Iranians begin voting in local elections
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Iranians voted Friday in local council elections that were expected to be a first test of support for hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad since he took office more than a year ago.
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Indonesians start voting in the second and final round of their country's presidential elections.
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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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HONG KONG  - Hong Kong residents began voting early Sunday in a legislative election that could give pro-democracy figures more clout than they have held since China reclaimed the territory from Britain in July 1997.
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Palestinians began registering voters for an as yet unscheduled general election on Saturday, in the first concrete step to meet long-standing international and domestic demands for reforms.
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Voters in the Gaza Strip go to the polls on Thursday in local elections in which Hamas militants are taking part.
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Pakistanis began to vote in parliamentary elections on Monday amid anxiety over further political turmoil and violence.
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Albanians are voting in municipal polls that are being closely watched by the EU and the United States.
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Afghans have begun heading to the polls in the country&#39;s first direct democratic election, almost three years after the hard-line Taliban regime was ousted by a US-led military campaign.
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Brazilians vote in local elections - which are regarded as the first political test of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Mixing of the votes cast for the first-Afghan presidential elections began in parts of the country this morning, a spokesman of the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) said Thursday evening.
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Palestinians started voting across the West Bank in the first municipal elections in 28 years which will serve as a test for next monthâs presidential polls.
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The rejection of his candidates in municipal elections highlights the domestic weaknesses of Iran's fiery president
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Palestinians cast their votes yesterday for local councils in 26 towns and villages of the West Bank, opening an election season that officials say will underline the Palestinian Authority&#39;s commitment to democracy.
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LONDON -- Exiled Iraqis began registering to vote yesterday in their homeland's first independent election in nearly 50 years, with dozens arriving at polling stations in 14 countries from Australia to Britain to the United States -- and many expressing confusion at the process.
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Registration of candidates standing for election to Iran's local councils and a key body called the Assembly of Experts is due to start.
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Iranian officials like to portray U.S. presidential elections as a choice between bad and worse but there is little doubt they would prefer Democratic challenger John Kerry to win next week.