Such political fatalism may protect Mr Yadav's base, but it also feeds the follow-the-leader voting his rivals are counting on.

ECONOMIST: India

Abidjan errupted in two rounds of violence, the first on 24 October after former military leader General Robert Guei tried to stop the counting of votes in the presidential election he had called.

BBC: Unconscious Ouattara supporter

After counting for the first round wrapped up, former trade union leader Franco Marini was in the lead with 521 votes but short of the two-thirds majority, or 672 votes, needed to win the presidency.

CNN: Italy's Parliament votes for new president

Election Commission deputy chairman Ahmad Omar said the opposition leader was "bluffing" and "talking nonsense, " noting that counting had only begun in a fraction of the electoral contests at the time Mr. Anwar had issued his message.

WSJ: Malaysian Prime Minister Wins Election

Opposition leader Michael Sata has won Zambia's presidential election after two days of vote counting following a tight race with incumbent Rupiah Banda.

BBC: Zambia election: Sata wins presidential race