Campaigning begins in Morocco&#39;s legislative elections
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Campaigning for Morocco&#39;s legislative elections began Saturday with a record number of parties vying for seats and observers expecting Islamist candidates to make gains in next month&#39;s vote.
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Moroccans chose their political future Friday in elections that could give an Islamic party greater power than ever before in a country seen as a pillar of moderation in the Arab world.
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About 1,000 candidates are running for 300 municipal seats in West Bank villages and towns. It will be the first electoral test before the January 9 presidential elections.
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Voting got under way on Saturday in some overseas French territories in the decisive round of parliamentary elections which are expected to hand President Nicolas Sarkozy a huge majority for his reform plans.
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Seven candidates running for Palestinian president, led by front-runner Mahmoud Abbas, kicked off a 15-day electoral campaign yesterday
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The Iraqi political campaign officially kicked off yesterday, colored by hope but tempered by violence that highlighted security concerns
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Morocco counted votes on Saturday after a  record low turnout in parliamentary elections, with Islamists  saying they expected to boost their representation thanks to a  popular anti-corruption message.
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Morocco is to elect a new parliament, with a moderate Islamist opposition party expected to make large gains.
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Morocco&#39;s oldest political party Istiqlal emerged Saturday as the biggest in parliament after an election marred by the lowest turnout ever recorded in the North African nation.
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Morocco is struggling to decide what kind of democracy it should become after years of cautious reform helped the north African kingdom shed a repressive past.
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Campaigning starts for Russia's parliamentary elections, due to take place on 2 December.
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Morocco recorded its lower ever voter turnout rate Friday in elections expected to bolster the main opposition Islamist party and throw up a new challenge for the reformist King Mohammed VI.
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FEZ, Morocco  - When asked who will get his vote in Morocco's parliamentary elections next month, 70-year-old Mohamed Mahbou looks up from his game of cards and anger flashes in his eyes.
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Morocco began counting votes late on Friday after a record low turnout in parliamentary elections expected to show gains for Islamists pushing an anti-corruption message.
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Five contenders and the lobbying has already begun
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Moroccans voted in modest numbers on Friday in parliamentary elections expected to show gains for Islamists pushing an anti-corruption message and more vigorous plans to fight poverty.
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Voting begins in Niger's presidential elections, with the incumbent, Mamadou Tandja, expected to win.