Étiqueté : presidential

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All you need to know about Cyprus presidential election

Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus – For Panos Charalampous, this Sunday is shaping up to be like any other. Maybe, he says, he will meet friends in one of the many cafes in downtown Nicosia. Where the 32-year-old knows he won’t be is at the polling station casting his vote, even though it’s only a two-minute…

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Egyptian licensed official most up-to-the-minute to bow out of presidential mosey

A prominent Egyptian human rights lawyer has become the latest presidential hopeful to withdraw his campaign, leaving only current President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the running. Khaled Ali said conditions did not allow for a fair contest in the presidential elections, which are set for the end of March. « We today announce our decision not…

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Military arrests presidential hopeful Sami Anan

Egypt’s army has arrested its former chief of staff and presidential hopeful Sami Anan, a top aide from his presidential campaign told media. The Supreme Committee of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in Egypt has accused Anan of committing violations that « warrant official investigation ». In a statement released on Tuesday, SCAF said that the 69-year-old, who…

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George Weah suppose to use Liberia presidential runoff

George Weah is set to win Liberia’s presidential election runoff, based on provisional results. Weah, a former football star and senator from the Congress for Democratic Change party, has won more than 61 percent of the vote with 98 percent of ballots counted, according to Liberia’s election commission. Weah has defeated Vice President Joseph Boakai of…

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Russia’s Alexei Navalny barred from presidential flee

The Russian election committee has barred opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president in the 2018 presidential elections. In a unanimous 12-0 ruling with one person abstaining, the committee cited a conviction for fraud as the reason Navalny could not take part as a presidential candidate. Directly after Monday’s decision, Navalny called for a…

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Egypt’s Ahmed Shafik mute inquisitive about presidential affirm

Ahmed Shafik, former Egyptian prime minister, says he is still considering running in next year’s presidential elections but that he will need to explore the option further. Appearing on Egypt’s Dream TV channel on Sunday evening, Shafik denied that Egyptian authorities had kidnapped him, as was claimed by his family after he vanished upon his arrival in…

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Hondurans vote in controversial presidential election

Tegucigalpa, Honduras – Hondurans head to the polls to choose a new president on Sunday in an election that lays bare the fragility of the Central American country’s democracy eight years after it suffered a military coup.   Six million Hondurans are eligible to vote on Sunday, with polls set to open at 13:00GMT and to…