Mauritania vote 'free and fair'
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Mauritania's presidential poll, the final stage of transition to civilian rule after a coup, is free and fair, observers say.
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The election for Mauritania's new leader takes place on Sunday, two years after a military coup.
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AFRICA/MAURITANIA - Con le elezioni presidenziali di domenica si conclude il processo per il ritorno della democrazia Nouackhott (Agenzia Fides)- La Mauritania al voto domenica 11 marzo, per il primo turno delle elezioni presidenziali a due anni dal golpe incruento dellÂagosto 2005 che rovesciÃ² il Presidente Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.   \
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The power of liberty has been demonstrated again, in the arid valleys of Afghanistan, where millions have defied terrorist threats and turned out in droves for the nation&#39;s first free and fair election.
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Voting in US elections this week was mostly fair, but the lines were too long at some polling stations, according to an international rights group monitoring the presidential contest for first time.
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Mauritania became the latest African  country to benefit from third-generation (3G) mobile phone  services on Thursday as its newest provider Chinguitel went  live, officials said.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has promised that Israel will work to ensure the Palestinian presidential election is both free and fair.
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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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The opposition wins the first stage of Mauritania's first poll since a coup ended 20 years of authoritarian rule.
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Western election observers said on Sunday Georgia's presidential election was broadly fair and Washington urged the opposition, gathering in the capital to protest the result, to show restraint.
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The Palestinian Authority sees the vote as a possible major boost to Arafat's legitimacy and answer to calls for reform.
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Israel has approved measures it says are aimed at ensuring that next month&#39;s Palestinian election goes smoothly. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the whole world had to see that Israel would allow a free and fair poll.
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A Friday vote was seen as a regional test for political Islam in the Arab world.
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Â· Murder of French family in Mauritania adds to fears  Â· Decision is dire economic blow to host countries
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An audit done by international observers has confirmed that President Hugo Chavez beat a recall referendum and that the vote was fair, an electoral council official said on Saturday.
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Voting got under way on Saturday in some overseas French territories in the decisive round of parliamentary elections which are expected to hand President Nicolas Sarkozy a huge majority for his reform plans.
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Freed from Yasser Arafat's one-man rule, Palestinians say they are eager and able to build the first real democracy in the Arab world, despite the dangers lurking on the road to Jan. 9 elections.