At the 2 November 2004 election Eni F. H. Faleomavaega of the Democratic Party ( United States ) defeated the Republican candidate and was re-elected.

Gianfranco Fini was notably nominated Deputy Prime Minister after the 2001 general election and was Foreign Minister from November 2004 to May 2006.

After many buffetings and, finally, after the catastrophic results of the June European Parliament election, 2004 Špidla resigned after a revolt in his own party and the government was reshuffled on the same basis.

Compared to only three parties allowed to exist in the New Order era, a total of 48 political parties participated in the 1999 election, a total of 24 parties in the 2004 election, and 38 parties in the 2009 election.

In the 2004 federal election, the NDP captured 28. 45 % of the vote in Nova Scotia, more than any other province.

In the 2004 federal election, the Conservatives had one of the worst showings in the region for a right-wing party, going back to Confederation, with the possible exception of the 1993 election.

* 2004 – Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny.

Since the election of a number of petition-nominated trustees to the Board of Trustees starting in 2004, the role of alumni in Dartmouth governance has been the subject of ongoing conflict.

In 2004, President Chen Shui-bian was re-elected by a narrow margin following a controversial assassination attempt on him and the Vice President Annette Lu only hours before the election.

This campaign featured Republicans who voted for Bush in the 2000 election giving their personal reasons for voting for Kerry in 2004.

In the 2004 European Parliament election the EFA was reduced to four MEPs two of the SNP ( Ian Hudghton and Alyn Smith ), one of PC ( Jill Evans ) and one of the Republican Left of Catalonia ( ERC ; Bernat Joan i Mari, replaced at the mid-term by MEP Mikel Irujo of Basque EA ) plus two affiliate members ( Tatjana Ždanoka of For Human Rights in United Latvia ( PCTVL ) and László Tőkés, independent MEP and former member of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania ( UMDR ).

On January 4, 2004 Mikheil Saakashvili, leader of the United National Movement won the country's presidential election and was inaugurated on January 25.

The government of Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior was elected in March 2004 in a free and fair election round, but was replaced by the government of Prime Minister Aristides Gomes which took office already in November 2005.

The November 2003 party convention was held in Dresden and decided the election platform for the 2004 European Parliament elections.

On 11 March 2004 a number of terrorist bombs exploded on busy commuter trains in Madrid during the morning rush-hour days before the general election, killing 191 persons and injuring thousands.

At the 2004 election, the National Front led by Abdullah had a massive victory, virtually wiping out the PAS and Keadilan, although the DAP recovered the seats it had lost in 1999.

On 22 May 2004, Manmohan Singh was appointed the Prime Minister of India following the victory of the INC & the left front in the 2004 Lok Sabha election.

The Reformasi era following Suharto's resignation, has led to a strengthening of democratic processes, including a regional autonomy program, the secession of East Timor, and the first direct presidential election in 2004.

Indonesian 2009 election ballot, since 2004 Indonesian vote their president directly.

In 2004, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won Indonesia's first direct Presidential election and in 2009 he was elected to a second term.

However, there is very strong optimism with the conclusion of peaceful elections during the year 2004 and the election of the reformist president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

The 2000s also saw an increase in the number of individual competitive awards won by French artists at the Cannes Festival, for direction ( Tony Gatlif, Exils, 2004 ), screenplay ( Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, Look at Me, 2004 ), female acting ( Isabelle Hupert, The Piano Teacher, 2001 ; Charlotte Gainsbourg, Antichrist, 2009 ) and male acting ( Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila and Bernard Blancan, Days of Glory, 2006 ).

The 2004 Indian elections saw the INC winning the largest number of seats to form a government leading the United Progressive Alliance, and supported by left-parties and those opposed to the BJP.

Although road fatalities have been decreasing due in part to stricter enforcement of drink driving laws, 2004 still saw 7, 358 deaths on Japanese roads.

2004 saw the eventual release of Coffee and Cigarettes, a collection of eleven short films of characters sitting around drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes that had been filmed by Jarmusch over the course of the previous two decades.

Between 2002 and 2004, the average American academic library saw the overall number of transactions decline approximately 2. 2 %.

2002 and 2003 also saw lower figures, and in 2004 and 2005 the parade was cancelled because of funding difficulties and coordinated opposition from most of Germany's green parties.

Malawi saw its first transition between democratically elected presidents in May 2004, when the UDF's presidential candidate Bingu wa Mutharika defeated MCP candidate John Tembo and Gwanda Chakuamba, who was backed by a grouping of opposition parties.

To celebrate their 30th anniversary, June 2004 saw the release of Feedback, a studio EP recorded in suburban Toronto featuring eight covers of such artists as Cream, The Who and The Yardbirds, bands that the members of Rush cite as inspiration around the time of their inception.

The rebound which started in mid 2003 saw growth rate growth rate averaging 3 % ( 2004 and 2005 saw a GDP growth of 2. 5 % and 2. 6 % respectively ; for 2006 and 2007, the rate was 3. 6 %).

" also saw a single release in a limited edition of European countries, such as Germany, in early 2004.

Round 11, 2004 saw Sydney end the Saints ' undefeated start to that season, winning by 17. 10 ( 112 ) to St Kilda's 11. 10 ( 76 ), before St Kilda retaliated with a 51-point thrashing in the semi-finals that ended Sydney's season on a low note.

The regional competitions Copa América and Euro Cup saw 5 nations rising the cup, Colombia ( 2001 ) and Brazil ( 2004, 2007 ) won the Copa América, and France ( 2000 ), Greece ( 2004 ) and Spain ( 2008 ) won the Euro Cup.

The 2004 – 05 season saw a resurgent Barcelona, inspired by the brilliant Ronaldinho, win their first title of the new century, in addition to the Liga-Champions League double in 2005 – 06.

2004 also saw Quest expand operations in Asia with new offices in Singapore, Korea and China.

" In August 2004 Stephen King, in a column, criticized what he saw as a growing trend of leniency towards films from critics including Ebert.

The 2004 local election saw the party lose control of the two south Wales councils it gained in 1999, Rhondda Cynon Taff and Caerphilly, while retaining its stronghold of Gwynedd in the north-west.

Redevelopment in 2004 saw an effort to clean up the estate by replacing housing.

End of 2004 saw the beginning of full-scale production of completely domestic ZAZ Lanos ( T150 ), now that CKD kits of Lanos were no longer supplied.

The 2004 – 05 season saw the Clippers, although also missed the playoffs, finished with a better record than the Lakers for the first time since 1993.

The 2004 meeting also saw the convening of the General Assembly of the Global Anti-War Movement, an idea that originated from the Asian Social Forum in November 2003, and broadly coalesced in response to the invasion of Iraq by the United States in 2003.

2004 saw the release of the final Riot / Clone EP, " Mad Sheep Disease ", on the Californian label Alternative Records.

He was unable to prevent the club's relegation to League Two that season, and although the club were top of the table in August 2004, a loss of form saw them fall down the table.