There will be enormous logistical problems given that 18 parties are contesting, the number of contestants at various levels, and the security issues
Local elections are fiercely contested in Nigeria, as governors generally have more impact on ordinary people’s day-to-day lives
Most domestic and international observers said last month’s presidential vote was credible, despite well-documented problems. But tensions remain high
‘Still, we cannot allow the noise to overwhelm the signal as a nation. We have been here before’
Only hours before polls were to open, Nigeria’s electoral commission postponed elections scheduled for February 16 by a week
The two main candidates — President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar — both called for calm as a one-week delay was announced
The incumbent governor, Willie Obiano was announced the victor on Sunday, scoring a widely-expected win in Nigeria’s Anambra state.
A joint statement from major Congolese opposition parties cites irregularities in the recent election and rejects early results showing Kabila on top.
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/ 14 November 2007
Togo’s Prime Minister, Yawovi Agboyibo, on Tuesday said he had tendered his resignation to President Faure Gnassingbe ahead of the formation of a new, post-elections government. ”I was appointed for a specific mission, to conduct the organisation of the parliamentary polls with the Independent National Electoral Commission,” he said.
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/ 16 October 2007
Landmark weekend parliamentary elections in Togo were ”free, fair and open”, observers from the Economic Community of West African States concluded in a report on Tuesday. ”In spite of a few shortfalls, the legislative elections on Sunday were free, fair and open,” stated the 15-nation group.