Opposition tipped to win close Kenya election
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Two heavyweights of Kenya's post-independence politics square off in a presidential vote on Thursday whose run-up has seen the opposition hold a small lead in opinion polls over President Mwai Kibaki.
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Guarded by armed police, Kenyans voted on Thursday in a general election preceded by violence, tainted by allegations of rigging and likely to be the closest in more than four decades of independence from Britain.
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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, media tallies showed, while activists voiced fears over delayed official results.
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Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki is ahead in the presidential election with 45 percent, versus 41.2 for opposition leader Raila Odinga, according to an exit poll by a local independent election observer group.
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Kenya's opposition defeated the government in a crucial vote during the opening parliamentary session yesterday but the joy was tempered when former UN secretary general Kofi Annan postponed his attempt to end the political crisis and unrest in the country
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The opposition is expected to win by a landslide in a surprisingly smooth election.
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Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki leads Thursday's presidential election with 47.3 percent of the vote versus 42.8 for opposition leader Raila Odinga, according to an early exit poll by a local independent observer group.
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An early exit poll gave Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki a narrow lead in Thursday's vote, praised by observers as a smooth exercise despite delays, sporadic violence and rigging charges from both sides.
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Kenya's opposition will consider calling off planned protests if asked to by former UN chief Kofi Annan.
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Government and opposition agree on elections that could potentially open the way for a post-Mugabe era
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Kenya's opposition wins a key vote in parliament as bitter clashes mar the body's first meeting since disputed polls.
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NAIROBI, Jan. 15 -- Kenya's opposition party, which has accused President Mwai Kibaki of stealing a Dec. 27 election, scored a significant victory Tuesday when its candidate was elected speaker of parliament following a bitter and at times theatrical opening session.
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The dispute over President Mwai Kibaki's re-election in Kenya moved to parliament on Tuesday as the government and opposition prepared to wrestle for control of the east African nation's legislature.
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Opposition street protests over the disputed re-election of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki will end after demonstrations planned for Friday, a spokesman said.
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Polls have closed in Botswana&#39;s general election, with the governing Botswana Democratic Party expected to win an easy victory.
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Kenya's opposition candidate called on President Mwai Kibaki to concede defeat Sunday in the closest presidential race in the country's history, accusing him of fraud after a chaotic vote count sparked widespread violence and fears of rigging.
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Odinga poised to replace Kibaki by big majority as ministers lose seats in beating for ruling party