Vote Counting Underway After Big Voter Turnout in Kenya Voters began lining up in the early morning hours at this polling station in Gatundu. Huge turnout across the country overwhelmed polling stations, and many, like Lucas Nganga, waited hours to v...
U.S. voter turnout likely to fall short of previous two elections WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Voter turnout in the 2012 U.S. presidential election will fall short of what it was in 2004 and 2008, a pollster said Tuesday. Registered voters reporte...
Voters in Angola went to the polls Friday to elect a new parliament, in the country's first elections in 16 years. Turnout was massive, but numerous irregularities and technical problems were reported. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Luanda. Angolans...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 April 2008 Turnout has been very light in Egypt's local council elections as the main opposition group urged its followers to boycott the election when its candidates were disqualified. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDono...
By Meredith Buel Manchester, New Hampshire 08 January 2008 Officials in the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire are predicting a record turnout in a critical first primary election to select the Democratic and Republican Party nominees for presi...
By Greg Flakus Des Moines, Iowa 04 January 2008 Illinois Senator Barack Obama and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee have won the Iowa caucuses held in that Midwestern state on Thursday. Obama, who won the most votes in the Democratic Party caucu...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 22 July 2007 Low turnout and reports of fraud marred municipal and legislative elections in Cameroon. Analysts say the strong reforms needed in Cameroon are unlikely to come from these elections, which they predict will continu...
By Kari Barber Dakar 03 June 2007 Voter turnout appeared to be low in Sunday's legislative election in Senegal, considered one of the most stable democracies in West Africa. Many potential voters are staying away from the polls in response to a boyco...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 25 February 2007 Finished ballots are deposited in boxes around the country Turnout was high and waits were long as Senegalese took to the polls for its presidential election, in which incumbent Abdoulaye Wade is trying to get...
By Robert Berger Bethlehem 24 December 2006 Christmas is being celebrated at the traditional birthplace of Jesus. But there is little Christmas cheer, as we hear in this VOA report from Robert Berger in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Palestinians...