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/ 24 February 2009
Abdelaziz Bouteflika is heading for a hollow victory in an election in April because he is ill-suited to the task of tackling youth unemployment.
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/ 13 February 2009
Final results confirmed the Kadima party narrowly won the election but suggested Likud is better placed to form a government.
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/ 8 February 2009
Israel votes on Tuesday in the wake of the war in Gaza, with the ballot expected to shift the country to the right.
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/ 15 December 2008
Turkmenistan’s government on Monday said its election was a milestone in democracy, although only state-approved candidates were permitted to stand.
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/ 12 December 2008
Nigeria’s Supreme Court upheld the election of President Umaru Yar’Adua on Friday, giving him the mandate to lead Africa’s most populous nation.
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/ 11 November 2008
Côte d’Ivoire’s political leaders on Monday postponed a post-war presidential election planned for November 30.
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/ 30 October 2008
Johannesburg residents demonstrating for free basic electricity threatened on Thursday to boycott next year’s general election.
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/ 29 October 2008
Zambian police went on high alert on Wednesday as the country geared up for final campaign rallies.
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/ 27 October 2008
Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Monday that efforts to form a new government had failed, paving the way for snap elections.
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/ 24 October 2008
Zambia’s acting President Rupiah Banda on Friday called for peace and unity ahead of next week’s presidential elections.
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/ 24 October 2008
Israel came closer to early elections on Friday when the Shas party said it would not join a coalition led by Israeli premier-designate Tzipi Livni.
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/ 23 October 2008
Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday deferred ruling on a challenge to President Umaru Yar’Adua’s April 2007 election victory.
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/ 16 October 2008
The ANC may call an early general election to try to undermine plans by former party officials to form a breakaway group, it was reported on Thursday.
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/ 15 October 2008
Electoral authorities in Zambia on Wednesday summoned presidential candidates for an emergency meeting to discuss allegations of vote rigging.
Kenya accused Western envoys on Friday of ”shameless blackmail” and condescension for trying to force the head of the electoral commission to resign.
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/ 24 September 2008
Elections should be held immediately, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Wednesday.
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/ 19 September 2008
Swaziland’s banned political groups on Friday condemned the kingdom’s political system as Africa’s last absolute monarchy went to the poll.
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/ 19 September 2008
The legitimacy of Friday’s election is viewed with suspicion by a growing number of citizens.
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/ 19 September 2008
Voters lined up on Friday to cast their ballot in Swaziland to elect lawmakers under a Constitution that still bars political parties.
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/ 18 September 2008
Swaziland police have stopped dozens of demonstrators trying to blockade border posts in protest against elections on Friday.
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/ 18 September 2008
Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, faced protests on Thursday on the eve of much-criticised elections.
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/ 17 September 2008
The 2009 elections will be free and fair, and will not be compromised by political interference, the IEC said on Wednesday.
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/ 15 September 2008
Mediation between the Swazi government and labour movements and opposition parties is due to start within weeks.
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/ 11 September 2008
A spat over gender politics erupted on the US presidential campaign on Wednesday with John McCain accusing Democrat Barack Obama of a sexist attack.
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/ 10 September 2008
Six years after the end of a devastating civil war, polls in oil-rich Angola have cemented peace, legitimising its democracy.
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/ 9 September 2008
Barack Obama ripped into John McCain and Sarah Palin as never before on Monday, accusing his Republican White House foes of ”shameless” dishonesty.
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/ 9 September 2008
Angola opposition party Unita acknowledged defeat in last week’s election, as the ruling MPLA savoured an overwhelming win.
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/ 7 September 2008
With nearly 55% of the ballots counted, Angola’s ruling MPLA seemed headed for a massive victory in the first parliamentary elections in 16 years.
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/ 7 September 2008
Angola’s ruling party has claimed victory in the oil-rich nation’s chaotic landmark election despite opposition attempts to have the result cancelled.
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/ 6 September 2008
Voting in Angola’s parliamentary election resumed on Saturday for an unscheduled second day.
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/ 6 September 2008
Angola’s main opposition leader said late on Friday the electoral process had ”collapsed” as he joined smaller parties in calling for a new vote.
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/ 5 September 2008
Zambia’s ruling party on Friday elected the country’s vice-president, Rupiah Banda, as its candidate for an upcoming presidential vote.