Opposition leader tipped in tight Zambia election
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Populist opposition leader Michael Sata   took a "commanding" early lead in Zambia's tight national   elections, a state-owned newspaper said on Friday.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 1 -- Long-awaited elections scheduled for next week are almost certain to be postponed, a choice that rankles opposition leaders in Pakistan who want the vote held on time.
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A populist challenger is likely to unseat the incumbent president, according to preliminary election results.
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African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma will be the governing party's candidate for national elections despite his pending trial on corruption charges
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The results of Zambia's elections are due to be announced, after being delayed by Sunday's violence.
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Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead on Friday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, the vote count showed, while tempers frayed over delays in the counting process.
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Zambia's president, whose policies have helped boost economic growth in the southern African country, consolidated his lead Sunday in the election vote count, as police used tear gas against rioters who stormed an election center to protest the results.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - Controversial populist politician Jacob Zuma looked on track on Sunday to win the leadership of South African's ruling ANC and become the country's next president in 2009.
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Zambia deployed armed police in the capital Lusaka on Sunday as incumbent Levy Mwanawasa widened his lead in the presidential election count, prompting charges of ballot rigging from challenger Michael Sata.
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Pakistan's president considers concessions to his political opposition ahead of expected January elections, as a polls show him in thrid place behind Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif
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The African National  Congress (ANC) holds a hotly contested election on Monday that  could clear the way for the controversial Jacob Zuma to assume  South Africa's presidency.
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Zambia's presidential race tightened on Saturday as President Levy Mwanawasa scored big wins in rural areas, but his populist rival Michael Sata maintained his lead and warned of "ghastly consequences" if poll fraud was detected.
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Kenya's opposition hopeful held his lead over President Mwai Kibaki in two final opinion polls released on Thursday a week before an election some fear could provoke trouble in one of Africa's most mature democracies.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 31 -- Long-awaited elections scheduled for next week are almost certain to be postponed Tuesday, a choice that rankles opposition leaders in Pakistan who want the vote held on time.
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President Joseph Kabila's lead Saturday in Congo's historic presidential election was below the majority needed to avoid a runoff, a day before the deadline for a preliminary tally of votes.
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Zambia began tallying ballots on Friday   after a huge turnout in close elections fought on President   Levy Mwanawasa's economic policies which are praised by the   West but have failed to lift millions out of poverty.
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Zambian voters are going to the polls to elect a president, members of parliament and local councillors.