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US, Brazil at odds over Honduras crisis
Honduras’ disputed presidential election is likely to set Washington against emerging Latin American power Brazil.
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E Guinea poll ‘a sham’, warns rights groups
Equatorial Guinea goes to the polls on Sunday in what observers say is a sham election designed to rubber stamp the rule of Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
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Sri Lankan leader gambles on January election
Sri Lanka will hold early presidential elections on January 26, officials said on Friday.
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Rights group sceptical about fair E Guinea elections
Human Rights Watch has criticised preparations for Sunday’s poll in Equatorial Guinea, saying there was ”serious doubt” about its credibility.
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Mozambique opposition party demands fresh election
Mozambique’s main opposition party, Renamo, on Tuesday rejected the election victory of President Armando Guebuza, saying a fresh poll must be held.
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Afghan leader Karzai vows inclusive government
Hamid Karzai vowed to form an inclusive government on Tuesday after warnings from Western supporters he would have to root out corruption.
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What the run-off could mean for Afghanistan
Afghans vote on November 7 for a second time in their disputed presidential election, hoping to end weeks of political limbo and uncertainty.
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Karzai ‘to accept vote ruling’ to avert chaos
Hamid Karzai will accept final results due later on Tuesday from Afghanistan’s chaotic election, officials said after frantic Western lobbying.
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Afghan poll picture darkens with run-off looming
The chances of a run-off being needed to end Afghanistan’s political crisis increased on Monday with the submission of a report on poll irregularities
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Karzai under pressure as Afghan election ruling due
Afghanistan remained locked in political crisis on Monday as its president resisted accepting the result of a fraud probe into August’s elections.
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Tension high as Afghanistan awaits election result
Tension was high in Afghanistan on Friday as electoral authorities prepared to announce whether Hamid Karzai would be forced into a run-off election.
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Botswana votes, Khama seen retaining power
Botswana held a general election on Friday which is widely expected to see Ian Khama retain power as president while facing rising discontent.
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‘No space for democracy in Mozambique’
Daviz Simango, founder of the new political party MDM, has shaken up the traditional two-horse race for Mozambique’s elections in two weeks’ time.
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Afghan election run-off likely, says ex-diplomat
Hamid Karzai is likely to face a second round run-off in early November, a former diplomat close to the US regional envoy said on Wednesday.
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Discipline the buzz word under Botswana’s Khama
Botswana’s President Ian Khama faces criticism over his military-style leadership ahead of elections on Friday.
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Gabon court upholds Bongo’s victory
Gabon’s Constitutional Court says Ali Bongo won the August 30 presidential elections that opposition candidates said were fraudulent.
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Watchdog alters Afghan recount rules, member quits
Afghanistan’s election watchdog changed its fraud-tallying rules for the second time in less than a week on Monday.
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New Afghan vote rules may ensure Karzai victory
Afghanistan’s election watchdog will treat presidential candidates as equally likely to be guilty of vote fraud in suspicious cases, new rules show.
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Merkel, rivals scramble for last-minute votes
Barring a huge election day surprise on Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to win a second term at the helm of Europe’s top economy.
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Final polls give Merkel hope before election
German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on track to win a second term, the last polls released before Sunday’s election indicated.
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Karzai defends Afghan vote as blast kills Italian troops
Hamid Karzai said on Thursday fraud claims in last month’s elections were exaggerated, just before six Italian troops were killed in a suicide attack.
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Final Afghan election results due amid fraud probe
Afghan election authorities will announce the long-delayed tally from last month’s presidential vote on Wednesday, a spokesperson said.
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Gabonese snub strike call
Many Gabonese snubbed an opposition appeal to stay at home in protest at a disputed presidential election on Monday.
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Afghan vote watchdog finds fraud, orders recounts
Afghanistan’s election watchdog said on Tuesday it had found evidence of fraud in last month’s presidential election and ordered a partial recount.
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Karzai hopes to hold talks with Taliban if re-elected
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai hopes to hold peace talks with the Taliban within 100 days if he is re-elected, he said in an interview on Monday.
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Protesters dispersed, Gabon poll result blocked
Security forces in Gabon used tear gas to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters outside the election commission on Thursday.
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Gabon urged to stay calm before poll outcome
AU observers called for calm and Gabon’s forces stepped up patrols in the capital on Tuesday as election officials further delayed the poll result.
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Three Gabon candidates claim poll win ahead of results
The three main candidates in Gabon’s presidential election all claimed victory on Monday, though no official results were announced.
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Gabon presidential hopefuls in row over ‘unity’ candidate
A bid to promote a unity candidate in Gabon’s presidential election appeared to have backfired on Friday.
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Security tight as Gabon eyes post-Bongo era
Gabon’s voters will head to closely guarded polling stations on Sunday to choose a successor to Omar Bongo.
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Karzai, chief rival neck and neck in Afghan vote
Incumbent Hamid Karzai is running neck and neck with his main rival in the fraud-tainted race for the Afghan presidency.
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Karzai, chief rival both claim victory in Afghan vote
President Hamid Karzai’s campaign and chief rival Abdullah Abdullah both claimed victory on Friday in Afghanistan’s election.
