Election
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Russia Blocks Remaining Anti-Putin Campaigner Nadezhdin From Election
Russia’s election commission on Thursday blocked pro-peace politician Boris Nadezhdin from running in next month’s presidential election, the candidate said in a post on social media. President Vladimir Putin is…
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Anies Baswedan: Indonesia Election Dark Horse Who Opposes Moving Capital
Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan has portrayed himself as the anti-establishment candidate in Indonesia’s presidential campaign, climbing to second place in polls on the back of a message that includes…
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Pakistan Goes To The Polls After Bloody Election Eve
Millions of Pakistanis vote Thursday in an election marred by violence that has killed dozens, allegations of pre-poll rigging, and the jailing of the country’s most popular politician, Imran Khan.…
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12 Killed By Blast Near Candidate’s Office On Eve Of Pakistan Election
At least 12 people were killed and 25 wounded Wednesday by a blast outside a poll candidate’s office in southwestern Pakistan, officials said, on the eve of an election marred…
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Jailed Khan Looms Large Over Flawed Pakistan Election
Pakistan goes to the polls this week in an election that rights observers have dubbed deeply flawed, with the country’s most charismatic politician languishing in jail, barred from taking part.…
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Senegal Deputies To Debate Election Delay After Street Protests
Deputies in Senegal’s parliament will meet Monday to consider the postponement of presidential elections announced by President Macky Sall, a move that has plunged the country into crisis. They meet…
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Biden Robocall: Audio Deepfake Fuels Election Disinformation Fears
The 2024 White House race faces the prospect of a firehose of AI-enabled disinformation, with a robocall impersonating US President Joe Biden already stoking particular alarm about audio deepfakes. “What…
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Biden Wins South Carolina Primary: First Official Victory This Election Season
KEY POINTS President Joe Biden cruised to victory and easily won all 55 of the state’s Democratic delegates He had backed the unprecedented move of making South Carolina the first…
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Senegal President Postpones Presidential Election
Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25, provoking anger from opposition figures and a ministerial resignation. The presidential decree…
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Senegal President Calls Off February 25 Election
SenegalesePresident Macky Sall on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was due to start. The move, which comes…
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Last Chance To Register As South Africa Awaits Election Date
South African politicians were trying to mobilise their supporters on Saturday, the last chance for citizens to register to vote before an imminent announcement of general elections. Thirty years after…
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Judge Pushes Trump’s March Trial On Charges Of Plotting To Overturn 2020 Election
AFP KEY POINTS Judge Tanya Chutkan has not set a new date for Donald Trump’s election interference criminal trial The delay stems from an appeal from the ex-president that remains…
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Could A Dior Bag Ruin S. Korea President’s Election Hopes?
Hidden camera footage apparently showing South Korea’s first lady accepting a luxury designer handbag has engulfed President Yoon Suk Yeol in controversy, threatening his party’s April election prospects. Dubbed the…
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Thai Court To Rule On Royal Defamation Election Pledge
Thailand’s progressive Move Forward Party, which won most seats at the last election, faces a crunch court ruling Wednesday on the legality of its campaign pledge to reform the kingdom’s…
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US Set To Reimpose Venezuela Oil Sanctions Over Election Disqualifications
The United States warned Tuesday it will reimpose sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector, relaxed under a reconciliation deal, after opponents to President Nicolas Maduro were barred from running…
