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This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.... http://www.rferl.org/content/Albania_Rivals_NeckAndNeck_In_Parliamentary_Vote/1765634.html Albania's ruling center-right coalition had just one more seat than the opposition Socialist coalition after more than half of the parliamentary election ballots were counted on June 29. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/30/jakartans-would-prefer-single-round-vote-presidential-election-survey.html A new survey has revealed Jakartans would prefer a single-round presidential election system, without runoff ballots, because it would be generally more efficient and save money. http://www.rferl.org/content/Moldovan_President_Accuses_Opposition_Of_Working_With_Criminals/1765390.html Acting President Vladimir Voronin says the survival of the Moldovan state is at stake in the upcoming parliamentary elections, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2009/06/29/feature-01 Observers and key politicians in Albania agree that the election process was democratic and fair. 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This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8124100.stm Left-wing Latin American leaders declare their support for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya at a meeting in Nicaragua. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8123779.stm Prospects look bleak for renewing nuclear talks http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_ARGENTINA_ELECTION?SITE=CASRP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's first couple suffered a stunning setback in an election seen as a referendum on their political dynasty, losing control of both houses of Congress.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8123057.stm President Cristina Fernandez' party seems set to lose control of Argentina's Congress, after Sunday's mid-term elections. http://allafrica.com/stories/200906290111.html Ousted former Madagascan President, Marc Ravalomanana, arrived in Libya on Sunday ahead of the 13th African Union Summit, where he will meet continental leaders to discuss the country's political crisis. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_world/~3/ZqGuA22RKwY/index.html Hours after the sitting president was deposed by a military-led coup, a new president of Honduras was sworn in Sunday. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_HONDURAS_COUP?SITE=CTNHR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power.... http://fruitsandvotes.com/?p=3109 Albania and Argentina have legislative elections today. The election in Albania, a parliamentary democracy, will be its first under a pure list-PR system (which is, of course, much too "complicated" for us to even try to understand, according to the obliging WaPo). At various times since the end of the communist government, Albania has used mixed-member [...] http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/06/25/iran-election384.html?ref=rss Seventy university professors have reportedly been detained in Iran as the country widens its crackdown on opposition demonstrators.