Beji Caid Essebsi (center), Nidaa Tounes party leader, gestures outside the party headquarters in Tunis December 21, 2014.

Essebsi declares win in Tunisia election, rival contests

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TUNIS -- Veteran politician Beji Caid Essebsi declared victory in Sunday's presidential run-off vote, seen as the last step in Tunisia's shift to full democracy four years after an uprising ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. Official results are not due until Monday and his rival, the incumbent president, Moncef Marzouki, refused to concede defeat. But soon after polls...

Election officials work in the operations rooms of the High National Elections Commission after elections yesterday in Tripoli, June 26, 2014.

Libya to announce elections results on July 20

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TRIPOLI - Libya will announce results of last month's parliamentary elections on July 20, the head of the elections commission said on Sunday, pushing back the results another week. Fewer than half of registered Libyans voted, reflecting disillusionment with the chaos prevailing since Muammar Qadafi's overthrow. The government and outgoing parliament have failed to produce security and curb militias...