Saturday, May 17, 2008

election results

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London Elects Conservative Boris Johnson Mayor

Johnson beats Labor Mayor Ken Livingstone in the multiparty election. more >>

Center-Right Candidates Take European Capitals

Gianni Alemanno won in Rome and Boris Johnson won in London. more >>

Taiwan Election Outcome Brings Relief for Washington

The new president favors improving relations with China, cooling a worrisome flashpoint for the region. more >>

The House of Representatives Made the Call on John Quincy Adams

Congress decided the winner in the presidential election of 1824. more >>

Special Elections: GOP Holds Seats

Results suggest that low rating for Congress may bode ill for Democrats in 2008. more >>

The Great and Powerful Putin

After two terms as president, Vladimir Putin plans his next moves more >>

Bobby Jindal Wins in Louisiana

Republican's historic victory may have little to do with post-Katrina change in electorate. more >>

Lessons of a Near Upset in Massachusetts

Tsongas’s narrow victory in congressional race may or may not be a harbinger of 2008. more >>

Turkey Votes

Election paints a mixed picture at the crossroads of secular and Islamic politics. more >>

Sarkozy Wins in France

Nicolas Sarkozy has been elected president of France by a 53 to 47 percent margin over Segolénè Royal. Here are the department-by-department results (just double-click on the map to get the election figures). more >>

Somalia and Postmortem on 2006

Ralph Peters exults, appropriately and with the necessary caveats, about the defeat of Islamists in Somalia. The Wall Street Journal editorial page adds more. more >>

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