Not even a radio doctor who peddled goat testicles rivals the coiffed one’s candidacy.
Omar al-Bashir has been named as a possible candidate for the presidential elections despite doubts he would stand again.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero brings the election forward from March 2012 to November 20 as Spain struggles with high unemployment.
Another ageing autocrat uses youth culture to chase votes.
EU observers raise concerns over ballot counting in Côte d’Ivoire, saying monitors are being barred from vote counting centres.
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/ 1 February 2010
The international community is upping the pressure on the West African country of Côte d’Ivoire to hold a presidential election.
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/ 22 October 2009
The candidate who placed third in Afghanistan’s election said on Thursday he was considering urging his supporters to boycott the upcoming run-off.
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/ 30 September 2009
Gabon’s opposition said on Tuesday it would boycott a vote recount from last month’s presidential election won by Omar Bongo Ondimba’s son.
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/ 28 September 2009
German officials were investigating on Monday how accurate results of the country’s election appeared on Twitter before polling stations closed.
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/ 4 September 2009
The campaign to become the president of Safa is being waged in the corridors of power, but an air of civility has stifled public controversy.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is relying on ethnic affiliations for a crucial victory in Pashtun heartland, but the Taliban have threatened voters.
Political parties in Guinea-Bissau agreed on Tuesday to hold elections on June 28 to replace the country’s assassinated president.
The repressive climate in Angola casts a shadow on the coming elections.