Ghana votes for new president and parliament
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Voters in Ghana are expected to reward incumbent John Kufuor with a second and final mandate at presidential elections for overseeing four years of stability in the West African country, analysts say.
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Turkmenistan goes to the polls to vote for a new parliament, although all candidates back the president.
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Somalia's parliament votes for a new president  in a bid to restore government to their lawless nation.
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Vote counting has begun in Tuesday&#39;s general election in Ghana, where President John Kufuor is widely expected to win re-election.
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The southern African nation of Namibia voted on Monday for a successor to the only leader the country has ever known, and election officials said the first of two days of voting started smoothly.
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Voting begins in Niger's presidential elections, with the incumbent, Mamadou Tandja, expected to win.
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Mauritanians voted on Sunday to choose a president and restore civilian rule to the Saharan Islamic state after 19 months under a military junta.
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Monday's vote is for the first president directly elected by the people of Indonesia.
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Decision by parliament spells legislative trouble for President Mwai Kibaki
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South Africa's ruling African National Congress elects Jacob Zuma as new leader
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ACCRA, Dec 11  - The governing party in Ghana  widened its majority in parliament at elections last week which  also gave President John Kufuor a second and final four-year  mandate in the world's number two cocoa grower.
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After years of anarchy, Somalia is poised to set up a new parliament which will elect a president.
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Namibians voted Monday to choose a successor to the only leader they have ever known, and election officials said the first of two days of voting for the president and parliament started smoothly.
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Mauritanians began voting on Sunday to choose a president and restore civilian rule to the Saharan Islamic state after 19 months under a military junta.
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HELSINKI, Oct 19 (IPS) - Anyone with a mobile phone can call a radio station  in Ghana now to question a government minister about the promises  he made election time.
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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
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Jamaicans cast their votes for a new government on Monday in what was expected to be a close election held under a tropical storm alert for Hurricane Felix to the south and concerns about recent political violence.