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Egypt's Sisi wins second term with 92% of vote: state media
AFP, Published on 29/03/2018
» CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been reelected for a second term with 92 percent of the vote, preliminary results showed on Thursday, but turnout of just 40 percent dented his push for popular legitimacy.
Sierra Leone heads to polls after bitter campaign
AFP, Published on 31/03/2018
» FREETOWN - Voters in the West African state of Sierra Leone were called out to vote on Saturday in the final round of a presidential campaign marked by verbal sparring, sporadic violence and a last-minute legal battle.
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.
Sisi wins Egypt election with 97 percent of valid votes: official
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected for a second term with 97.08 percent of valid votes cast in an election last week, the election authority said Monday.
Egypt's Sisi claims 97% of presidential vote
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has secured a second term with 97% of valid votes, according to official results announced Monday, at an election last week that saw him face no serious rivals.
Challenger Bio wins S. Leone presidential vote: election watchdog
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» FREETOWN - Opposition challenger Julius Maada Bio clinched victory Wednesday in Sierra Leone's presidential vote, the country's election monitor said.
Italy's far-right, Five Star jostle as government talks fail
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» ROME - Anti-establishment and far-right leaders stood firm Thursday in a battle for the upper hand after talks with the president on who can lead a new Italian government fell flat.
US imposes sanctions on Putin's oligarch allies
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - The United States struck at the heart of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle Friday, imposing sanctions on seven of Russia's most influential oligarchs and stoking a diplomatic crisis that some have dubbed a new Cold War.
Hungarians to vote in keenly-watched poll
AFP, Published on 08/04/2018
» BUDAPEST - Hungarians will head to the polls Sunday in an election being keenly observed across Europe to see whether firebrand nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will win an expected third term.
Hungarians vote in keenly-watched poll
AFP, Published on 08/04/2018
» BUDAPEST - Hungarians head to the polls Sunday in an election that is being keenly observed across Europe, which will determine whether firebrand nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will win an expected third term