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The gloves come on: virus-hit Singapore votes
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» SINGAPORE - Wearing masks and gloves and being careful to observe social distancing, Singaporeans voted in a general election Friday as the city-state struggles to recover from a coronavirus outbreak.
Italy votes in uncertain election stalked by populism
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» ROME: Italians vote on Sunday in one of the country's most uncertain elections ever, with far-right and populist parties expected to make major gains and Silvio Berlusconi set to play a leading role.
Somchai: Parties need 70,000 votes for one seat
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/03/2018
» A political party will need at least 70,000 votes to win a seat in the upcoming election while small parties with no hope for constituency MPs will need 1.75 million party votes if it wants to propose prime minister candidates.
Russia votes to hand Putin 4th presidential term
Associated Press, Published on 18/03/2018
» YEKATERINBURG, Russia: Vladimir Putin's victory in Russia's presidential election Sunday isn't in doubt. The only real question is whether voters will turn out in big enough numbers to hand him a convincing mandate for his fourth term -- and many Russians are facing intense pressure to do so.
Sierra Leone votes in delayed presidential run-off
AFP, Published on 31/03/2018
» FREETOWN - Voting began Saturday in Sierra Leone in the final round of a delayed run-off presidential election after a campaign marked by verbal sparring, sporadic violence and a last-minute legal battle.
EC seeks S44 help to accommodate primary votes
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/06/2018
» The Election Commission will ask Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to use his special power under Section 44 of the interim charter to give political parties enough time to hold primary votes.
Bomber kills dozens as Pakistan votes are counted
Associated Press, Published on 26/07/2018
» ISLAMABAD: After an election campaign overshadowed by violence and allegations of fraud, Pakistanis voted Wednesday for a new government that will face challenges of a crumbling economy and ongoing bloodshed by militants whose latest attack saw a suicide bomber kill 31 people outside a polling station.
Comoros votes in referendum on increasing president's power
AFP, Published on 30/07/2018
» MORONI (COMOROS) - Voters in the Comoros went to the polls Monday in a politically explosive referendum that could change the constitution and allow President Azali Assoumani to rule beyond 2021, his current term limit.
Zimbabwe counts votes after historic post-Mugabe polls
AFP, Published on 31/07/2018
» HARARE - Counting was under way Tuesday in Zimbabwe after a strong turnout in the first election since long-ruling leader Robert Mugabe was ousted from power.
Brazil's top electoral court votes down Lula candidacy
AFP, Published on 01/09/2018
» BRASíLIA - A majority of Brazil's top electoral court shot down late Friday the candidacy of popular leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the country's upcoming presidential vote, telling the jailed former leader he cannot participate in October's critical election.