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Kenya: State Now Bars Donors From Funding Elections

[Nation] The government is moving to curb the influence foreign money in elections by blocking direct financing of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ahead of the 2022 polls.

Source: allAfrica.com

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Mr Nathan Nandala Mafabi, who had challenged Gen Muntu for the party presidency, had insisted that though Article 32 of the party constitution provides that the "term of office for all party officials shall be five years renewable only once", Gen Muntu serves out only what had remained of Dr

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St Kitts Opposition party files election petitions

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Five defeated candidates of the main Opposition St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) have filed petitions in the High Court challenging the results of the June 5, 2020 General Election in the twin-island

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Uganda: Media Not Effective Tool in 2021 Campaigns - Report

[Monitor] A recently released report by Afrobarometer pours cold water on the much-talked about media-only political campaign for Uganda's 2021 General Election.

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Local Referendum No. 1 for Greene County Hospital passes 3,004 to 975; Joe Biden and Doug Jones win in Greene County; Jones looses to Tuberville statewide

4,797 people voted in Greene County in yesterday’s General Election, this was a turnout of 65.2% based on 7,350 people listed as registered voters in the county. The referendum was approved in every precinct in the county with the exception of Jena on the northern end of the county.The voters

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EFF accuse ANC of disrupting Gauteng by-election voting stations

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Holness to be sworn in tomorrow

The nation will get a better glimpse of what the next five years will be like when Andrew Holness, 48, is sworn in tomorrow for the third time as prime minister of Jamaica. Holness’ reappointment will follow formal notification from the Electoral...

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Florida man says he was fired for disclosing boss' plan to lay off workers if Biden wins - Face2Face Africa

A Black worker at Daniels Manufacturing Corporation in Florida says he was fired for speaking out after the president of the company sent a letter threatening to layoff employees if “Biden and the Democrats” win the November 3 presidential election. In the copy of the letter that was added to

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Ms Mottley’s intervention was judicious and welcome

Every government, organization or person who has publicly condemned the flagrant, vulgar and incessant attempts by the rigging cabal and their acolytes to perpetrate fraud at the 2nd March 2020 elections held in Guyana and to attempt to defeat the will of the electorate and steal the new

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Veteran St Kitts-Nevis politician, diplomat returns to Opposition

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Seven years after he quit the then-ruling St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) to form the People's Labour Party (PLP), Sam Condor has again called it quits and is returning to the now-Opposition

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Analysis: Trump clings to power as legal challenges crumble - L.A. Focus Newspaper

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Burundi presidential election results expected today

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Errors raise questions over 2017 polls

Glaring errors in the results of the August 8, 2017, General Election, published on the website of the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), have kicked up a storm, with leaders calling for a reorganisation of the commission before the proposed referendum and the 2022 General

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Election 2020: Your Cheat Sheet for 12 Propositions to Know About Before Nov. 3 (Part 2 of 3 Part Series) – Observer News Group

2020 is a big election year. With all eyes on the presidential race, Californians can’t afford to lose sight of our state and local elections. These decisions need the same amount of consideration being given to the big race. They are the ones with the most -- and the most immediate -- effects on

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Biden hires Karine Jean-Pierre as senior adviser to engage Black voters

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Malawi: Law Expert Says Ansah Resignation May Delay Malawi Elections

A law expert has said the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah just weeks into a crucial presidential election has plunged the country into yet another electoral

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Somalia: Triple Emergencies of COVID-19, Flooding & Locusts Makes Somalia Susceptible to Human Trafficking

Mogadishu — While simultaneously suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, flooding and a locust crisis, Somalia, could well see a rise in the number of people who are susceptible to human

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South Africa: Level 3 Lockdown - Dlamini-Zuma Concedes Government Shortfalls, Details New Regulations

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma conceded the government has fallen short in implementing its planned social and economic

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Africa: Presidential Power Play Undermines Democracy in Africa

Analysis - Exploiting public office to win elections is common but Madagascar and Cabo Verde are making polls more fair.

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Uganda: EC Revised Roadmap Challenged in Court

[Monitor] The revised Election Commission roadmap which introduced digitized campaigns for the forthcoming general elections, has been challenged in court

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Ghana: EC Outlines COVID-19 Measures for Compilation of New Voters Register

The Electoral Commission (EC) has outlined measures to curb spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as it laces its boots for the compilation of a new voters

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Zimbabwe: Chamisa to Jealously Guard His 2023 Presidential Victory

[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has said he will jealously guard and will not allow his victory in the 2023 presidential election to be stolen again as what happened in 2018.

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Somalia names new prime minister, unveils plan for elections | News24

President appoints newcomer Mohamed Hussein Roble to replace former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire.

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Dr Hinds is attempting to create an elections narrative that has no empirical basis

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PNP delegates list to be ready Tuesday - Presidential election to be conducted in parishes under EOJ control

In a few days, People’s National Party (PNP) presidential aspirants Mark Golding and Lisa Hanna will receive the delegates list to be used in the November 7 internal polls to replace Dr Peter Phillips, which will be conducted by the Electoral...

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Uganda: Politicians Push to Reopen Economy Ahead of Poll Campaigns to Start

And now just emerging from no contact with voters, there are concerns about whether the election calendar and roadmap as set by the National Electoral Commission in December 2018 is still viable considering the time

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The macho men - Stabroek News

Almost exclusively of East Indian descent, the mostly older Guyanese men, on a popular site, openly bragged about voting, with their families, for incumbent United States (US) President Donald Trump. The article The macho men appeared first on Stabroek News.

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