Huge turnout boosts peaceful Zambia polls
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Zambians turned out in "huge" numbers on   Thursday to elect a new president after a tough race the   opposition hopes will force a radical rethink of policies that   have made the country one of Africa's economic stars.
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A record 1.7 million Hong Kongers turned out today for an election that sent a fresh contingent of pro-democracy opposition politicians to the legislature.
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JAKARTA - Indonesia yesterday voted emphatically for change in a peaceful election that, according to the latest surveys, was expected to give former General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono a landslide victory.
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Sierra Leone counted votes on Sunday from a tense presidential run-off which went peacefully despite fears of violence, but both sides accused the other of fraud and intimidation, and observers reported ballot stuffing.
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Thousands of haggard, shivering and determined opposition protesters danced and sang in triumph yesterday after Ukraine&#39;s parliament approved amendments to ensure a fair ballot in the presidential rerun later this month.
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Cuba's Fidel Castro applauds voters for taking part in elections - with an official turnout of more than 95%.
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HONG KONG: More than 1.5 million people voted yesterday in a record turnout for the third Legislative Council (LegCo) elections since Hong Kong&#39;s reunification with the motherland.
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Namibia&#39;s ruling SWAPO party scored an overwhelming victory in official election results on Sunday, bolstering the former guerrilla movement as it grapples with sensitive issues such as land reform.
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CONGRESS of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said yesterday that he was impressed not only by the massive turnout at the public sector protest march in Pretoria, but also by the colour and cultural mix of the strikers.
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This nation&#39;s first presidential election took a step toward legitimacy Sunday when Afghan and international officials celebrated the turnout of millions of
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Election observers from the United States and European Union on Thursday praised the largely peaceful general elections in Kenya, where widespread communal strife had been feared on polling day.
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The Press unanimously hailed turnout at Iraq's historic elections as opening the road to peace in the conflict battered country.
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Polls have closed in Uzbekistan&#39;s parliamentary elections, with officials announcing a turnout of more than 70%. State TV carried glowing accounts of the day.
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Namibia&#39;s ruling party candidate, Hifikepunye Pohamba, has won an overwhelming victory in the country&#39;s presidential election.
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People in Botswana, where more than a third of the population is HIV positive, go to the polls today in elections that were expected to be dominated by the ruling party - like every other vote since the southern African country gained independence
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A record 1.7 million Hong Kong voters cast ballots Sunday for an election that sent a fresh contingent of pro-democracy opposition politicians to the legislature, but apparently not as many Beijing&#39;s allies had feared.
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The results of Zambia's elections are due to be announced, after being delayed by Sunday's violence.