Macedonia vote gets green light from OSCE despite fraud claims
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SKOPJE : Macedonia&#39;s failed referendum to overturn EU-backed legislation giving more autonomy to the ethnic Albanian minority met European standards despite opposition claims of fraud, European observers said.
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CARACAS : An audit of last Sunday&#39;s recall vote in Venezuela, which favored keeping President Hugo Chavez in office, found no evidence of fraud, as the opposition had charged, electoral officials said.
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International observers have endorsed Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election, rejecting opposition calls for a new poll amid reports of fraud.
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As todayâs announcement of American recognition of the Macedonian Republic starts to sink in, the statements of various officials and representatives are shedding light on why the shock diplomatic move was made, and why it was made now.
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ATHENS  - The government said Friday it would block neighbouring Macedonia from joining NATO or the European Union unless a name dispute with the Balkan republic is resolved.
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In its interim report, the OSCE mission observing the presidential election in Ukraine has concluded that a number of state officials are openinly supporting pro-government candidate Premier Viktor Yanukovych.
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Venezuela&#39;s electoral authorities said Saturday an audit of the vote on President Hugo Chavez&#39;s rule found no proof of fraud.
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fraud in the electronic vote counting had helped the ruling ex-communists win a slim lead. country into weeks of uncertainty as it struggles to stay on track to join the European Union in 2007.
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Macedonia was a rung higher on the  ladder to European Union and NATO membership on Monday after  easily defeating a referendum bid to block a law giving its  Albanian minority more rights.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (08/11/04) - A Sunday referendum in Macedonia against a government law granting the countryâs ethnic Albanian minority more political rights and powers has failed due to insufficient voter turnout.
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&quot;We have to conclude that this election did not meet a considerable number of ... European standards for democratic elections,&quot; an OSCE statement said.
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Uzbek officials said on Monday a weekend parliamentary election was free and fair, but opposition parties shut out of the poll called it a fraud and said the impoverished nation&#39;s patience was running out.
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Uzbeks voted in a parliamentary election Sunday in which opposition groups were barred from running, sparking criticism from Europe&#39;s top election watchdog and a fierce defence from the country&#39;s authoritarian president, who
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An audit of Venezuela&#39;s referendum results has confirmed that President Hugo Chavez won the poll fairly and found no evidence to support the opposition&#39;s claims of widespread vote-rigging, international observers said
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WASHINGTON, Nov 5  - The United States on Friday defended its decision to formally recognize the &quot;Republic of Macedonia&quot; as the name for the former Yugoslav republic and did little to ease Greek fury at the move as it warned US citizens in Greece of
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Ukraineâs Supreme Court gave the prime ministerâs legal team until tomorrow to study evidence of fraud presented by the opposition in last weekâs presidential election, and outgoing President Leonid Kuchma endorsed the idea of a
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The visit of EU High Representative Javier Solana is taking place in a very significant moment for Macedonia, right after the referendum, i.e. passing of a serious exam of democracy and stability, President ...