Jamaican opposition party appears to win election
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The opposition Jamaica Labour Party appeared to win power in a cliffhanger election on Monday but the ruling party, facing the end of an 18-year reign, served notice it would likely challenge the result.
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Government and opposition agree on elections that could potentially open the way for a post-Mugabe era
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NAIROBI, Jan. 15 -- Kenya's opposition party, which has accused President Mwai Kibaki of stealing a Dec. 27 election, scored a significant victory Tuesday when its candidate was elected speaker of parliament following a bitter and at times theatrical opening session.
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INGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 18 - The capital seemed abuzz Wednesday with the expectation of unprecedented victory. Customs agents, hotel workers, taxi drivers, even the Anglican minister who gave the pregame invocation, hoped, prayed, believed ...
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Jamaicans are due to vote in a general election which is expected to be the closest contest for years.
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BOURNEMOUTH, England -- The leader of the opposition Conservatives laid claim to the center of British politics yesterday, as the party was energized by new confidence that it can oust Tony Blair's Labor Party, which has been in power for nine years.
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The ruling party claimed victory Wednesday in special elections designed to clear the path for Pakistan's finance minister to be elevated to prime minister. The opposition said the vote was rigged.
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Botswana president Festus Mogae&#39;s ruling party led in early results today and, with the opposition split, looked set to win overall in parliamentary elections in the world&#39;s biggest diamond producer.
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Kenya's opposition wins a key vote in parliament as bitter clashes mar the body's first meeting since disputed polls.
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Â· Justice minister narrowly wins deputy pollÂ· Brown pledges party 'with soul'
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Unofficial returns Tuesday showed huge wins for the opposition parties of former Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and the slain Benazir Bhutto, one day after a pivotal vote that could threaten Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's political viability.
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Nigeria's main opposition party says it will join newly elected President Umaru Yar'Adua's government.
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Jamaicans faced down long lines at polling stations, threats of violence and the fringes of a hurricane to vote on Monday in an election that could bring a quick end to the tenure of Jamaica's first woman prime minister.
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Both sides predicted victory Monday as Jamaica's first female prime minister sought to win her first general election and her main opponent hoped to end the ruling party's 18-year hold on power.
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The party of Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga says he has won his country's presidential election.
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The opposition leader in Jamaica is ready to assume power, but the prime minister is not ready to concede election defeat.
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President Bharrat Jagdeo's party appeared headed to victory Wednesday in Guyana's election, according to vote results.