On May 6, all eyes will be focused on the second round of the French presidential election, which Socialist challenger Francois Hollande is likely to win. Equally important for Europe’s future is the Greek parliamentary election scheduled for the very same day.

Karlyn Bowman takes a look at exit polls and categorizes public opinion into issue areas, in order to better examine polling results and compare them to those from previous elections.

Wednesday and Thursday mark Egypt’s first post-Mubarak presidential elections. Sadly, what should be a purple-fingered moment brings some hope and much disappointment. Don’t get me wrong – Mubarak was a loathsome stooge, a petty and incompetent rentier tyrant who deserved what he got and more.

Adisruption inthe election could create a major nightmare and allow electionofficials to determine the outcome of a presidential contest.

"The choice in this election is between an economy that produces a growing middle class and that gives people a chance to get ahead and their kids a chance to get ahead, and an economy that continues down the road we are on, where a fewer and fewer number of people do very well and everybody else is running faster and faster just to keep pace."

If ever we need evidence of ideology run rampant, the House vote to eliminate the annual American Community Survey and the Economic Census to provide basic information on the state of businesses and industries in the country and data used for generating quarterly gross domestic product estimates is exhibit A.

Afailure to create clear, transparent, and credible plans for the continuity of governmentin the event of an unthinkable terroristattack would be simply irresponsible.

The intensity of election 2004has moved the conflict almost beyond simple partisanship, at least for a large core of activists and elites, including lawmakers.