Activists 'win seats' in Maldives
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Opposition activists win the two parliamentary seats for the Maldives capital, provisional results show.
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Hindu nationalists won a crucial test of political support Sunday with a resounding victory in a state election, fought in the shadow of anti-Muslim riots that left more than 1,000 people dead in 2002
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The Maldives president, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, survived an assassination attempt Tuesday when a boy scout grabbed the knife of an attacker who jumped out of a crowd of people greeting the president, a government spokesman said.
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Mexico's largest left-wing party apparently won an important victory Sunday in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, according to initial results, in one of three gubernatorial elections that could preview next year's national presidential campaign.
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Islamist-backed candidates triumphed  over tribal opponents and businessmen in Saudi Arabia's  landmark men-only elections in the capital Riyadh, according to  preliminary results released Friday.
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Morocco&#39;s conservative Istiqlal party won  the most seats in parliamentary elections, setting it up for a  leading role in the next government, according to final results  released by the government on Monday.
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Pro-democracy candidates won limited  gains in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election on Sunday and  the pro-Beijing camp achieved a better-than-expected showing,  exit polls showed.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 24  - The mainstream Fatah party is on course to win most seats in the landmark Palestinian local elections despite a good showing by Hamas, according to partial and preliminary results Friday.
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HONG KONG - Pro-democracy opposition figures gained more clout in Hong Kong's legislature with three new seats, but they fell short of expectations and resumed grumbling Monday about a system they call unfairly rigged.    Although the opposition remains stuck mainly with the power to criticize, it gained a loud new voice with the stunning election win by Hong Kong's top protester, "Longhair" Leung Kwok-hung, who is known for burning flags and raising a ruckus in his trademark Che Guevara T-shirt...
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In Sundayâs parliamentary election, a party supporting former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won a plurality against a party backed by the junta.
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The European Union calls for free and fair elections in the Maldives with a parliamentary vote due this month.
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The chief political opponent of Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Friday accused Asia's longest serving ruler of continuing to stifle democracy despite his pledges of reform.
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Hamas made a strong showing in local elections in the West Bank, the first time the Islamic terrorist group competed at the polls, according to preliminary elections results obtained Friday.
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The ruling party claimed victory Wednesday in special elections designed to clear the path for Pakistan's finance minister to be elevated to prime minister. The opposition said the vote was rigged.
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Early results showed equal gains for Benazir Bhuttoâs Pakistan Peoples Party, and the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the faction led by the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
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European nations have requested the Maldives authorities to give them access to activists detained after last week's pro-democracy demonstrations, diplomatic sources said.
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The leader of Nicaragua's leftist Sandinista Front on Monday claimed victory for his party in weekend mayoral elections.