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Rohani calls for support in first TV address A mix of euphoria and relief filled the Tehran air. The long wait was over for Iranians at home and abroad. A moderate cleric had been elected. When the… 16/06/2013
Iranians celebrate Rohani’s win, ‘a victory for moderation’ In Tehran, thousands of jubilant Iranians hit the streets to celebrate their presidential election result. It was described as ‘a victory for moderation’ by… 16/06/2013
Bubka targets IOC presidency Former Olympic pole vault champion Sergei Bubka has become the sixth candidate to put his name forward to become president of the International Olympic… 28/05/2013
President of Bosnia’s Muslim-Croat federation arrested for corruption The president of Bosnia’s autonomous Muslim-Croat federation, Zivko Budimir, has been arrested with 19 others in the most high-profile anti-corruption… 27/04/2013
Re-elected Italian President Napolitano calls for political unity Italy’s newly re-elected President Giorgio Napolitano has called on the country’s divided political parties to work together to end the stalemate created by… 20/04/2013
Napolitano elected for a second term as Italian president Giorgio Napolitano has been elected president of Italy for a second term. Napolitano was due to stand down on May 15, but the failure of parliament to elect… 20/04/2013
Napolitano saves Italian politics from further embarrassment Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has agreed to last-minute pleas for him to stand for a second term as president. Party leaders held meetings with the… 20/04/2013
Italian parliament fails to elect state president Political stalemate continues in Italy; not only does the country not have a government since the deadlocked general election in February, but early on… 18/04/2013
Armenia: big protest as president is sworn in again Thousands of people packed into Yerevan’s Freedom Square to protest against the inauguration of Serzh Sarksyan for his second term as Armenia’s… 09/04/2013
Kenyatta swears oath of office as Kenya’s new president Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in as Kenya’s fourth president. Thousands attended the ceremony in Nairobi. The new president is the son of Kenya’s first… 09/04/2013
Taiwan adds two new ships to patrol disputed islands – nocomment Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou ordered on Saturday two new vessels to beef up patrol in a group of disputed islands in the East China The contested… 31/03/2013
Presidential inauguration time telescope The same oath has been taken since the first US President said it in 1789, as it says in the constitution: on the same date, 20 January every four years, and… 21/01/2013
Obama’s second wind Barack Obama can let his ambitions run more freely during his second term in the White House. His actions will not be limited, thinking about re-election this… 19/01/2013
‘Forward’ means facing painful reforms in US – Bremmer Obama has only talked in broad terms about how he plans to go about the second half of the eight years through which American voters have chosen him to lead… 07/11/2012
Somalia’s new president faces decades of accumulated anarchy Violence in Somalia has become a more or less permanent condition. The internally warring country in the Horn of Africa has not had effective central… 17/09/2012
Hollande’s first 100 days It has been 100 days since François Hollande stepped onto the red conveyor belt of history and became President of the Republic of France. He wanted it… 15/08/2012
“We need EU membership” – FYR Macedonia’s president The “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” wants to become a member of the European Union. But Greece is blocking accession talks because of a dispute… 22/06/2012
World Bank battle looms – maybe News that the World Bank’s president, Robert Zoellick, is to step down has the governments of developing nations calling for a change to the system whereby… 16/02/2012
SNB makes profit on forex and gold The Swiss National Bank has said it expects to have made a profit for 2011 thanks to gains from its foreign currency positions and a rise in the value of its… 13/01/2012
Shoe-in in front of German president’s office – nocomment About 400 people have gathered in front of the office of the German president Christian Wulff for a so called ‘shoe-ín’. Protesters were holding up shoes as a… 08/01/2012
Thousands call for Yemen president’s son to go – nocomment Tens of thousands took to the streets of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, demanding that the president’s sons leave the country as pressure rose for the wounded… 21/06/2011
USA gears up for grand presidential inauguration paradeStar-spangled banners, tight security and crowd barriers. All preparations for US President Barack Obama’s public inauguration. Up to 800,000 are expected… 21/01/2013
Obama takes oath for second presidential termBarack Obama has officially been sworn in for a second term as US President, from the Blue Room at the White House in Washington. The President was joined… 20/01/2013
Obama rolls up sleeves to promote volunteeringAs President Barack Obama prepares to be sworn in for a second term on Monday, he found time to help spruce up a Washington elementary school as part of a day… 20/01/2013
Venezuela’s Vice President addresses the nationVenezuelan Vice-President Nicolas Maduro has given the annual state of the nation speech in place of Hugo Chavez, who is still recuperating in Cuba after… 16/01/2013
Ghana’s opposition boycotts presidential swearing inGhana’s John Dramani Mahama has been sworn in as president pledging to focus on development and to unite the country. Despite an opposition boycott over… 08/01/2013
Prayers are said across Venezuela for ChávezPrayers are being said across Venezuela for President Hugo Chávez who is battling complications brought on by an operation for cancer. The 58-year-old is… 01/01/2013
Rebels call on CAR president to quitA false hope for peace – a warm welcome greeted the African Union’s special envoy when he arrived in the Central African Republic, but within hours his call… 31/12/2012
S. Korea president-elect Park focuses on securityThe relationship with North Korea dominated the first major speech by South Korea’s president-elect Park Geun-hye. The conservative won Wednesday’s… 20/12/2012
South African President retains leadership of ANCSouth African President Jacob Zuma has been reelected as leader of ruling party, the African National Congress. This permits him to be the head of state of… 18/12/2012
Iraq’s President Talabani hospitalised after strokeIraq’s President Jalal Talabani is in hospital after suffering a stroke. The 79-year-old is in a “critical but stable condition” according to government… 18/12/2012
Haiti protests over UN presence and governmentThere have been protests on the streets of Port au Prince. Thousands of Haitians turned out to demonstrate against the government of President Martin Martelly… 17/12/2012
Vigil held for Venezuela’s ailing president Hugo ChavezA ceremony was held for Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who suffered bleeding due to a six-hour operation. The 58-year old socialist leader went under… 13/12/2012
Philippines buries dead from Typhoon BophaBad weather is continuing to hamper the search for survivors two days after Typhoon Bopha struck the Philippines. President Benigno Aquino has visited the… 07/12/2012
Pena Nieto gets noisy inaugurationProtesters managed to make their feelings heard at the inauguration of Mexico’s new President Enrique Pena Nieto. They got into Congress to heckle during… 01/12/2012
Mexico president Peña Nieto handed powerMexico’s new president has taken office promising to turn around the country’s economic fortunes and end years of drugs-related violence that’s seen more than… 01/12/2012
Government, opposition protesters rally in BudapestLarge pro and anti-government rallies have taken place in the Hungarian capital Budapest, reflecting stark divisions in the country as it marks the… 23/10/2012
Mauritanian President survivives attackThe president of Mauritania has been flown to France for medical treatment following an attack on his motorcade that is being described as an… 14/10/2012
Somalia urges unity with new PMSomalia ‘s new president has named a fellow newcomer as the country’s prime minister. Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid has been described as someone untainted by the… 07/10/2012
Algeria’s third president Bendjedid diesFormer Algerian president Chadli Bendjedid has died. The 83-year-old ran the country for 13 years from 1979 before being forced from power by the military –… 06/10/2012
Turkey exhume former president amid fears foul play was behind his deathTurkey has exhumed the remains of former President Turgut Ozal on the order of prosecutors investigating events surrounding his death. Ozal died in Ankara… 02/10/2012
Czech President victim of airgun attackQuestions about national security are being asked in the Czech Republic after a man repeatedly fired a water pistol at President Vaclav Klaus at the opening… 28/09/2012
Mohamud is new president of ‘lawless’ SomaliaHassan Sheikh Mohamud has begun the task of overseeing a nation often described as a ‘lawless country’ after being inaugurated as Somalia’s new… 17/09/2012
Somalia’s new president wants an end to conflict and piracySomalia’s new president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has taken office and called for an end to conflict and piracy in a country afflicted by violence for more than… 17/09/2012
Moderate Islamist Mohammed Magarief voted leader of Libya national assemblyMohammed Magarief, a main figure in the opposition against former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is the new president of the the country’s national assembly… 10/08/2012
Caretaker leader takes over in Ghana after president diesHours after the unexpected death of President John Atta Mills, Ghana has a new leader. According to the country’s constitution, Vice-President John Dramani… 25/07/2012
Pranab Mukherjee elected president of IndiaIndia’s former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has been elected the country’s new president. A veteran of the ruling Congress Party, he was voted into the… 22/07/2012
African leaders hail first woman at helm of AUThe election of the African Union’s first female leader follows months of wrangling that threatened to divide the organisation. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma… 16/07/2012
Romania voters to decide president’s futureRomania is planning a crucial referendum to decide its President Traian Bascescu’s future after parliament approved impeachment proceedings. The decision… 07/07/2012
Romania’s PM steps up bid to impeach presidentRomania’s centre-right president is locked in a power struggle with the country’s leftist government. Prime Minister Victor Ponta will table a vote to… 06/07/2012
Paraguay’s President Lugo ousted from powerParaguay’s Congress has removed President Fernando Lugo from office after a rapid impeachment trial. The left-wing leader was found guilty of mishandling… 23/06/2012
Paraguay President pledges to fight impeachmentDefiant amid impeachment moves, Paraguay’s president has vowed to stand and fight rather than resign. Fernando Lugo addressed the nation on television… 22/06/2012
Liberia’s Charles Taylor gets 50-year sentenceFormer Liberian president Charles Taylor has been given a sentence of 50 years by judges at the Special Court for Sierra Leone at the Hague. Taylor is the… 30/05/2012
Protesters attack Mali’s caretaker presidentMali’s caretaker president needed hospital treatment after being beaten by protesters when they stormed his palace calling for him to resign. Thousands of… 22/05/2012
New Hungarian president sworn inHungary’s governing Fidesz party has elected Janos Ader, a strong ally of prime minister Viktor Orban, as the country’s new president. Opposition socialists… 02/05/2012
Verdict due in trial of former Liberian presidentA UN war crimes court is expected to deliver its verdict today, in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. He is facing 11 charges over his… 26/04/2012
Ousted Mali president finds refuge in SenegalMali’s ousted leader has found refuge in neighbouring Senegal, almost a month after a coup forced him to flee his presidential palace. Amadou Toumani Touré… 20/04/2012
Georgia furious as South Ossetia gets KGB presidentGeorgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia has a new president following the inauguration of Leonid Tibilov, a former KGB security chief. The Russian… 19/04/2012
Rebel fighter elected East Timor presidentEast Timor chose a new president on Monday: ex-independence fighter-turned-politician Taur Matan Ruak won 61 percent of the vote in the presidential election… 17/04/2012
New Mali president talks tough with Tuareg rebelsA civilian government has been restored to Mali with the swearing in of acting president, Dioncounda Traore. The month-long coup and rule by military junta… 12/04/2012
Mugabe health doubts robustly dismissedZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s publicity minister has said reports sowing doubt about the 88-year-old’s health are “all lies told by a press driving an… 12/04/2012
Respected former Algeria president diesAlgeria’s first president following independence from France has died. Ahmed Ben Bella, who was 95, led the fight against colonial rule after World War… 11/04/2012
Malians hold ‘liberation’ marchMalians have called on the international community to come to their aid and push out Tuareg-led rebels in the north of the country. Around 2,000 marched… 11/04/2012
Mali’s future president meets coup leaderThe man tasked with overseeing Mali’s return to democratic rule on Monday met with the army captain who seized power more than two weeks ago. Parliament… 09/04/2012
Mali president resigns in hope of ending coupThe president of Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure, has resigned, paving the way for a return to constitutional rule after a military coup three weeks ago. Toure… 09/04/2012
Plagiarism pressure mounts on Hungarian presidentBeleaguered Hungarian President, Pal Schmitt, has repeated his refusal to step down over a plagiarism scandal – a day after hundreds gathered in Budapest… 01/04/2012
Senegal’s president-elect to audit state financesAs the EU and African Union congratulate officials in Senegal for a smooth run off presidential election, attention has turned to the country’s many economic… 26/03/2012
Deadly bombing in Yemen after new president is sworn inA suicide bombing in southern Yemen has left at least 26 people dead and dozens more injured. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the blast, which happened… 26/02/2012
Hadi sworn-in as Yemen’s new presidentAbd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has taken the constitutional oath to become Yemen’s new president. Hadi, who stood as the sole candidate to replace Ali Abdullah… 25/02/2012
‘Arrest warrant’ issued for Maldives’ ex-presidentA day after he was led away by police, a formal arrest warrant has been issued for the ousted leader of the Maldives, according to officials from his… 09/02/2012
Clashes as Maldives’ ex-president vows fightbackSurrounded by supporters, the ex-president of the Maldives is determined to be reinstated. Mohamed Nasheed insists that members of the security forces made… 08/02/2012
Maldives President quits after police mutinyThe President of the Maldives has resigned amid unrest on the islands. Weeks of protests came to a head when mutinying police officers took over the state… 07/02/2012
Sauli Niinistö: from tragedy to the presidencyOver the course of Finland’s presidential election campaign, the turbulent personal life of 63-year-old conservative candidate Sauli Niinistö may well have… 06/02/2012
East Timor’s Ramos-Horta to seek second term as presidentEast Timor president and Nobel Peace Laureate, Jose Ramos-Horta is to seek another five-year term in March elections. About 10 presidential hopefuls have now… 31/01/2012
Pressure growing on Germany’s presidentGermany’s president is coming under increasing political pressure over his financial dealings along with media criticism that he is being economical with the… 31/01/2012
Last secret JFK tapes releasedThe last secretly taped White House recordings of John F. Kennedy’s time in office have been released. You may have thought you had heard nearly all that… 25/01/2012
Guinea-Bissau leader Sanha dead at 64Malam Bacai Sanha, the president of Guinea-Bissau, has died in Paris after a short illness, media reports said on Monday. The 64-year-old travelled to… 09/01/2012
Argentine president cleared of cancerThe Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been cleared of cancer after having been diagnosed last month. The recently re-elected leader had… 08/01/2012
German opposition keeps up pressure on presidentGerman opposition parties say they are not satisfied with attempts by the country’s president to answer questions in a media scandal. In a TV interview… 05/01/2012
German President: “I have done nothing illegal”The German president says he will not be resigning despite a growing media scandal. In a TV interview, Christian Wulff says he has done nothing illegal… 04/01/2012
Pressure mounts on German president over media threatGermany’s President Christian Wulff is facing growing calls to step down amid claims he tried to block newspaper reports about a home loan scandal. More… 03/01/2012
Czechs mourn Velvet Revolution leader HavelTributes have been pouring in from around the world after the death of Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic’s first president. Widely regarded as the leader of… 19/12/2011
Tunisia’s new leadership aiming for balanceTunisia has moved further along the path of democracy with the inauguration of its new president, who will unveil his government over the coming days. Moncef… 13/12/2011
Tunisia installs new presidentIn another landmark for democracy in Tunisia parliament celebrated its new President, Moncef Marzouki, who was imprisoned and then exiled under the old regime… 13/12/2011
Argentina’s Cristina Fernández sworn in for second termArgentina’s President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has been sworn in for a second term, promising to continue her popular but controversial policies. She… 11/12/2011
Agreement on power sharing in TunisiaThe three main parties to emerge after last month’s election in Tunisia have reached an agreement to share the top posts, according to senior sources from two… 18/11/2011
Ortega wins back-to-back terms in NicaraguaNicaragua’s outgoing leader Daniel Ortega appears to be heading for a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election. Early results indicate… 07/11/2011
Ortega set for re-election in NicaraguaNicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega looks set to be re-elected. Despite some allegations of election fraud, the former Marxist guerilla leader is almost… 07/11/2011
Nicaraguans stick with OrtegaNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega looks certain to be reelected in the country’s election on Sunday. The leftist former Sandinista commander has the… 06/11/2011
Greek PM seeks coalition but faces calls to resignThe Greek Prime Minister has begun his attempt to form a broad coalition government after winning a crucial confidence vote in parliament. George Papandreou… 05/11/2011
Estonia re-elects presidentEstonia’s parliament has overwhelmingly re-elected the president Toomas Hendrik Ilves for a second term in office. The former US citizen sailed through in… 29/08/2011
Humala sworn in as president of PeruFormer army officer Ollanta Humala has been sworn in as the President of Peru. He was accompanied by leaders from the region, as well as Georgian President… 29/07/2011
Chile confirms Allende 1973 suicideIt has been confirmed that the President of Chile some four decades ago died by suicide. Chile’s independent judiciary ruled out theories that Salvador… 20/07/2011
South Africa’s Zuma in Tripoli for talksSouth Africa’s President has arrived in Tripoli for talks with Libya’s leader on ending the violence. Jacob Zuma was given the full red carpet treatment at… 30/05/2011
Cuba’s leadership advances in yearsCuba’s President Raul Castro becomes an octogenarian this week like his older brother Fidel. He is already 84. Although last April Raul launched a… 30/05/2011
Nigeria’s Jonathan takes oath for first full termNigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan has been sworn in for his first full elected term as president. After the pomp and ceremony, he faces tough challenges – namely… 29/05/2011
Leader of Georgia’s rebel Abkhazia region diesGeorgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region is in mourning after the death of its president. Sergei Bagapsh, 62, died in hospital in Moscow from complications… 29/05/2011
Triumphant return for Honduran ex-presidentThey waited in their thousands to give him a hero’s homecoming. Two years after being ousted as president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya has returned from… 29/05/2011
Ouattara finally sworn in after political deadlockAlassane Ouattara was inaugurated as Ivory Coast’s new president on Saturday. The country has gripped by a decade of instability and six months of violence… 21/05/2011
Ouattara inaugurated as Ivory Coast presidentIt is time for to look to the future – that was the key message from Alassane Ouattara as he was finally inaugurated as president of Ivory Coast. The hope… 21/05/2011
