Mozambique voters head for polls
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After 18 years in power, President Joachim Chissano is stepping down and five candidates are vying for his post. The leading candidates are from two parties which fought a destructive civil war which ended in 1992.
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Outgoing President Sam Nujoma opened polls in Namibia on Monday by casting the first vote to elect his successor in the vast southwest African country.
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MAPUTO, Mozambique -- Mozambique's poor, many carrying small children, trudged along narrow dirt roads in oppressive heat yesterday to pick a replacement for the president who has ruled this downtrodden African country for the past 18 years.
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Thais are voting in an election that is expected to give Thaksin Shinawatra's party a landslide victory.
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Mozambique used canoes and helicopters to ferry ballot papers to remote rural districts for Wednesday&#39;s election to pick a successor to President Joaquim Chissano, who spent 18 years in office.
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Voting begins in Pakistan in two by-elections which the  president's choice of prime minister must win.
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Election officials began counting ballots Thursday after Zambians voted to decide whether President Levy Mwanawasa would stay in office for a second term despite a strong challenge from opposition candidates who lambasted his economic policies.
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TUNIS : Tunisians head to the polls to cast their ballots in legislative and presidential elections in which the ruling party of long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is widely tipped to come out victorious.
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Moroccans vote in a general election on Friday that is expected to see the main Islamist party make gains that could throw up a new challenge for the reforming King Mohammed VI.
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The Commonwealth and European Union have  asked Mozambique for access to centers where votes from this  week's election are being verified, after complaints by  monitors raised questions over the credibility of the ballot.
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Parliamentary and municipal elections are being held Sunday across Cameroon, with longtime President Paul Biya's ruling party widely expected to dominate as it has for decades.
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Mozambique used canoes and helicopters  to ferry ballot papers to remote rural districts for  Wednesday's election to pick a successor to President Joaquim  Chissano who spent 18 years in office.
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Mozambique&#39;s ruling Frelimo party and its presidential candidate have won a landslide victory in elections held earlier this month.
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Venezuelans headed to the polls Sunday to elect regional leaders amid lingering concerns of voter fraud and the political opposition&#39;s discontent.
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Mozambique used canoes and helicopters to ferry ballot papers to remote rural districts for Wednesday&#39;s election to pick a successor to President Joaquim Chissano who spent 18 years in office.
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Moroccans voted on Friday in parliamentary polls expected to show gains for moderate Islamists pushing an anti-corruption message to voters seeking more vigorous efforts to fight poverty.
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Namibians lined up in front of polling stations in capital Windhoek on Monday, casting their votes to choose a new president and parliament for the country, with the ruling