Presidential race in Zambia tightening
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The president's bid to win another term was boosted Saturday as he surged in rural areas, tightening an election pitting his economic reforms against his rival's promises of an equitable distribution of wealth.
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Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, re-elected in a poll which his main challenger says was rigged, begins his last term on Tuesday aiming to consolidate an economic programme that has won him praise from Western lenders.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - With the presidential race tightening and little time before the first party nomination contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, candidates are trying to woo voters without trampling on their holidays.
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Electoral officials slowly counting votes from Congo's landmark presidential election said Sunday that support for incumbent Joseph Kabila has slipped to just above 50 percent, increasing the likelihood of a runoff.
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The Democratic White House race has tightened going into the year's first nominating clash in Iowa with Hillary Clinton and her two top rivals locked in a dead heat, a poll said Wednesday.
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President suffers crushing blow to his authority in Pakistan's parliamentary elections
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Leaders on both sides of a contested election move toward  a new deal, but the impact of weeks of bloodshed may be more difficult to resolve
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African leaders struggled on Tuesday to  avoid a damaging split over moves to unite the continent under  one federal government.
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Zambian elections officials are counting the votes cast after a closely contested presidential election.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Barack Obama pulled even with Hillary Clinton in Iowa, with John Edwards close behind, in a tightening three-way race one day before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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Riot police take to the streets in Zambia after the authorities announce interim results in the presidential elections.
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On Saturday the presidential nominating fight carried the intensity normally reserved for the closing days of a general election campaign.
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The ruling African National Congress struggled Friday to agree on a way to choose a candidate who is almost certain to become South Africa&#39;s next president.
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Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa won a second term in office in an election his challenger Michael Sata accused him of rigging, official results showed on Monday.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appears sure to be re-elected Sunday, but he has lost much political clout due to corruption allegations involving his inner circle.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's hopes of cruising to victory at polls next month suffered a severe jolt Tuesday as his respected former finance minister Simba Makoni announced his candidacy.
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The results of Zambia's elections are due to be announced, after being delayed by Sunday's violence.