained

After months of controversy and debate, the race for the White House starts for real today.

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Feb 1st 2016, 6:10 AM

# clear as mud

Spain's election result could well be harbinger of things to come for Ireland

The traditional two-party system took a bit of a hit and the make up of the next government is looking unclear.

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Dec 21st 2015, 7:41 AM

# Small step forward

Women allowed vote in Saudi Arabia for the first time in historic elections

In a country where they can’t drive or walk alone in public, Saudi women will be allowed to vote this weekend.

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Dec 12th 2015, 7:15 AM

# surprise

Alexis Tsipras has resigned and a snap election has been called in Greece

Alexis Tsipras has announced the vote will take place in September.

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Aug 20th 2015, 11:44 PM

Voices

Did social media really turn 'No' votes to a 'Yes'?

Elections – like referendums – are determined by the undecided.

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May 31st 2015, 6:30 PM

# No vote

This election candidate got ZERO votes

He says he definitely voted for himself.

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May 18th 2015, 9:38 AM

# accusations

This article on female politicians was "misrepresented" - not sexist, says paper

It also focused on the posters of five male politicians.

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Apr 30th 2015, 7:35 PM

# elections made easy

Not sure who to vote for? This app will tell you

Smartvote to the rescue.

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Mar 22nd 2015, 4:30 PM

# Interview

Enda Kenny says more tax cuts are on the way

He also ruled out going into coalition with Fianna Fáil or Sinn Féin.

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Feb 1st 2015, 1:58 PM

# Syriza

The boyish Prime Minister out to restore Greece's luck

Who is Alexis Tsipra?

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Jan 26th 2015, 10:35 PM

# Explainer

Who are Syriza?

Are they as radical as is claimed?

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Jan 26th 2015, 7:06 AM

# on a debt plane

One Irish TD is travelling to Greece for a possible Syriza victory party

Paul Murphy says a Syriza win could provoke a ‘further radicalisation in Ireland’.

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Jan 24th 2015, 11:25 AM

Voices

Opinion: Battle lines are being drawn – this year, eight EU states will vote

2015 is going to be a significant year in the European Union, as citizens in eight member states will be able to vote – beginning with Greece this Sunday.

Jan 20th 2015, 6:00 PM

# U-turn

Enda accused of 'betraying' young people by scrapping voting age referendum

The Government had committed to holding a vote on the issue back in 2013.

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Jan 15th 2015, 6:28 PM

# pub landlord

Al Murray, aka The Pub Landlord, is standing against Nigel Farage in the UK general election

And the internet is delighted.

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Jan 14th 2015, 5:59 PM

# Eurozone

ECB warns countries to get economies in order as 'populist parties' are on the rise

An official said that these parties were only offering quick solutions.

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Dec 31st 2014, 9:23 AM

# pictorial yearly

Shufflin', celebrating and protesting: The political year in pictures

There were resignations, a Cabinet reshuffle and the issue of water charges.

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Dec 30th 2014, 6:00 PM

# news wrap

Today's top stories in 6 seconds

Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.

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Dec 29th 2014, 1:13 PM

# dissolved

Here's why Benjamin Netanyahu says he "can't lead" Israel right now

He’s called for early elections.

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Dec 3rd 2014, 7:48 AM

# sparrow

Someone named 'Captain Jack Sparrow' ran for election in the United States

Finally a candidate we can believe in.

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Nov 5th 2014, 10:00 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Catch up as you wake up.

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Nov 5th 2014, 8:45 AM

# midterm elections

Republicans eye the Senate in close midterm vote

Democrats could lose Senate seats in as many as 10 states.

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Nov 4th 2014, 10:55 PM

Voices

Opinion: US midterm elections – why they’re important to America and the world

The midterms are equally worthy of your attention as the US presidential elections.

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Oct 20th 2014, 10:30 PM

# Elections

You could soon be able to vote while on your holidays

There’s nothing like missing a good vote to make you homesick.

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Oct 1st 2014, 6:50 AM

# big spenders

Fianna Fáil and Labour spent €1.1m on EU elections and they've no MEPs to show for it

Neither topped the spending charts though.

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Sep 15th 2014, 6:43 PM

# the little town that couldnt

A Colorado town is suing all its voters after an incredibly messy election

The town of Montezuma has 61 voters, and 12 of them ran for mayor.

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Aug 15th 2014, 6:30 AM

# this is dog

A small town in America has elected a dog as their mayor

The 7-year-old will be sworn in on Saturday.

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Aug 13th 2014, 6:00 PM

# Dublin

Ex-IRA man, anti-drugs campaigner, occasional Joe Dolan impersonator: Meet the Lord Mayor

Christy Burke’s been the headlines recently for his comments about the British royal family. He sat down at the Mansion House this week for a chat about his past, and his plans for the next 12 months…

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Jun 21st 2014, 4:00 PM

# let's be diplomatic

We spent €35k last year monitoring elections in Tajikistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan

The current roster of election observers, drawn up in May of last year, includes about 200 people with previous experience of elections or public office.

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Jun 21st 2014, 8:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: Losing the election hit so hard I thought I might never recover

When I heard the vote count, I felt like I’d been thrown off a moving train, whipped, dragged and tortured.

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Jun 20th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Election 14

That's all, folks: The six remaining local election seats have been filled

Three Fine Gael, two Sinn Féin, and one Fianna Fáil councillors have been elected to Monaghan County Councils.

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Jun 8th 2014, 8:19 PM

# Monaghan

The six local election seats still empty will be filled by this afternoon

Voting in Ballybay-Clones had been postponed following the death of a candidate.

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Jun 8th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Elections

Ex-army chief Sisi declared Egypt's president-elect with 96.9% of votes

It comes almost a year after he overthrew elected Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi.

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Jun 3rd 2014, 7:20 PM

# Fight Fight Fight

McDonald: 'You are not regarded as competent. Have you got that message Taoiseach?'

Enda Kenny said that Sinn Féin just want to promise free services and haven’t a notion how to pay for it.

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May 28th 2014, 1:52 PM

# Fallout

Kenny and Gilmore off to Brussels to discuss outcome of European elections

The European leaders will discuss the impact of the election results as well as the Ukraine crisis.

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May 27th 2014, 9:26 AM

# Women for Election

Number of women sitting on local councils jumps by 30 per cent

Fianna Fáil has the lowest proportion with just 14 per cent of their elected councillors being women.

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May 27th 2014, 8:22 AM