Election
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Pakistan Internet Disrupted As Opposition Launches Election Campaign
Internet and social media services across Pakistan were severely disrupted Sunday night as the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan prepared to launch a massive online campaign ahead…
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Bangladesh Votes In Election Without Opposition
Bangladesh votes Sunday in an election guaranteed to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina her fifth term in office, after a boycott by opposition parties whose ranks have been decimated by…
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Venezuela Enters Uncertain Election Year
Venezuela is due for elections in 2024. But with no date set, incumbent President Nicolas Maduro coy about a reelection bid and his main rival disqualified from running, nothing much…
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UK Party Leaders Kick Off Election Year
Rishi Sunak said Thursday he had pencilled in later this year for a general election, as he and his main political rival to be Britain’s next leader effectively kicked off…
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Exiled Opposition Leader Condemns ‘Sham’ Bangladesh Election
Bangladesh’s election on Sunday will be a “sham” designed to cement Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule, exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman has told AFP in an exclusive interview defending his…
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Taiwan ‘Will Resist’ China Interference In Election: Presidential Frontrunner
The Taiwanese people “will resist” China’s attempts to influence the island’s January 13 election, frontrunner presidential candidate Lai Ching-te told AFP on Wednesday as he hit the campaign trial 10…
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Evo Morales Disqualified From Running For A Fourth Term In Bolivia’s 2025 Election
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has been disqualified from the country’s 2025 presidential election after a ruling Friday evening by the constitutional court nullified the legality of indefinite presidential reelection.…
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Police Prevent Election Protest In DR Congo Capital
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa prevented protesters from assembling Wednesday, AFP reporters saw, after a demonstration against last week’s elections was banned. Leading opposition politicians in…
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Taiwan Man Charged Over Voter Trips To China Ahead Of Election
A Taiwanese man has been charged with violating the island’s election laws by arranging sponsored visits to China ahead of the January poll. In the first indictment of its kind,…
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Trump Cases Thrust Supreme Court Into US Election Fray
The US Supreme Court played a critical role in deciding the 2000 presidential election when it halted a vote recount in Florida with Republican George W. Bush holding a razor-thin…
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Serbian Ruling Party Hails Election Win Amid Calls For Protest
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic looked poised to tighten his grip on power Monday after his party secured a parliamentary majority with a dominating victory at the polls, even as the…
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Tensions Run High As DR Congo Approaches Election
The Democratic Republic of Congo gears up for elections on Wednesday that could consolidate its democracy or unleash fresh violence as political tensions threaten to boil over. Some 44 million…
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Zuma Deals New Blow To ANC Hopes In S. Africa Election
Former South African president Jacob Zuma on Saturday drove a new split in the ruling African National Congress, calling for a boycott of the party in a landmark 2024 election.…
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Rudy Giuliani Vows to Appeal ‘Absurd’ Ruiling Ordering Him to Pay $148 Million to 2 Georgia Election Workers for Defamation that Could Upend His Net Worth
Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, could face significant financial consequences if he fails in an appeal of a defamation lawsuit in which he was ordered to…
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Egypt Election Offers More Of The Same Despite Crisis
Egyptians vote on Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by war in neighbouring Gaza and with little doubt that the incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will secure a third term. In…
