Nigeria party vets poll hopefuls
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Delegates of Nigeria's ruling party gather in Abuja to pick a candidate to stand in next year's presidential poll.
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The president of one of Africa's most stable democracies sought another five-year term Sunday, jostling with 14 contenders in a race that may hinge on the votes of young people hungry for jobs.
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A fresh new face is confirmed as the party's presidential candidate, in a bid to shake up politics as usual. But can S&#233;gol&#232;ne deliver?
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Kenya's opposition hopeful held his lead over President Mwai Kibaki in two final opinion polls released on Thursday a week before an election some fear could provoke trouble in one of Africa's most mature democracies.
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Leaders of Iraq&#39;s religious parties have emerged as the country&#39;s most popular politicians and would win the largest share of votes if an election
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Some of the main candidates in Iraq's Jan. 30 elections:
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Iraqi electoral officials on Sunday scheduled national and provincial elections for Jan. 30 and said that nearly 200 political groups had applied to take part.
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Nigeria's president-elect says he will reform the election process - strongly criticised during last month's poll.
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Kenyans go to the polls on Thursday in an atmosphere of suspicion, with rumours rife of vote-rigging.
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Nigeria's ruling party presidential candidate, Umaru Yar'Adua, says he is well enough to run in April's polls.
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Ghanaians began to cast their votes on Tuesday morning for the fourth successive democratic elections since 1992, hoping the government for the next four years can bring about vigorous economic development to the politically stable west African country.
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In the second round of the country&#39;s legislative elections on Sunday, some 35 million registered voters are choosing parliamentary deputies in the 467 constituencies where there was no winner in the first round a week ago.
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Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has chosen Umaru Yar'Adua, governor of the northern Katsina State, as its candidate for the April 2007 presidential election.
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NAKURU, Kenya -- Along a crowded sidewalk in this city, Esther Thuo and a friend were discussing their choices in Kenya's upcoming presidential election.
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Rival Nigerian politicians are arming militias in advance of April elections, in hopes of rigging the outcome and gaining control of millions in oil revenue at stake.
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Modernisers and traditionalists are competing for the soul of the party.
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Democrats may be experiencing a sense of deja vu as they again search for a leader in a crowded field of candidates with no clear favorite to win. A year ago, the hopefuls were vying for president. Now, a new crop is running to lead the Democratic National Committee.