Kazakhstan Holds Parliamentary Elections
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As people in this Central Asian oil-producing nation voted in critical parliamentary elections Sunday, both the government and opposition were trying to play the oil card to their own advantage.
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ALMATY/ASTANA  - President Nursultan Nazarbayev  warned oil-rich Kazakhstan against voting for his opponents'  "empty promises" of riches in a poll on Sunday already  criticized in the West for bias against the opposition.
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A mere trickle of voters showed up at polling stations in Uzbekistan&#39;s capital yesterday in an election from which all opposition groups are barred.
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President Nursultan Nazarbayev's party took an early lead in Parliament elections Sunday, and his daughter's new party was running second, lending credence to suspicions of plans for a family dynasty.
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Russia&#39;s Parliament has overwhelmingly approved President Vladimir Putin&#39;s plan to reinforce control over Russia by replacing popular elections of regional leaders with a central selection process.
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MOSCOW -- Russian voters went to the polls yesterday in regional elections dominated by two pro-Kremlin parties, a result that critics said presented the appearance of democracy without its substance.
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Official figures show that Hamid Karzai is on the way to winning Afghanistan's first presidential elections.
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The gas-rich nation gets its first multiparty election on Sunday, with a vote that experts say is stacked.
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The parliamentary election campaign in the mass media started in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan on 12 February, Dagestan's RGVK TV reported.  TV companies are to provide 30 minutes of free air time and one- hour of paid slots to candidates.
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Pakistanâs parliamentary elections on Monday have included charges of armed intimidation and bribes, and the suspicion of rigging hangs thick in the air.
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People in Kyrgyzstan prepare to vote in a parliamentary election that could end two years of turmoil.
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With regional elections Sunday from St. Petersburg to Siberia, Russians are entering what promises to be a year of ballots choreographed to ensure a smooth succession and enable President Vladimir Putin to keep a hand on the steering wheel even after he steps down.
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The Kremlin-backed candidate Alu Alkhanov has got 75.1 percent of the ballots in Sunday&#39;s presidential poll in Russia&#39;s Chechen republic after 64.
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Polls have closed in Uzbekistan&#39;s parliamentary elections, with officials announcing a turnout of more than 70%. State TV carried glowing accounts of the day.
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Elections, at home and abroad, are topping Russia s political agenda lately. While President Vladimir Putin is phasing out elections for governor and redesigning elections to parliament, Russia s political ...
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ALMATY, Jan 7  A ban on one of Kazakhstan's main opposition parties is part of a new clampdown on dissent in the authoritarian oil-rich Central Asian state to prevent a Ukrainian-style ''orange ...
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Kazakhstan took a step towards early parliamentary elections on Tuesday after lawmakers asked President Nursultan Nazarbayev to dissolve the lower house and set a date for the ballot.