Election
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Relief In Senegal And Beyond After Sall Averts Election Crisis
Sall was re-elected for a second term in 2019 AFP Relief swept Senegal and its supporters on Tuesday after President Macky Sall declared he would not seek a contested third…
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Tension In Senegal As President Set To Announce Election Plan
President Sall is expected to dispel months of speculation as to whether he plans to seek a third term AFP Senegal braced for a potential showdown on Monday as President…
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Cambodian PM Kicks Off Campaign In One-sided Election
Cambodia’s leader has kicked off a one-sided election campaign, with the main opposition barred from taking part AFP Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen kicked off a three-week election campaign on…
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Corruption Threats Linger As Guatemalan Run-off Election Approaches Post-Violence
Reuters KEY POINTS The Guatemalan election ended without a candidate and a run-off will take place on Aug. 20 Calls from the Organization of American States (OAS) to accept the…
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Calm In Sierra Leone Despite Contested Election Outcome
Supporters of President Bio celebrated after his victory AFP The streets of Sierra Leone’s capital were quiet on Wednesday, a day after President Julius Maada Bio was sworn in for…
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Malians Approved Constitutional Changes, Says Election Body
Election officials counting referendum votes in Bamako AFP Malian voters overwhelmingly approved changes to the constitution in a referendum, marking a key step in the ruling junta’s declared plans to…
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Indonesia Court To Rule On Voting System Change As Election Nears
A worker uses a magnifier as he checks ballot papers printed for upcoming presidential election at a factory in Jakarta, Indonesia January 20, 2019. Reuters Indonesia’s Constitutional Court is expected…
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UK Opposition Demands Election Amid Johnson ‘Farce’
Boris Johnson announced on Friday he was leaving as a member of parliament AFP UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Sunday demanded a general election as three MPs from the…
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Trump Indictment: How the Legal Complexities Overshadow the US Election 2024
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges even as he remains the Republican front-runner for the 2024 US presidential nomination. The latest indictment, which follows an earlier…
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2024 Election Poll: Trump Leads DeSantis By An Average Of 31 Points To End May
Reuters KEY POINTS More than 53% of Republican voters would choose Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination, poll averages show Around 22% of Republican voters would nominate Ron DeSantis GOP’s…
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Ex-US Vice President Mike Pence To Launch 2024 Election Bid, Challenging Trump
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses the National Review Institute’s 2023 Ideas Summit in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2023. Reuters Former Vice President Mike Pence, who served Donald Trump…
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Lopez Obrador Party Poised To Gain Control Of Key Mexico State Election
Delfina Gomez of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), candidate for the governor of the State of Mexico, smiles next to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, leader of MORENA during a news…
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YouTube Scraps 2020 US Election Misinformation Policy
YouTube’s updated policy, which goes into effect immediately, comes as tech platforms grapple with a key issue in a hyperpolarized political environment in the United States AFP YouTube will stop…
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Populist Premier Danielle Smith Overcomes Gaffes To Win Close-fought Alberta Election
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2023. Reuters United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Danielle Smith’s election victory…
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Erdogan Positioned To Extend Rule In Turkey Runoff Election
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) speaks during an election rally, ahead of the May 28 presidential runoff vote, in Istanbul, Turkey May 27,…
